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FM 42-414
To defend against: Use these defense measures:
*Attacks by guerrilla • Have personnel check status of LPs and OPs.
bands
• Evacuate wounded and dead as soon as possible.
• Relay cut wire.
• Reposition weapons, LPs, OPs, and fighting positions that have
been discovered.
• Rearrange camouflage.
• Change the meaning of fire signals and make sure all soldiers are
aware of these changes.
*Ambushes • Warn others of the ambush by releasing a smoke grenade or by
sounding a designated warning signal.
• Immediately inform higher headquarters of the situation by radio.
• Inform supporting or surrounding units on your situation.
*When ambushed or attacked by guerrilla bands, unit elements should vigorously return direct fire,
and execute fire and maneuver battle drill against the enemy to prevent large number of friendly
force casualties. FM 7-7J lists the battle drills that work well against these types of enemy's
scenario attacks.
• Making decisions and developing control measures by selecting and implementing the techniques,
procedures, or plan most likely to eliminate unnecessary accident risks while completing the unit mission,
collective and individual tasks, or operation in question.
• Making safety and the use of risk control procedures standard practice by following these guidelines:
•• Stress the ties between leadership responsibilities/awareness and safety. Each member of the
chain of command must keep in mind the overall purpose of unit safety is to keep soldiers free from injury.
•• Embed risk control measures in unit SOP/TSOP, training, and job aids.
•• Conduct all training to standard. Safe performance is a result of training to standard. Failure
to train to the standard or to enforce standards is the cause of many human-error-related accidents.