20 SKETCHES

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FORMATIONS AND ORDERS OF MOVEMENT
I. MOVEMENT FORMATION FIRE TEAM WEDGE ( MG
Team attached) II. THREE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES
UTILIZED A. TRAVELING technique used behind
FFL when contact is not likely (20m SL to trail
TL) B. TRAVELING OVERWATCH forward of the
FFL when enemy contact is possible. (50m lead
team to SL) C. BOUNDING OVERWATCH used
forward of the FFL when enemy contact is
expected. (successive or alternate bounds) III.
DISTANCES-is based on (control) dictated by
visibility, terrain, and vegetation. IV. ACTIONS
AT NIGHT-MODIFIED WEDGE V. ACTIONS AT THE
HALT-SHORT HALT LONG HALT(DAYNIGHT) IV.
LEADERS LOCATIONS ARE NOT FIXED
FIRE TEAM WEDGE
MODIFIED WEDGE


LEAD TL
LEAD TL
AR
R/CM
R/CM
AR
GR
SL
GR
SL
RTO
MG
RTO
AG
MG
AG
TRAIL TL
R
R
AR
AR
GR
TRAIL TL
GR
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FORMATIONS AND ORDERS OF MOVEMENT
SQUAD COLUMN
SQUAD LINE


TL
TL
LEAD TL
GR
AR
AR
GR
R
R
SL
AR
R/CM
GR
SL
RTO
MG
SQUAD FILE
AG
TRAIL TL
TL
R
SL (OPTIONAL)
AR
GR
GR
AR
R
SL (NORMAL)
TL
GR
AR
TL (OPTIONAL)
R
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LINK-UP
OCCUPATION OF THE LURP 1ST SQD - 10 TO 2, M-240
AT 10 2ND SQD - 6 TO 2, M-240 AT 2 3RD SQD - 6 TO
10, M-240 AT 6
1ST SQUAD TO ARRIVE AT LINK-UP SITE
10
2
SEC TM
LURP
RTO
GL _________ TF _________
SL
SEC TM
6
GL _________ TF _________
LUS
ENEMY CONTACT
2ND SQUAD SEC HALT MOVING SQUAD
3RD SQUAD MOVING SQUAD
LUS SELECTION EASILY RECOGNIZABLE OFF PROMINENT
TERRAIN
FAR RECOGNITION SIGNAL ____________ NEAR
RECOGNITION SIGNAL ___________
4
LINEAR DANGER AREA
300M ON AZIMUTH
FSRP
FARSIDE RALLY POINT INFO FOR A KNOWN DANGER AREA
FARSIDE
GL_________ TF__________ DIR________ DIS________
E N E M Y C O N T A C T
A Tm
GL ___________ TF ___________
1. DESIGNATE NEAR FAR SIDE RALLY
POINTS 2. SECURE NEAR SIDE EMPLACE FLANK
SECURITY 3. CLEAR FAR SIDE 4. CONTINUE UNIT
CROSSING 5. RETRIEVE NEAR SIDE SECURITY
COMPLETE UNIT CROSSING 6. ACCOUNTABILITY/
HEADCOUNT
HQ
B Tm
NEAR SIDE RP INFO FOR A KNOWN DANGER AREA
NEAR SIDE
GL________ TF________ DIR________ DIS________
NSRP
300M ON BACK AZIMUTH
5
LARGE OPEN DANGER AREA
E N E M Y C O N T A C T
300M ON AZIMUTH

• SUCCESSIVE OR ALTERNATING BOUNDS
• HQ ELEMENT WITH OVERWATCH ELEMENT

250M EFFECTIVE SMALL ARMS RANGE
LEAD TEAM
TRAIL TEAM
NSRP
300M ON BACK AZIMUTH
DEPICTS SUCCESSIVE BOUNDS
6
CROSSING A SMALL OPEN AREA
300M ON AZIMUTH
FSRP
E N E M Y C O N T A C T
90
90
X
DETOUR BY-PASS LIMITED VISIBILITY NO TF
SERIES OF 90 DEGREE TURNS
CONTOUR GOOD VISIBILITY IDENTIFIABLE TF FAR
SIDE ESTIMATE PACE TO FAR SIDE
OPEN AREA
90
S
NSRP
300M ON BACK AZIMUTH