Table of Contents
Figures xiii
Tables xix
Preface xx
Part 1 Warrior Ethos
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Operational Environment 3
Army Values 4
Law of Land Warfare 5
Warrior Culture 5
Battle Drill 6
Warrior Drills 6
Chapter 2 Individual Readiness 9
Predeployment 9
Legal Assistance 9
Personal Weapon 11
Chapter 3 Combat Casualty Care And Preventive Medicine 14
Section I Combat Casualty Care 14
Combat Lifesaver 15
Lifesaving Measures (First Aid) 15
Casualty Evacuation 50
Section II Preventive Medicine 61
Clothing and Sleeping Gear 62
Mental Health and Morale 64
Chapter 4 Environmental Conditions 66
Section I Desert 66
Types 66
Preparation 68
Section II Jungle 73
Types 74
Preparation 77
Section III Arctic 78
Types 78
Preparation 79
Part 2 Soldier Combat Skills
Chapter 5 Combatives 83
Section I System Principles 84
Systematic Training 85
Foundation 85
Continuous Training 85
Competition 85
Drills 86
Live Training 86
Integrated Training 86
Combat Feedback 86
Section II Live Training 87
Ground-Sparring 87
Clinch-Sparring 88
Standing Strikes Sparring 89
Full Sparring 90
Chapter 6 Cover, Concealment, and Camouflage 91
Section I Cover 91
Natural Cover 91
Man-Made Cover 93
Section II Concealment 95
Natural Concealment 95
Actions as Concealment 96
Section III Camouflage 96
Movement 97
Positions 97
Outlines and Shadows 97
Shine 97
Shape 98
Colors 98
Dispersion 98
Preparation 98
Individual Techniques 99
Chapter 7 Fighting Positions 104
Cover 104
Concealment 106
Camouflage 107
Sectors and Fields of Fire 107
Hasty and Deliberate Fighting Positions 108
Two-Man Fighting Position 111
One-Man Fighting Position 121
Close Combat Missile Fighting Positions 126
Range Cards 127
Chapter 8 Movement 143
Individual Movement Techniques 143
Immediate Actions while Moving 150
Fire and Movement 153
Movement on Vehicles 153
Chapter 9 Urban Areas 156
Section I Movement Techniques 156
Avoiding Open Areas 156
Moving Parallel to Buildings 157
Moving Past Windows 157
Crossing a Wall 158
Moving Around Corners 160
Moving Within a Building 161
Section II Other Procedures 161
Entering a Building 162
Clearing a Room 168
Section III Fighting Positions 171
Hasty Fighting Position 172
Prepared Fighting Position 175
Chapter 10 "Every Soldier 15 A Sensor" 180
Definition 180
Resources 181
Forms of Questioning 182
Report Levels 184
Salute Format 185
Handling and Reporting of the Enemy 185
Operations Security 190
Observation Techniques 191
Limited-Visibility Observation 192
Range Estimation 199
Chapter 11 Combat Marksmanship 204
Safety 204
Administrative Procedures 205
Weapons 206
Fire Control 218
Combat Zero 221
Mechanical Zero 221
Battlesight Zero 223
Shot Groups 225
Borelight Zero 227
Misfire Procedures and Immediate Action 240
Reflexive Fire 243
Chapter 12 Communications 248
Section I Means of Communications 248
Messengers 248
Wire 250
Visual Signals 250
Sound 250
Radio 251
Section II Radiotelephone Procedures 251
Rules 252
Types of Nets 252
Precedence of Reports 253
Message Format 253
Common Messages 254
Prowords 255
Operation on a Net 257
Section III Communications Security 258
Classifications 258
Signal Operating Instructions 259
Automated Net Control Device 259
Section IV Equipment 262
Radios 262
Wire 263
Telephone Equipment 265
Chapter 13 Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape 267
Survival 267
Evasion 270
Resistance 274
Escape 277
Chapter 14 Mines, Demolitions, and Breaching Procedures 279
Section I Mines 279
Antipersonnel Mines 279
M21 Antitank Mine 286
Section II Demolition Firing Systems 288
Booster Assemblies 288
Misfires 296
Section III Obstacles 296
Breach and Cross a Minefield 296
Breach and Cross a Wire Obstacle 299
Chapter 15 Unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices 303
Section I Unexploded ordnance 303
Dropped Ordnance 303
Projected Ordnance 309
Thrown Ordnance (Hand Grenades) 311
Section II Improvised Explosive Devices 314
Types 314
Identification 316
Components 316
Examples 318
Actions on Finding UXO 318
Actions on Finding IEDs 323
Appendix: Checklists and Memory Aids 325
Glossary 342
References 352
Index 356
