Twelve Tips: How Not to get Killed by a Competent Enemy Combatant
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I spotted a great article over at one of my favourite blogs, the Defence and Freedom Blog, with a compelling list of military tactics to not get yourself killed by an enemy combatant. It’s a great list that carries over easily to the tactical skills we practice for effective skirmishing.
(1) Don’t get into such a situation: A wall needs firing slits and observation (peri)scopes. You don’t
shoot over a wall like that – that’s Russian Roulette.
(2) Don’t get into such a situation, again: Infantry does neither fight nor secure on open terrain. That’s AFV terrain.
(3) Do not use a firing position repeatedly. A patient marksman would wait for you to pop up again and kill you.
(4) Don’t use a position that exposes your silhouette in front of a very different background. Seriously, that’s ZDV 3/11 basics.
(5) Prefer a firing position behind a net. Yes, it’s even possible to erect one as temporary concealment in a ten-minute firefight. Think of an umbrella – such tools have been used successfully in past wars!
(6) Stay behind cover if you don’t intend to shoot immediately. That’s the same as with the firearm safety.
(7) Use a periscope to observe from behind cover.
(8) Expose yourself only for a very short period (~3 sec).
(9) Don’t stick to a known position for long. Support fires can kill you. OK, TB mortar teams are obviously not competent enough, but you don’t want to be the first to know about their first competent team.
(10) Move only with concealment or cover if in a firefight. Use smoke. Suppressive fires are unreliable.
(11) Assume an enemy sniper to be in range if nearby comrades are firing.
(12) Keep in mind that a firing position close to a solid object (as a stone wall, paved road or metal) may be hit by ricochets in addition to direct hits.
In other words; be invisible almost all the time! Visible = target = offering your life at a bargain price to the enemy.
Finally, there should never be a lone platoon or squad; tactical movements should always happen in pairs or trios. That provides the option of an effective counter-attack if one part is being pinned down.
It does also make the situation much more difficult and risky for the enemy. Your leaders should be competent enough to enable such a dispersed movement.
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