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Title: Section Battle Drills


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  • Section Battle Drills

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  • What is a Section Battle Drill ?
  • It is the movement of a section of troops in to a
    position to enable them to attack the enemy
    successfully

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  • To help us remember the process to initiate a
    Section Battle Drill,
  • The mnemonic
  • PREWAR
  • Is used

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P. R. E. W. A. R.
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  • P
  • Preparation
  • For Battle

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  • Preparation Battle 
  • The mnemonic PAWPERSO is used
  • P Protection, Sentries, Cover, Camouflage,
    Alarms.
  • A Ammunition Supply, Reserves.
  • W Weapons Distribution, Checking, Preparation.
  • P Personal Camouflage, Hygiene, Food and Water.
  • E Equipment, Scales required, Distribution.
  • R Radios, Communications, Rehearsals.
  • S Specialist equipment, Ropes, Night vision.
  • O Orders, O group Timings.

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  • R
  • Reaction to effective Enemy Fire

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  • Effective Enemy fire is considered to be rounds
    falling in or around your location that could or
    have caused injuries.
  • The reaction is -

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  • On the Command TAKE COVER
  • DASH
  • DOWN
  • CRAWL
  • OBSERVE
  • SIGHTS
  • FIRE
  •  At this time a sit rep is sent informing higher
    command of the location of the contact. A typical
    sit rep would be zero, alpha 1, contact grid
    123456 wait out.

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  • E
  • Enemy Location

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  • As part of the reaction to effective enemy fire
    the section will all be observing the ground in
    an attempt locate the enemy position.
  • There are three methods used to locate the enemy
    position, these are -

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  • i. Observation -
  • All members of the section are to observe and if
    they see the enemy they must let the other
    section members know. This would be done using a
    Fire Control order.
  •  

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  • ii. Fire into likely cover -
  • The Section commander will indicate, using fire
    control orders, individuals or groups to fire
    into likely enemy locations.

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  • iii. Draw the enemy fire -
  • Two men will be sent forward by the section
    commander in an attempt to entice the enemy to
    fire upon them. All other members of the section
    are to observe likely cover attempting to observe
    muzzle flashes or smoke.
  • If none of these methods work then the patrol
    continues as normal to its objective.

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  • W
  • Winning the Firefight/Suppressing the Enemy

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  • Once the enemy have been located the section
    commander instructs the section 2i/c to carry on
    whilst he asses the situation. The 2i/c will
    instruct the section using fire control orders to
    fire upon the enemy position. The idea is to stop
    the enemy firing whilst the assault is carried
    out.

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  • There are three rates of fire that can be used.
    They are -
  • Deliberate 10 Rounds per minute.
  • Rapid 30 Rounds per minute.
  • Snap 3 5 Rounds per minute.

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  • A
  • Assault/fight Through

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  • The section commander will have made his
    appreciation of the situation whilst the section
    is suppressing the enemy. The assault can take
    the form of a frontal assault or left/right
    flanking.

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  • A typical assault is carried out in the following
    manner -
  • Charlie fire team is the assault group and Delta
    fire team provides covering fire. Charlie fire
    team will move forward towards the enemy position
    dropping off the LSW gunner and one rifleman to
    give further covering fire.

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  • All movement by any fire team must be covered by
    fire from the other.
  • As the Assault is made the fire support team must
    fire across the objective for as long as
    possible,
  • It then switches its fire to prevent any friendly
    casualties.
  • Watch out for any Enemy interference from the
    flanks.

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  • The section commander and the one remaining
    rifleman (known as the grenadier) move forward
    towards the enemy position. The grenadier throws
    in a grenade and as it goes off he is up and on
    top of the position firing in a full magazine of
    ammunition.

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  • At the moment the grenade explodes all other
    members off the section are up and moving towards
    the enemy position. They all move along the route
    taken by the assault group. This is known as the
    proven route.

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  • R
  • Reorganisation

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  • The mnemonic GASCARD is used.
  • G Groups must travel in using the proven route.
  • A All round defence
  • S Sit rep/ search team
  • C Casualties
  • A Ammunition states (recharge magazines)
  • R Redistribute (specialist equipment off
    casualties)
  • D Dig/Deploy (dig if remaining in the position.
    Deploy if directed to
    carry on with task)
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