ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE

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ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE

• SSG WHELER
• 1/383RD TSB
• EN TEAM OC/T

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REFERECE

• FM 5-36
• FM 5-34
• GTA 05-07-013
• ARTEP 5-415-13-MTP

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TASK

• CONDUCT A ROUTE RECON (5-4-0401)

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CONDITION

• THE SQUAD/SECTION IS TASKED TO PERFORM A ROUTE
  RECONNAISSANCE OVER A SPECIFIED ROUTE. THE AREA
  IS SECURE BUT ENEMY CONTACT WITH SQUAD-SIZE OR
  SMALLER ELEMENTS IS POSSIBLE. SOME ITERATIONS
  SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN MOPP-4

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STANDARDS

• THE SQUAD/SECTION USE THE CORRECT SYMBOLS TO
  PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN OVERLAY IDENTIFYING ALL
  OBSTACLES, OBSTRUCTIONS, TERRAING FEATURES,
  CRITICAL MEASURMENTS, DIMENSIONS AND
  CLASSIFICATIONS ARE ACCURATE WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS
  10 PERCENT. THE SQUAD COMPLETES THE ECONNAISSANCE
  NLT THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE OPORD

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• THE SQUAD LEADER PLANS THE ROUTE RECON
• a) PERFORMS A MAP ORIENTATION TO ID THE
• ROUTE AND START/STOP POINTS
• b) ESTABLISHES THE RECON OBJECTIVES
• (OBSTACLE LOCATION, TRAFFICABILITY
• AND WATER POINTS).
• c) REQUESTS A SECURITY TEAM TO SUPPORT
• THE RECON IN THE EVENT OF ENEMY
  CONTACT
• (2 PERSONELL PER SQUAD)
• d) PLANS FOR A DOUBLE FLOW OF TRACKED
  VEHICLES
• (UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE
  COMMANDER).

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• THE LEADER PREPARES AN OVERLAY OF THE SPECIFIED
  ROUTE
• a) DRAWS THE ROUTE TO SCALE ON TH OVERLAY.
  SHOWS THE
• LIMIT OF SECTOR SYMBOLS (ONE EACH AT
  THE START AND
• END POINTS).
• b) PLOTS AT LEAST 2 GRID REFERENCE POINTS
  AND A GRID OR
• MAGNETIC NORTH ARROW.
• c) PREPARES THE TITLE BLCK. AS A MINIMUM,
  INCLUDES NAME,
• SSN, UNIT, MAP SHEET, SERIES, SCALE
  AND ANY REMARKS

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• LEADER BRIEFS THE TEAM ON THE MISSION USING
  5-PARAGRAPH FORMAT
• a) ROUTE TO RECONNOITER
• b) RECON METHOD (HASTY OR DELIBERATE)
• c) RECON OBJECTIVES
• d) TIME AND DISTANCE FACTORS
• e) NOISE AND LIGHT DISCIPLINE
• f) RADIO COMMUNICATIONS (PROGRESS REPORTS,
  ASSISTANCE,
• COMMO CHECKS)
• g) ACTIONS THE SECURITY TEAM TAKES AT HALTS
  AND UPON
• ENEMY CONTACT.

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• LEADER INSPECTS
• a) COMPASSES AND TAPE MEASURES
• b) REQUIRED DA FORMS, (1248, 1249,
  1251,1252,AND 1711R)
• c) WEAPONS, LBE, MASKS, CANTEENS, AMMO
• d) RADIO (SECURE MODE AND COMMO CHECK)

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• THE TEAM RECONS THE ROUTE TAKING REQUIRED
  MEASUREMENTS AND RECORDING INFO ALONG THE ROUTE
• a) IDENTIFIES THE TRAVELED WAY WIDTH ALONG
  THE
• ROUTE
• 1. SINGLE FLOW 5.5M TO 7.3M WHEEL, 6M
  TO 8M TRACK
• 2. DOUBLE FLOW AT LEAST 7.3M WHEEL, 8M
  TRACK
• 3. IN THE ABSENCE OF GUIDANCE, RECONS
  FOR DOUBLE
• FLOW TRACK TRAFFIC.

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QUESTION
Q WHAT DETERMINES THE TRAVELED WAY WIDTH
A THE NARROWEST POINT ON THE ROUTE
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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• SQUAD RECONNOITERS CONT
• b) ESTABLISHES THE ROUTE TYPE
• 1) X ALL WEATHER
• 2) Y LIMITED, ALL WEATHER
• 3) Z - FAIR WEATHER ROUTE.
• c) ESTABLISHES THE MILITARY LOAD
  CLASSIFICATION
• (MLC) OF THE ROUTE IAW THE LOWEST LOAD
  CLASS OF
• ANY SECTION OF THE ROUTE
• d) RECORDS TERRAIN FEATURES (THAT AFFECT
  TRAFFIC
• FLOW) ALONG THE ROUTE ON THE OVERLAY.

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MLC
MILITARY LOAD CLASSIFICATION (MLC) IS USUALY
EITHER THE LOWEST BRIDGE CLASSIFICATION ON THE
ROUTE OR THE WORST STRETCH OF ROAD SURFACE.
WHICHEVER IS LOWER
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MEASURING CURVES
FORMULA R C2 M 8M
2
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MEASURING CURVES CONT
IN AREAS WHERE MINES ARE SUSPECTED OFF OF THE
ROADWAY, M CAN BE DETERMINED BY TYING STRING OR
TWINE TO THE MIDPOINT OF C THEN SUSPENDING IT
OUT OVER THE OFF-ROAD AREA.
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MEASURING SLOPES
SLOPES CAN BE MEASURED MANY WAYS. THE BEST FIELD
EXPEDIENT METHOD IS THE LINE OF SIGHT PACING
METHOD.
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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• SQUAD RECONNOITERS CONT
• e) IDENTIFIES ANY CRITICAL POINTS ON THE
  ROUTE FOR
• DETAILED EXPLANATION ON DA FORM 1711-R
• f) RECORDS ALL MEASUREMENTS IN METERS

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• LEADER REVIEWS THE FOVERLAY AND FILLS OUT
  REQUIRED FORMS
• a) COMPLETES THE OVERLAY WITH ALL
  APPROPRIATE.
• SYMBOLS RECORDED AT THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL
  LOC.
• b) ENSURES THE ROUTE CLASSIFICATION FORMULA
  IS
• PRESENT (LOCATED OVER THE TITLE BLOCK).
• c) FILLS OUT THE FORMS AS REQUIRED BY THE
  CDR.
• d) RECORDS MEASURMENTS ON THE OVERLAY IN
  METERS.

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TASK STEPS AND STANDARDS

• LEADER BRIEFS HIS HIGHER ON THE RECON MISSION AD
  SUBMITS THE OVERLAY AND FORMS TO THE CDR WITHIN
  THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN THE OPORD.

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FORMS

• DA 1248 ROUTE RECON REPORT
• DA 1249 BRIDGE RECON REPORT
• DA 1250 TUNNEL RECON REPORT
• DA 1251 FORD RECON REPORT
• DA 1252 FERRY RECON REPORT
• DA 1171-R ENGINEER RECON REPORT

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DA FORM 1248

• ROUTE RECON REPORT
• USUALY ACCOMPANIED BY OVERLAY
• ALL MEASUREMENTS RECORDED IN METERS

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DA FORM 1248 (REVERSE)

• LEFT SIDE IS FOR OBSACLES, REPORTABLE CURVES,
  RESTRICTIONS. ETC
• RIGHT SIDE IS FOR REPORTING ROAD SURFACE CHANGES
• REMARKS BLOCK CAN BE USED TO REPORT ADDITIONAL
  DATA NOT COVERED IN NORMAL REPORT AREAS

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DA FORM 1249
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DA FORM 1249 (REVERSE)

• BRIDGE SCETCHES
• MUST INCLUDE OVERHEAD SCETCH WITH DIRECTION OF
  CURRENT AND NORTH ARROW
• SHOULD INCLUDE ALL MEASURMENTS FROM RECON OF
  BRIDGE

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OVERLAY
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ROUTE CLASSIFICATION
3/2/45/4.3/(OB)(W)
WIDTH/TYPE/LOWEST MLC/OVERHEAD CLEARANCE/OBSTRUCTI
ONS/SPECIAL CONDITIONS