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COMBAT FORMATIONS

COMBAT FORMATIONS. COMBAT FORMATIONS. Mission Terrain Situation Weather Speed Degree of Flexibility. BASIC COMBAT FORMATIONS. Unit Leader will determine the formation. Formations may change frequently. Do Not Mask the fire of the others. Visual Contact will be maintained.

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COMBAT FORMATIONS

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  1. COMBAT FORMATIONS

  2. COMBAT FORMATIONS Mission Terrain Situation Weather Speed Degree of Flexibility

  3. BASIC COMBAT FORMATIONS • Unit Leader will determine the formation. • Formations may change frequently. • Do Not Mask the fire of the others. • Visual Contact will be maintained. • Change formations using shortest practical route.

  4. A MILITARY SYMBOLS READY TEAM FIRE ASSIST

  5. SQUAD LEADER SYMBOL

  6. A FIRE TEAM FORMATIONSCOLUMN

  7. A FIRE TEAM WEDGE

  8. A FIRE TEAM SKIRMISHERS LEFT

  9. SKIRMISHERS • Maintain a minimum of 10 meters dispersion. • At night maintain visual contact • Use this formation when the location and the strength of the enemy are know. • Maximum fire power to the front.

  10. A FIRE TEAM ECHELON RIGHT

  11. ECHELON • Protect an open or exposed flank • Heavy firepower to the front and echelon flank. • All members will be in a forty–five degree angle to the rifleman • Squad leader will position himself where he can best control his Marines • Maintain visual contact with each other

  12. SQUAD FORMATIONS • Squad leader positions himself where he can best control the unit • Fire team leaders may make subsequent changes to their fire teams’ formation • Characteristics of squad formations are similar to those of fire team • Fire team is maneuver element in squad formations

  13. SQUAD COLUMN/ FIRETEAM COLUMN

  14. SQUAD WEDGE/FIRETEAM WEDGE

  15. SQUAD LINE • Location and strength of the enemy is known. • Maximum firepower to the front. • Formation is organized by teams. • Maintain visual contact • Squad Leader positions himself to control the squad. • Formations of the fire team are determined by the squad leader

  16. SQUAD ECHELON

  17. SQUAD VEE

  18. SUMMARY

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