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Reigate Grammar School CCF

Reigate Grammar School CCF. Section Formations. Key To Diagrams. For following linear features such as hedges, ditches, walls and narrow tracks. Single File. ADVANTAGES Least vulnerable to flank fire. Useful for moving along linear features such as hedges and ditches.

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Reigate Grammar School CCF

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  1. Reigate Grammar School CCF Section Formations

  2. Key To Diagrams

  3. For following linear features such as hedges, ditches, walls and narrow tracks. Single File • ADVANTAGES • Least vulnerable to flank fire. • Useful for moving along linear • features such as hedges and ditches. • 3. Good for control on a very dark night. • DISADVANTAGES • Bad for fire protection to the front. • Vulnerable to frontal fire. • Bad for observation to the flanks as • men tend to follow the person in front. • Passage of commands and • information is slow.

  4. Single File Hand Signal

  5. For wide tracks and paths and allowing alternate men on ether side of feature. File • ADVANTAGES • Easy to command • Useful at night • DISADVANTAGES • Presents a • concentrated target

  6. File Hand Signal

  7. For moving on a broad front in open country. Arrowhead • ADVANTAGES • Easy to control • Very good all round • observation and • protection. • DISADVANTAGES • If too concentrated presents • a vulnerable target.

  8. Arrowhead Hand Signal

  9. The assault formation Extended Line ADVANTAGE 1. Maximum firepower available. DISADVANTAGE 1. Difficult to control

  10. Extended Line Sand Signal

  11. Only used when crossing open country at night. Diamond

  12. ADVANTAGE • All round defence • Good control • DISADVANTAGE • Is vulnerable target after dark • when illuminated.

  13. Diamond Hand Signal

  14. END OF LESSON

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