Combat Leader's Field GuideA guide to the basic skills all soldiers, sailors, and Marines must know to prevail in small-unit dismounted combat operations, including planning, battle drills for offense and defense operations, patrols, construction and emplacement of fighting positions, use of weapons and call for fire, land navigation and map reading, communications, close quarter battle, and tactical combat casualty care. |
Contents
SOLDIER COMBAT SKILLS | 223 |
Rules of Engagement and Use of Deadly Force in Combat Zones by David G Bolgiano 344 | 344 |
Armored Vehicle Recognition 355 | 355 |
Operational Graphics 366 | 366 |
Minefields and Minefield Recording 382 | 382 |
Platoon and Squad Organization 388 | 388 |
Organic and Supporting Weapons 392 | 392 |
Body Armor Levels 399 | 399 |
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Combat Leader's Field Guide: 14th Edition MSG Jeff Kirkham, US Army Special Forces Limited preview - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
actions aircraft ambush ammunition antenna antiarmor antitank armor assault element attack avenue of approach azimuth bore evacuator bounding overwatch breach CASEVAC casualties checkpoint combat lifesaver company commander conduct contour line coordination cover and concealment danger area defensive positions direction enemy forces enemy positions enemy’s engage ensure equipment evacuation fighting positions fire support fire team flank forward friendly forces friendly unit grenades grid ground helicopters identify indirect fires kill zone linkup load machine guns maneuver MEDEVAC meters METT-TC minefield mission mortar move movement normally objective observation obstacles operations OPORD overwatch personnel platoon leader platoon sergeant preparation protection radio rally point range rear reconnaissance rehearsal resupply road wheels route sectors of fire signals SINCGARS situation soldiers squad leader stay-behind suppressive fires tactical target tasks techniques terrain features tion turret unit’s vehicles weapons wire