Room ClearingBy Crusty

Urban Terrain

3 Principles of CQB

Speed

Surprise

Violence of Action

3 Principles of CQB

Speed: Is achieved through a well-designed plan and solid tactics to gain proximity to the Objective with an undetected approach, with the use of multiple entry points to flood the Target site.

3 Principles of CQB

Surprise: The objective is to complete all offensive action before the party being engaged is able to react and set up a Defense. To gain this element of surprise, the entry teams use stealth movement and noise/light discipline to get as close to the targets as possible, hopefully putting themselves in a position to engage the enemy from the moment he becomes aware of them.

3 Principles of CQB

Violence of action: Gaining and maintaining physical and psychological momentum is essential. Breaching doors, blasting holes in walls and coming through windows and the use of Vehicles to breach are used to create unexpected entry points. Dynamic Entry with the use of flashbangs and gunfire is complemented by the intimidating and aggressive actions of the assault team. Assaulters must maintain dominance over anyone still alive.

8 Fundamentals of CQB

1. Dominate2. Eliminate3. Control The Living4. Search Dead

5. Search Room6. Search Living7. Communicate8. Exfiltrate

• In the use of IBT every Shooter has to be able to step up and be able to make a decisive decision on the move.

• Head and Eyes up!• Move to your point of Domination.• Shoot on the Move, Fast & Accurate Shooting.• Shooters dominate the room from opposing corners,

forcing the Enemy to shoot at separate targets.• Be Pro-active! not Reactive!• Close on lone Shooters and Danger areas • Maintain your sector of fire.• Remember the 1 meter Rule.• Must have the ability to perform IBT sub-consciously!!!

Muscle Memory.

INITIATIVE BASED TACTICS (IBT)

Doors

• If the Hinges can be seen this is the key Indicator that it is an outward opening door. If no hinges are present it’s an inward opening door or sliding door. • Depending on what side the Door Knob is on in relation to the stack, if the door knob is on the far side of the door from the stack, some of the shooters are going to have to move to other side of the door and stack accordingly.

Stack Procedures

Number One Man

• The number one man must first identify what side of the hallway the door is on, then needs to Identify if the door is open or closed, once identified stacks accordingly. Once the number one man has stack up on the door he has to check for any kind of Booby Traps, then he has to Identify if door is locked or unlocked, If the Door is locked it’s time to call out “Breacher UP!!!” and get ready to detroy!

• The one Man has the shot if the door opens. The number one man

never takes his eye’s off the door incase someone form inside the room opens the door up.

• Once the room has been processed the last man in the room is most likely going to be the first man to exit the room since he is closest to the door. Now he will be taking over as number one man and taking over the responsibility’s in calling the shots to the next Room.

Number Two Man

• As the number one man is covering down on the door the number two man is pulling security down on the long axis of the hallway also he is assessing the hallway for the next objective room and looking for any kind of obstacles that might impede the team.

• If the number one man is unable to open the door or is not comfortable with opening the door the number two man may step around the number one man and check the door to see if it’s locked or not, prep a flashbang, open the door, throw the flashbang in the room wait for the flashbang to detonate then follow the number one man into the room.

Number three man

• Number Three man’s responsibility is the pull security to the flanks and overhead of the stack.

Number Four Man

• Number Four Man is or can be the Breacher. When “Breacher up” is called out the Number Four Man will breach the door.

Number Five Man

• The number five’s main area of responsibility is to the rear.

Fatal Funnel

Method of Entry

• Number One Man running the Wall that he sees on an Inward opening Door.

Method Of Entry

• Number One man Running the Wall that he sees on an Outward opening Door.

Method Of Entry

• Number one man Button Hooking around a Corner that he cannot see.

Room Clearing

To rapidly and methodically seize control of a room, or series of rooms, and all of its inhabitants; both hostile

and non hostile by eliminating the threat, dominating the room, and controlling the room and situation.

OBJECTIVE

SECURITY

SECURITY

SUPPORT BY FIRE

ASSAULT

SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT

ASSAULT

SUPPORT SUPPORT SUPPORT

ASSAULT

OBJECT

CENTER FED ROOM

CENTER FED CORNER FED

CORNER FED ROOM

CENTER FED CORNER FED

OTHER TECHNIQUES

Center Fed Strongwall

Center Fed Horseshoe

Corner Fed Strongwall

Corner Fed Horseshoe

DANGER AREA SECURITY DURING ROOM CLEARING

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEARCLEAR

CLEAR

OPEN DOOR LEFT

CLOSED DOOR RIGHT

LAST MAN

CLEARCLEARCLEAR

CLEAR

CLOSED DOOR FRONT

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEARCLEAR

CLEAR

OPEN DOOR LEFT

OPEN DOOR RIGHT

LAST MAN

CLEARCLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

OPEN DOOR FRONT

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

OPEN DOOR LEFT

CLOSED DOOR RIGHT

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLOSED DOOR FRONT

LAST MAN

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

OPEN DOOR LEFT

OPEN DOOR RIGHT

CLEAR

LAST MAN

CLEAR

CLEAR

CLEAR

COMMUNICATE

Remember

• Learn to fight out of intent and will, not out of panic and fear.

• Focus on ability, not vulnerabilities, focusing on vulnerabilities will cause fear, fear will cause hesitation.

• If you are going to live by the sword, you have to be

prepared to die by the sword.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO RISE TO THE OCCASION, YOU ARE GOING TO DEFAULT TO YOUR LEVEL OF TRAINING!!!

REHEARSE

REHEARSE

REHEARSE

• CQB Demo and Practical Application will be during STX and MRX at Range 220a.

CQB Summary

• 3 Principles of CQB• 8 Fundamentals of CQB • Initiative Based Tactics (IBT)• Room clearing Tactics and Responsibility’s• Hallway procedures