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CROSSING A DANGER AREA. DANGER AREA. A DANGER AREA IS ANY PLACE WHERE A MOVING ELEMENT IS VULNERABLE TO ENEMY OBSERVATION OR FIRE. CONSIDERATIONS FOR DANGER AREAS. A DANGER AREA SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED A UNIT SHOULD NOT SPEND MUCH TIME DEALING WITH A DANGER AREA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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4 June 2003 ICS1103 1
CROSSING A DANGER AREA
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A DANGER AREA IS ANY PLACE WHERE A MOVING ELEMENT IS VULNERABLE TO ENEMY OBSERVATION OR FIRE.
DANGER AREA
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR DANGER AREAS
- A DANGER AREA SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED
- A UNIT SHOULD NOT SPEND MUCH TIME DEALING WITH A DANGER AREA
- UNIT’S DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT SHOULD NOT BE PARALLEL TO A DANGER AREA
- AVOID A DANGER AREA, IF POSSIBLE
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LINEAR DANGER AREA - VULNERABLE TO ENEMY OBSERVATION OR FIRE PREDOMINATELY FROM FLANKS.
OPEN AREA DANGER AREA - VULNERABLE TO ENEMY OBSERVATION OR FIRE FROM THE FRONT AND FLANKS.
TYPES OF DANGER AREAS
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CROSSING ADANGER AREA
-THREE PHASES OF CROSSING DANGER AREAS:
a. IDENTIFICATION:
- POINT MAN HALTS PATROL.
- PL DECIDES IT IS A DANGER AREA AND ACTIONS THE PATROL WILL TAKE.
b. FAR SIDE RECONNAISSANCE:
- SCOUTING FIRE TEAM CONDUCTS RECONNAISSANCE
- SCOUTING TEAM NORMALLY CONSISTS OF POINT MAN, COVER MAN, NAVIGATOR, AND SECURITY TEAM LEADER.
c. CROSSING:-CONTROLLED BY APL.
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ENEMY CONTACT DURING FAR SIDE RECONNAISSANCE
IF THE ENEMY DETECTS THE SCOUTING FIRE TEAM ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE DANGER AREA:
-THE FLANK SECURITY OPENS FIRE ON THE ENEMY.
-MAIN BODY OF PATROL TAKES UP AN OVER-WATCH POSITION AND FIRES ON ENEMY.
-SCOUTING FIRE TEAM BREAKS CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY AND REJOINS PATROL.
-SMOKE AND INDIRECT FIRES MAY BE USED TO SCREEN THE MOVEMENT OF THE PATROL TO A NEW LOCATION FOR CROSSING THE DANGER AREA.
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BOX SHAPED RECONNAISSANCE
50 - 60
50 - 60
50 - 60
50 - 60
50 - 60 50 - 60RP
Danger Area
Patrol
Direction of Movement
Near SideFlankSecurity
Near SideFlankSecurity
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ZIGZAG RECONNAISSANCE
50 - 60
50 - 60
RP
Danger Area
Patrol
Near SideFlankSecurity
Near SideFlankSecurity
Direction of Movement
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CROSSING LINEAR DANGER AREA
DANGER AREA
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Direction of Travel
TRAVELING OVER-WATCH
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PATROL ENCOUNTERS A DANGER AREA THAT THE PL DECIDES TO GO AROUND, THE PATROL AVOIDS DANGER AREA BY MAKING A SERIES OF 90-DEGREE AZIMUTH CHANGES UNTIL THE PATROL BYPASSES THE DANGER AREA.
AVOIDING A DANGER AREA
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DANGER AREA
ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF
MOVEMENT
1ST LEG
3RD LEG
2ND LEG
AVOIDING A DANGER AREA
(90-DEGREE OFFSET)
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ENEMY CONTACT ATDANGER AREAS
- PL WILL ALWAYS DESIGNATE NEAR AND FAR SIDE RALLY POINTS TO AID IN THE REORGANIZATION OF THE PATROL IF SEPARATED WHILE CROSSING A DANGER AREA.
- PL IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO CROSS A DANGER AREA AND THE APL IS ONE OF LAST TO CROSS DANGER AREA, SO IF THE PATROL BECOMES SEPARATED, THERE IS LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES.
