THE SECTION ATTACK

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THE SECTION ATTACK
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Aim

• To show you how a section will work in a quick
  attack
• To demonstrate to you the drills and procedures
  used by the section when in battle
• To give you the theoretical background for when
  you practice in the field

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BATTLE DRILLS

• Standard methods of executing specific tactical
  operations at company level and below. Their
  object is to enable low level tactical operations
  to be executed with the minimum of orders,
  following simple and well understood formats and
  thereby saving time.

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WHAT DID ALL THAT MEAN?

• The less decisions you have to make, and less you
  have to think about it, the more efficiently you
  will act
• Ultimately, battle drills lessen the need for
  orders from commanders

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SECTION BATTLE DRILLS

• Battle Preparation
• Reaction to Effective Enemy Fire
• Locating the Enemy
• Winning the Fire Fight
• The Attack
• Reorg

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• PROTECTION
• Sentries
• All - round defence

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• AMMUNITION
• Rifleman
• LSW Gunner
• Clean
• Properly distributed- mags and grenades
• Smoke grenades

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• WEAPONS
• Personal weapons
• Clean
• Serviceable
• Properly oiled
• Sights set at 300m
• Test fire weapons if poss

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT
• Cam cream
• Break up outline
• Scrim-net, face veil

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• EQUIPMENT
• Individual webbing, bergans, daysacks etc
• Check own kit eg pouches closed, bayonet secured
  etc

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• RADIOS
• Functioning correctly
• Spare batteries
• Frequencies callsigns

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT
• Equipment specific to operation
• Demolitions
• Scaling eqpt, ladders, ropes etc

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Section Battle Drills

• Drill 1 - Battle Preparation

• PAWPERSO
• ORDERS
• Prelims
• Situation
• Mission
• Execution
• Service Support
• Command and Signal

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Section Battle Drills

• Fire only effective if causing or about to cause
  casualties
• RTR
• Return Fire
• Take Cover
• Return Appropriate Fire
• Use Smoke on en or as cover
• Fire manouevre into cover

• Drill 2 - Reaction to Effective Enemy Fire

• IF ENEMY NOT SEEN MOVE TO DRILL 3

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Section Battle Drills

• Cant fight him if you cant find him
• Must locate enemy as quickly as possible or
  initiative will be lost
• Three stages to this drill

• Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy

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Section Battle Drills

• Range Crack and thump - each second represents
  600m
• Why things are seen
• Shape, shine, surface silhouette, shadow,
  spacing, movement
• Allow about 30 secs

• Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
• Stage 1 - Observation

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Section Battle Drills

• Sect Cmd will give fire control order to two
  riflemen
• Fire into likely cover, while rest of section
  watches their arcs
• Try elsewhere if no fire returned

• Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
• Stage 1 - Observation
• Stage 2 - Fire

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Section Battle Drills

• Sect Cmd orders 2 men to get up and double about
  10m
• If no fire drawn after 2 attempts, section is
  out of contact
• Continue advance cautiously

• Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
• Stage 1 - Observation
• Stage 2 - Fire
• Stage 3 - Movement

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Section Battle Drills

• If you locate the enemy
• Watch my tracer!
• If no tracer, use one of the methods you have
  been taught
• Clock ray, Direct method, Hand angles, Reference
  points

• Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy

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Section Battle Drills

• Heavy fire brought to bear on en to neutralize
  him
• Sect Cmd must give a fire control order
• Once enemy suppressed 2iC controls fire
• Sect Cmd can make his combat estimate

• Drill 4 - Winning the Fire Fight and Suppressive
  Fire

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Section Battle Drills

• Quick Battle Orders
• Section Mission - Destroy that en position
• Concept of Ops - Section will go right flanking
• Fire Team Tasks - C assault, D fire support

• Drill 5 - The Attack

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Section Battle Drills

• Limit of Exploitation - No further forward than
  en position
• Any questions? - Move now

• Drill 5 - The Attack

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Section Battle Drills

• The Assault
• Fire and manoeuvre from contact onto position
• Sect comd usually leads assault fire team
• 2iC controls fire support fire team

• Drill 5 - The Attack

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Section Battle Drills

• When nearing the objective, the assaulting fire
  team breaks into pairs
• One pair - point of fire
• Other pair - assault pair

• Drill 5 - The Attack

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Section Battle Drills

• The Fight Through
• Assault fire team fights through using F M
• Bunker-busting drill

• Drill 5 - The Attack

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Section Battle Drills

• Must be done asp
• Sect vulnerable to counterattack
• Sect cmd must
• Allot arcs
• Check cas and ammo, PWs
• Redistribute ammo
• Shell scrapes
• Fire sp rejoins

• Drill 6 - Reorganization

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Section Battle Drills

• Riflemen must check wpns, eqpt, ammo, grenades
  and reload mags
• Section Cmd responsible for operational reorg -
  arcs, positions etc
• Sect 2iC - admin - ammo, cas etc

• Drill 6 - Reorganization

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Summary

• Section attacks are the basic building block of
  infantry fighting
• It is vital you know your role in the section
  when in battle
• Know your drills, stay switched on and stay alive

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QUESTIONS?