PATROLLING

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PATROLLING
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AGENDA

• PATROL DEFINITION
• TYPES OF PATROL
• PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT PATROLS
• TASK ORGANIZATION BY LEADER
• INITIAL PLANNING
• WARNING ORDER
• PATROL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
• FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION
• RALLY POINTS
• RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS

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PATROLS
PATROLS ARE MISSIONS TO GATHER INFORMATION OR TO
CONDUCT COMBAT OPERATIONS.
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TYPES OF PATROLS
TYPES

• AREA RECONNAISSANCE
• ZONE RECONNAISSANCE
• RAID
• AMBUSH
• ANTI ARMOR AMBUSH
• SECURITY PATROL

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AREA RECONNAISSANCE
CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING A
SPECIFIC LOCATION AND THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AROUND
IT. THE LOCATION OF THE OBJECTIVE IS DESIGNATED
BY EITHER GRID COORDINATES OR A MAP OVERLAY WITH
A BOUNDARY LINE ENCIRCLING THE AREA.
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ZONE RECONNAISSANCE
CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON ALL ENEMY,
TERRAIN AND ROUTES WITH IN A SPECIFIC ZONE. THE
ZONE IS DEFINED BY BOUNDARIES.
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RAID
CONDUCTED BY A PATROL TO ATTACK A POSITION OR
INSTALLATION TO DESTROY THE POSITION OR
INSTALLATION, DESTROY OR CAPTURE TROOPS,
EQUIPMENT OR LIBERATE PERSONNEL.
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AMBUSH

• A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION ON A
  MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED TARGET.
• POINT AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS DEPLOY TO
  ATTACK A SINGLE KILL ZONE.
• AREA AMBUSH IS ONE IN WHICH TROOPS ARE DEPLOYED
  AS MULTIPLE RELATED POINT AMBUSHES.
• HASTY AMBUSH IS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILL.
• DELIBERATE AMBUSH IS PLANNED AS A SPECIFIC
  ACTION AGAINST A TARGET.

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ANTI ARMOR AMBUSH
A SURPRISE ATTACK FROM A CONCEALED POSITION ON AN
ARMORED FORCE.
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SECURITY PATROL
PROVIDE FRONT, FLANK AND REAR SECURITY TO PREVENT
INFILTRATION AND SURPRISE ATTACKS
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PRINCIPLES FOR COMBAT PATROLS
5 BASIC PRINCIPLES

• SECURITY
• SURPRISE
• COORDINATED FIRE
• VIOLENCE
• CONTROL

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TASK ORGANIZATIONS BY LEADER
SPECIAL TEAMS

• AID AND LITTER TEAM
• ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR TEAM
• COMPASS MAN
• PACE MAN
• SURVEILLANCE TEAM
• EN ROUTE RECORDER

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INITIAL PLANNING COORDINATION

• CHANGES, UPDATES OF ENEMY SITUATION
• BEST USE OF TERRAIN ROUTE
• LIGHT, WEATHER DATA
• CHANGES IN THE FRIENDLY SITUATION
• ATTACHMENTS OF SOLDIERS WITH SPECIAL SKILLS
  (ENGINEERS, PAO, FO)
• DEPARTURE/REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES
• FIRE SUPPORT
• REHEARSAL AREA AND TIME
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED
• TRANSPORTATION
• SIGNAL PLAN

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WARNING ORDER

• SITUATION
• MISSION
• GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

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PATROLLINGSEQUENCE OF EVENTS

• ASSEMBLY AREA (AA)
• INITIAL RALLY POINT (IRP)
• FORWARD PASSAGE OF LINES
• DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE
• OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT
• ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE
• OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT (ORP)
• DESIGNATE RALLY POINTS ALONG ROUTE
• REENTRY RALLY POINT
• REARWARD PASSAGE OF LINES (REENTRY)
• ASSEMBLY AREA

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FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION

• PATROL LEADER
• IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AND HIS UNIT
• SIZE OF PATROL
• TIME OF DEPARTURE AND RETURN
• AREA OF PATROLS OPERATION

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FRIENDLY UNIT COORDINATION

• FORWARD UNIT
• INFORMATION ON TERRAIN
• KNOWN OR SUSPECTED ENEMY POSITIONS
• LIKELY ENEMY AMBUSH SITES
• DETAILED INFORMATION ON FRIENDLY POSITIONS
• OBSTACLE LOCATIONS
• FIRE PLAN
• SUPPORT THE UNIT CAN FURNISH
• SIGNAL PLAN
• LOCATION OF THE FOLLOWING
• DETRUCKING POINT
• INITIAL RALLY POINT
• DEPARTURE POINT
• REENTRY POINT

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RALLY POINTS

• USED SO PATROL CAN ASSEMBLE AND REORGANIZE IF
  DISPERSED DURING MOVEMENT
• CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO REORGANIZE AND PREPARE
  PROIR TO ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE
• PATROL CAN TEMPORARILY HALT TO PREPARE FOR
  DEPARTURE AND REENTRY OF FRIENDLY LINES
• RALLY POINTS SHOULD BE
• LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE PATROL TO ASSEMBLE IN
• EASILY RECOGNIZED ON THE GROUND
• HAVE COVER AND CONCEALMENT
• DEFENSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
• AWAY FROM NORMAL ROUTES OF TROOP MOVEMENT

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RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS

• AREA RECON
• SURVEILLANCE/VANTAGE POINT METHOD
• ZONE RECON
• FAN METHOD
• CONVERGING ROUTE METHOD
• SUCCESSIVE SECTOR METHOD