Intelligence Preparation of The Battlefield

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Intelligence Preparation of The Battlefield

• An e-learning package

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What This Package Will Cover?

• The first steps involved in the Intelligence
  Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB)

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Battlefield Area or Terrain Analysis

• This analysis looks at how the ground may effect
  manoeuvre.
• How the weather effects manoeuvre.
• Finally, by analysing the ground and weather we
  can identify obvious routes that the enemy can
  use to manoeuvre towards an objective.

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Before going any further think about how aspects
of this piece of ground might effect manoeuvre.
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Here are some suggestions.
The condition of the road
The thickness of the wood
Urban areas
The gradient of the slopes
The depth, width and speed of the river
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The Next Step!

• Once we have identified aspects of the ground
  that may affect manoeuvre we highlight these
  areas on the map by hatching or double hatching
  the area to denote slow go or no go areas.

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The Next Step!

• Then we add the effect of weather. This can be
  wet, dry or misty.
• Weather can effect river depth and width and also
  the effectiveness of our optical sights,
  especially in mist/foggy conditions.

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The Final Step!

• We now have a rough idea of what is the likely
  approach routes for the enemy and for ourselves.
• The next step is to annotate those routes on the
  map.
• One route is called a mobility corridor, a number
  of mobility corridors makes up an avenue of
  approach.

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The Summary

• So, from a blank map we have managed to identify
  the likely routes that an enemy might take based
  on the ground and weather.
• The next package looks at how the enemys
  doctrine effects how he moves tactically across
  this same piece of ground.