Videos tagged with Squad Column

This video details the 'React to Contact' and 'Break Contact' battle drills, essential for infantry survival. It emphasizes immediate return fire, seeking cover, establishing mutual support, and proper reporting (LACE). The instruction highlights the importance of maintaining formations, assessing enemy strength for offensive action (3:1 ratio), and executing movement techniques like successive and alternating bounds for disengaging from a superior force. The instructors, with extensive military backgrounds, stress constant practice and understanding of these fundamental tactics.

This video provides an in-depth look at fundamental infantry formations and movement techniques, presented by experienced instructors Michael Jones (Garand Thumb) and the host from Trench Grenade. It covers the Squad Column, Fire Team Wedge, File, and Staggered Column formations, emphasizing the importance of 360-degree security, communication via hand signals, and adapting spacing based on METT-TC. The instruction highlights how these techniques, proven since WWII, are crucial for battlefield success.

This expert-level guide, drawing from military doctrine like ATP 3-21.8 and the Ranger Handbook, details the critical steps for reacting to direct fire. It covers initial '3Ds' reporting, returning fire, seeking cover, squad leader assessment for 3:1 odds, reporting to higher, decision-making, and the LACE report. The instruction emphasizes fire superiority and tactical maneuver for squad-level engagements.

This video provides a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to cross a Linear Danger Area (LDA) in a tactical context, specifically framed within Minecraft gameplay. It emphasizes reconnaissance, proper movement formations, the SEALs (Stop, Look, Listen, Smell) procedure for threat assessment, establishing rally points, and secure crossing techniques. The instruction is delivered by an individual with extensive military experience, offering practical insights into squad-level movement and security.

This video provides a tactical guide on crossing Large Open Danger Areas (LO DA) in a simulated combat environment, emphasizing planning, reconnaissance, and bounding techniques. It details procedures for establishing rally points, conducting SEALS (Stop, Look, Listen, Smell), and bounding forward with team elements. The instruction highlights the critical importance of casualty management and maintaining squad integrity during high-risk maneuvers.