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Combat Formations - Lesson Plan

This document discusses combat formations for fire teams and squads. It provides illustrations and descriptions of column, wedge, skirmisher, echelon, and vee formations. The formations are chosen based on factors like the mission, terrain, weather, and degree of flexibility needed. Team members aim to maintain visual contact and avoid blocking each other's fire while changing formations as efficiently as possible.

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625 views18 pages

Combat Formations - Lesson Plan

This document discusses combat formations for fire teams and squads. It provides illustrations and descriptions of column, wedge, skirmisher, echelon, and vee formations. The formations are chosen based on factors like the mission, terrain, weather, and degree of flexibility needed. Team members aim to maintain visual contact and avoid blocking each other's fire while changing formations as efficiently as possible.

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COMBAT FORMATIONS

COMBAT FORMATIONS
Mission Terrain Situation Weather Speed Degree of Flexibility
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BASIC COMBAT FORMATIONS


Unit Leader will determine the formation. Formations may change frequently. Do Not Mask the fire of the others. Visual Contact will be maintained.

Change formations using shortest practical route.


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MILITARY SYMBOLS
READY TEAM FIRE ASSIST

A
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SQUAD LEADER SYMBOL

FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS COLUMN

A
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FIRE TEAM WEDGE

FIRE TEAM SKIRMISHERS LEFT

SKIRMISHERS
Maintain a minimum of 10 meters dispersion. At night maintain visual contact Use this formation when the location and the strength of the enemy are know. Maximum fire power to the front.

FIRE TEAM ECHELON RIGHT

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ECHELON
Protect an open or exposed flank Heavy firepower to the front and echelon flank. All members will be in a fortyfive degree angle to the rifleman Squad leader will position himself where he can best control his Marines Maintain visual contact with each other
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SQUAD FORMATIONS
Squad leader positions himself where he can best control the unit Fire team leaders may make subsequent changes to their fire teams formation Characteristics of squad formations are similar to those of fire team Fire team is maneuver element in squad formations

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SQUAD COLUMN/ FIRETEAM COLUMN


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SQUAD WEDGE/ FIRETEAM WEDGE

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SQUAD LINE
Location and strength of the enemy is known. Maximum firepower to the front. Formation is organized by teams. Maintain visual contact Squad Leader positions himself to control the squad. Formations of the fire team are determined by the squad leader
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SQUAD ECHELON

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SQUAD VEE

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SUMMARY

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