Battle drill
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An Infantry battle drill describes how platoons and squads apply fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations. They require leaders to make decisions rapidly and to issue brief oral orders quickly.[1]
"Battle Drill", according to the manual Fieldcraft and Battle Drill, means the reduction of military tactics to bare essentials which are taught to a platoon as a team drill, with clear explanations regarding the objects to be achieved, the principles involved and the individual task of each member of the team.[2]
The Ranger Handbook defines a battle drill as "A collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision-making process". In modern US Military doctrine there are 8 battle drills.
Army Training Publication (ATP 3-21.8) lists 14 battle drills. 1: React to Direct Fire 2: Conduct a Platoon Attack 2A: Conduct a Squad Assault 3: Break Contact 4: Knock Out a Bunker 5: React to an Ambush 6: Enter and Clear a Room 7: Enter a Trench to Secure a Foothold 8: Conduct the Initial Breach of a Mined Wire Obstacle 9: React to Indirect Fire 10: React to a Chemical Attack 11: React to an IED 12: Dismount a BFV and ICV 13: Mount a BFV and ICV 14: Execute Action Left or Right While Mounted
References
- ^ Ronald Haycock, Keith Neilson (1989). Men, Machines & War. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 088920957X.
- ^ Report No. 123, Historical Officer, Canadian Military Headquarters, drafted by C.P. Stacey, 31 August 1944
3. ATP 3-21.8, C1 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 23 August 2016 https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ATP%203-21x8%20FINAL%20WEB%20INCL%20C1.pdf
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