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Battle Drill 2a

Conduct a Squad Assault

ATP 3-21.8

(07-4-D9515)

Steps to Conduct Assault

Cadet Gove

Conditions & Standards

Conditions & Standards

Conditions: The squad is moving as part of the platoon conducting movement to contact or an attack. The enemy initiates direct fire contact.

Standards: The squad locates and suppresses the enemy, establishes supporting fire and assaults the enemy position using fire and maneuver. The squad destroys or causes the enemy to withdraw, conducts consolidation and reorganizes.

Cue: This drill begins when the enemy initiates direct fire contact.

Positions of a wedge

Wedge Formation - Squad Level

Wedge Formation - Squad Level

SL- Squad Leader

TL- Team Leader

SAW- Automatic Rifleman

GRN- Grenadier

RFLM- Rifleman

Task Steps & Performance Measures

Task Steps & Performance Measures

Squad receives fire from enemy

Bravo

Alpha

  • Alpha team immediately returns fire on enemy and assumes nearest covered positions.
  • The 3 D's will be called out
  • Alpha team will get on line

  • Bravo team will get cover and concealment & prepare to flank depending on the objective.
  • SL will report to the PL and move towards the team in contact

  • SL determines if they can gain suppressive fire based on size of the enemy

  • SL will determine whether supporting team flanks left or right

SL has decided for Bravo to Flank Left

  • Alpha will suppress fire until the signal is given to shift fire (as seen to the left)
  • It is the opposite of where supporting team is flanking
  • Alpha team becomes the support team & Bravo becomes the assault team
  • Bravo team maintains effective fires throughout the assault.
  • It is VERY important to communicate properly on when to shift/lift fire to eliminate fracticide.

Bravo team assaults through objective

  • Once Bravo team hits the objective lift fire is called for Alpha team to stop.
  • Bravo team will push through the objective.
  • Once Bravo hits last man on the base of fire team they shout Last Man (colored purple)

  • As Bravo continues pushing through, once they hit 25M after Last Man, SL will call LOA, this lets the squad know they arent advancing forward.

Alpha team assaults through the objective

  • Alpha team picks up and assaults through to kill anyone left (second sweep)
  • Geoneva Convention

Alpha team assaults through the objective (cont'd)

  • Once Alpha team hits last man on Bravo team TL will call Last Man (purple)

25M

  • 25M after Last Man TL will call LOA.

Consolidation & Reorganizes

* If the squad cannot gain fire superiority the SL will tell the PL the situation and the squad will become the base of fire for the platoon. The platoon will conduct Battle Drill #2

  • Squad leader assigns sectors of fire for each element.
  • Position of key weapons to cover the most dangerous avenue of approach.
  • SL will call for AID and litter team. If needed, EPW as well.
  • Once all reports are back the SL will send situation to PL
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