Urban movement techniques

1.

URBAN
MOVEMENT
TECHNIQUES

2. TOPICS

• PRINCIPLES
• STRONG POINTING
• MOVING THRU BUILDINGS
• CROSSING ALLEYS
• BOUNDING TEAMS
• TURNING MOVEMENTS
• CROSSING INTERSECTIONS
• PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

3. PRINCIPLES

• SECURITY
• COORDINATED FIRES AND
MOVEMENT
• COMMUNICATION
• COVER AND CONCEALMENT
• SPEED
• MOMENTUM
• VIOLENCE OF ACTION

4. SECURITY

• 360 DEGREE + HEIGHT
• CHANGING
RESPONSIBILITIES
• MOVING / STATIC
• CROSS-COVERING
• SPEED

5. COORDINATED FIRES AND MOVEMENT

• Movement in built-up areas is the
first fundamental skill the assault
team member must master.
Movement techniques must be
practiced until they become habitual.
To reduce exposure to enemy fire,
the assault team members avoid
silhouetting themselves, avoid open
areas, and select their next covered
position before movement.

6. COORDINATED FIRES AND MOVEMENT

• CROSS-COVERING
– Cross-covering security is used by the assault
forces while maneuvering in linear areas such
as streets, alleyways, and hallways
• 40-mm BREACHING
– Cross covering team is not responsible for
effecting the breach of its brother element,
however, it should communicate the location
and disposition of the breach. When possible,
the cross-covering element effects the breach
for its brother element
• ASSAULT TEAM IS THE SMALLEST
MANEUVER ELEMENT

7. COORDINATED FIRES AND MOVEMENT

• Look for your next covered position and
know where you are going before you
leave your current covered position. This
should be coordinated with the crosscovering team. Do not just randomly
move, thinking that in doing so you are
continuing momentum and speed.
• When moving outside, stay approximately
1 meter away from the walls of buildings
or other structures. Enemy bullets that
strike the wall travel down/along them.

8. COMMUNICATION

• BETWEEN MANEUVER ELEMENTS
• VERBAL / NONVERBAL
– Examples
• NIGHT / DAY
– Examples
• REDUNDANT COMMO
• COMMAND AND CONTROL

9. COVER AND CONCEALMENT

• COVER : OBJECTS THAT STOP
BULLETS (Thick concrete, engine
blocks, etc.)
• CONCEALMENT: OBJECTS OR
AREAS THAT LIMIT THE ENEMY’S
OBSERVATION OF YOUR POSITION

10. SPEED

• THE VELOCITY AT WHICH
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS ARE
PERFORMED
• BALANCE SPEED AND ACCURACY
• REHEARSE ACTIONS

11. MOMENTUM

• CONTINUAL MOVEMENT
– If you don’t need to stop for
consolidation, reorganization or
other….don’t. When you stop, the enemy
is maneuvering on your position. Don’t
give them time to coordinate an
assault/offensive
• STAY ON THE OFFENSIVE

12. VIOLENCE OF ACTION

• MAINTAIN A “NEVER QUIT”
MENTALITY
• KNOW THAT YOU ARE BETTER
TRAINED AND BETTER EQUIPPED
THAN YOUR ENEMY
• TAKE THE INITIATIVE
• MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY

13. STRONG POINTING BUILDINGS

• USED FOR RECONSOLIDATION
• USED FOR MANAGEMENT OF
WOUNDED AND REDISTRIBUTION
OF EQUIPMENT
• USED FOR EXTRACTION OUT OF
TARGET AREA

14. STRONG POINT FOR RECONSOLIDATION - LINEAR

15. STRONG POINTING

• CLEAR THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE
• CROSS-COVER THE BUILDING(S) OF
THE TEAM OPPOSITE YOURS
• PLACE POSITIONS ON THE 2d
AND/OR 3d FLOOR (TWO-MAN
TEAMS)
• TRY TO USE ROOMS AS BUFFERS
• USE AVAILABLE COVER--STAY AWAY
FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS
• ENGAGE TARGETS AT AN ANGLE
FROM YOUR POSITION

16. STRONG POINT INTERSECTION

17. STRONG POINT INTERSECTIONS-OPTION

18. STRONG POINT INTERSECTIONS-OPTION

19. STRONG POINTING

20. DEBRIS FROM ENEMY FIRE

21. RANDOM ROUNDS

• THE ENEMY HAS THE ADVANTAGE
OF USING INDISCRIMINATE FIRE
• ENEMY FIRES ARE DIRECTED
DOWN STREETS AND ALLEYS
• EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO
STAY OUT OF THE DANGER AREAS

22. LAW OF PERCENTAGES

23. FACTORS THAT REDUCE YOUR RISK OF BEING SHOT

• STAY IN LOW PERCENTAGE AREAS
• MINIMIZE YOUR EXPOSURE TIME TO
ENEMY FIRE
• REDUCE YOUR TARGET SIZE WHILE
IN STATIC POSITIONS
• USE COVER WHENEVER POSSIBLE
• DON’T SILHOUETTE YOURSELF

24. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

25. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

26. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

27. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

Turn
and
move!

28. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

29. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

Turn
and
move!

30. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

31. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

32. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

Turn
and
move!

33. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

34. TURN AND MOVE TECHNIQUE

35. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

36. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

37. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

38. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

39. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

40. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

41. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

42. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

43. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

44. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

45. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

46. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

47. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

48. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

49. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

50. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

51. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

52. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

53. MOVING THROUGH BUILDINGS

54. CROSSING ALLEYS

55. #1 MAN BREAKS CORNERS AND TAKES OUT IMMEDIATE THREAT TARGETS

56. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

57. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

58. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

Last
man!

59. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

60. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

61. CROSSING ALLEYS speed technique

62. Crossing Alleys speed technique

63. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

64. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

65. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

66. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

67. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

68. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

69. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

70. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

Turn and
move

71. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

72. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

Turn
and
move!

73. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

74. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

Turn
and
move!

75. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

76. CROSSING ALLEYS security technique

77. KNOWN THREAT

78. KNOWN THREAT

79. KNOWN THREAT

80. KNOWN THREAT

81. KNOWN THREAT

82. KNOWN THREAT

83. KNOWN THREAT

84. BOUNDING TEAMS: FIRE AND MANEUVERING

85. COMMUNICATION (EITHER VERBAL OR NON-VERBAL) BETWEEN TEAMS IS A MUST BEFORE MOVING!

86. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

87. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

88. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

89. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

90. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

91. MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

92. MOVEMENT EXERCISE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

93. MOVEMENT EXERCISE DOUBLE TEAM / DOUBLE SIDE

94. LAW OF PERCENTAGES

95. TURNING MOVEMENTS

96. TURNING MOVEMENTS

97. TURNING MOVEMENTS

98. TURNING MOVEMENTS

99. TURNING MOVEMENTS

100. TURNING MOVEMENTS

101. TURNING MOVEMENTS

102. TURNING MOVEMENTS

103. TURNING MOVEMENTS

104. TURNING MOVEMENTS

105. ALL OF THE TURNING TEAMS MUST MAKE THE TURN BEFORE BOTH SIDES CONTINUE MOVEMENT

106. TURNING MOVEMENTS

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110. TURNING MOVEMENTS

111. PROS AND CONS

• PRO: TEAM IS ENTERING ONE
UNKNOWN BUILDING
• CON: LOSING CROSS-COVERAGE
• CON: MIXING OF TEAMS CAN
CAUSE CONFUSION

112. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS SMOKE IS OPTIONAL; IF THE ENEMY CANNOT SEE YOU, YOU CANNOT SEE THEM EITHER

113. EMPLOYMENT OF CREW-SERVED WEAPONS

114. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS

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116. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS

CREWSERVEDW
EAPON

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120. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS

121. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS

STRONG POINT
INTERSECTION

122. PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

• ENEMY STRENGTH (ARMED
RESISTANCE ON TARGET)
• REACTION TIMES AND SIZE
• TYPE OF WEAPONS (TANKS, RPG)
• TACTICS
• COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY
• PROBABLE ROUTES

123. PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

• PLAN FOR WOUNDED
• SPEND MINIMUM TIME ON TARGET
• PLAN FOR WORSE CASE SCENARIO

124.

REHEARSE
REHEARSE
REHEARSE