React to Far Ambush Demonstration (Army Battle Drill #4)

In this video, I'll share a demonstration video of Battle Drill #4 - React to Ambush, and in this one, it will be a far ambush. In an earlier video, I shared a demonstration of battle drill #4 - react to ambush, so make sure you check that one out as well.
The platoon/squad is moving. The platoon/squad is in a prepared kill zone. The enemy initiates the ambush with a casualty-producing device and a high volume of fire.
Soldiers in the kill zone immediately return fire and take up covered positions. The leader identifies the enemy’s location and soldiers place accurate suppressive fire on the enemy’s position.
Soldiers not in the kill zone begin to fire and movement to destroy the enemy.
The unit moves out of the kill zone, forces the enemy to withdraw, or destroys the ambush.
In this demonstration, the squad is patrolling in the column formation, traveling when it is engaged by enemy contact outside of hand grenade range. The fire team in the kill zone immediatley seeks cover and returns fire as the squad leader works through his decision-making process and sends the fire team not in the kill zone to flank the enemy personnel. The fire team destroys the enemy by fire and close and close combat and forms the basis for an apex. The fire team that was in the kill zone moves through ensuring the area is clear and finishes forming a hasty position of security as the squad leader directs his team leaders to conduct LACE reports and his EPW team to search the dead/wounded. Then the squad leader sends his report and continues his mission.
In a far ambush (beyond hand grenade range):
Soldiers receiving fire immediately return fire, take up a covered position and suppress the enemy by:
-Destroying or suppressing enemy crew-served weapons. Squad lead use their hand-held laser pointer to designate the enemy’s crew-served positions.
Sustaining suppressive fires.
Soldiers/squads not receiving fires move by a covered and concealed route to a vulnerable flank of the enemy position and assault using fire and movement techniques.
Soldiers in the kill zone continue suppressive fires. Leaders continue to identify the engagement area by using hand-held laser pointers, and ground illumination flares. The team or squad leader in the kill zone identifies the flank elements and leaders of the assaulting force get within the minimum safe distance of the surface danger area. The squad leader orders his squad to shift fires as the assaulting squad fights through the enemy position.
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[@gunchief0811]

a very good memory key in a situation like this is "FIRE WITHOUT MANEUVER IS A WASTE OF AMMO, AND MOVEMENT WITHOUT FIRE IS SUICIDE" those are small points i learned in Infantry drill's in the Marines, basically if someone is bounding, then his teammates are shooting...and the Commands are echoed whenever possible/// fire superiority and aggression to break the ambush is IMPERATIVE to survival for the squad that's in the Kill zone of an ambush// . cool video.. it's good that it's narrated to explain to the Soldiers watching what's going on and why..

[@STOKERMATIC]

Ah, the IA drills! Great food for thought!

[@marlongarcia2369]

Why the hell are we showing the world this 😡😡😡

[@lupahole]

@@marlongarcia2369 because its common knowledge since fire & maneuver bounding was developed in late WW1.

[@oracuda]

Assuming thats surpressing. Wouldn't call accurate fire to the chest of someone a waste of ammo.

[@TheMylittletony]

@@marlongarcia2369 why not?

[@grower-gq5yb]

This Chanel is a gem

[@STOKERMATIC]

🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lonestargrizzly4936]

Platoon/squad specific comms should be common so plt sgt can just key his mic and ask his squad leaders for their lace report without having to expose himself/herself. And also so that the teams can coordinate the assault without having to have the squad leader run back and forth while also not having to have everything go up on the singars.

[@STOKERMATIC]

I dig it - would just be a lot of tech to rely on and maintain.

[@notoriousriot250]

@@STOKERMATIC true but in this day and age its pretty pivotal though it is good to train without so in case emps or comms jammers are used

[@stacywilliams1710]

Good Information Sir

[@zamorskymisa]

Why are there soldiers in a circle defense who are laying under the small elevation on 3 oclock (4:10)? Who not to move closer to the top to see over it?

[@danielpickrell8311]

That's grafenwoehr?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Hawaii. East Range.

[@jeffstull2534]

Graf...lol, no mud, snow or hogs. Field maneuvers at Graf just flat suck.

[@jasonbabbitt8399]

Only watched this video for a few seconds because it was awful. First of all when reacting to contact the squad leader won’t move all the way up to team in contact becoming decisively engaged and would instead use his radio or wait for the 3Ds to assess the situation. The team not in contact would pull rear and flank security not point at the backs of the team in contact. Overall awful video. Should be used to show exactly what not to do!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Did you create a channel just to leave a comment? Thanks man!! 🇺🇸🥃

[@carson6882]

the squad leader does move to the team in contact and the assaulting element will pull back and flank to one side or the other. the video has it right