This is a small small "advanced" guide guide on "precision "precision room room clearing" with with 4 man, 3man and 2 man teams this method is typicially used by S.A.S ,Commandos, S!A teams and a select #ew o# british and $S #orces. This is also also a great techni%ue techni%ue to use use when u have a shortage o# players, wounded or are &ust undermanned #or the tas' at hand.
(hat are the principles o# precision room clearence )attles that occur at close %uarters, such as within a room or hallway, must be planned and e*ecuted with care. $nits must train, practice, and rehearse precision room clearing techni%ues until each +re team and s%uad operates smoothly. !ach unit member must understand the principles o# precision room clearing surprise, speed, and controlled violence o# action.
Surprise Surprise is the 'ey to a success#ul assault at close %uarters. The +re team or s%uad clearing the room must achieve surprise, i# only #or seconds, by deceiving, distracting, or startling the enemy. Sometimes stun grenades may be used to achieve surprise. These are more e-ective against a nonalert, poorly trained enemy than against alert, welltrained soldiers.
Speed
Speed provides a measure o# security to the clearing unit. /t allows soldiers to use the +rst #ew vital seconds provided provided by surprise to their ma*imum advantage. /n precision room room clearing, speed is not how #ast you enter the room, rather its how #ast the threat is eliminated and the room is cleared.
Controlled 0iolence o# Action Controlled violence o# action eliminates or neutrali1es the enemy while giving him the least chance o# inicting #riendly casualties. casualties. /t is not limited to the application o# +repower only, but also involves a soldier mindset o# complete domination.Controlled violence coupled with speed increases surprise. ence, success#ul surprise allows increased speed.
what are the #udamentals o# precision room clearing There are are ten #undamentals #undamentals o# precision precision room room clearing that soldiers soldiers ta'e while moving along con+ned corridors to the room to be cleared or while preparing to enter the room also during room entry and target engagement, and also a#ter contact. •
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!nsure that you are set on "combat pace" this allows #or a %uic'er reaction time to movement commands and engagements.
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Arrive undetected at the entry to the room in the correct order o# entrance, prepared prepared to enter on a single command by the section leader.
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!nter %uic'ly and dominate the room. ove immediately to your positions that would allow complete control o# the room and provide your +elds o# +re.
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!liminate all enemy in the room by #ast and accurate +re.
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5ain and maintain immediate control o# the situation and all personel.
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Con+rm whether enemy casualties are wounded or dead.
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6er#orm a "brie#" search7scan o# the room in case ther are other entry7e*it points.
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!vacuate all wounded.
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aintain security and be prepared prepared to react to more enemy contact at any moment or move.
Do not neglect rear security.
things to consider upon entry The entire entire team enters the room room as %uic'ly and and smoothly as possible and and clears the doorway immediately. /# possible, the team moves #rom a covered or concealed position already in their entry order. /deally, the team arrives and passes through the entry point without having to stop. •
The door is the #ocal point o# anyone in the room. /t is 'nown as the #atal #unnel, because it #ocuses attention at the precise point where the individual team members are the most vulnerable. oving into the room %uic'ly reduces the chance anyone being hit by enemy +re directed at the doorway.
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8n the signal to go, the clearing team moves #rom covered or concealed positions through the door %uic'ly and ta'es up positions inside the room that allow it to completely dominate the room and eliminate the threat. Team members stop movement only a#ter they have cleared the door and reached their designated point o# domination.
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The +rst mans position position is deep deep into the near corner o# the the room. The The depth o# his movement is determined by the si1e o# the room, any obstacles in the room, such as #urniture, and by the number and location o# enemy and any noncombatants in the room.
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To To ma'e precision precision room room clearing techni%ues techni%ues wor', wor', each member o# o# the team must 'now his sector o# +re and how his sector overlaps and lin's with the sectors o# the other team members. Team members do not move to the point o# domination and then engage their targets,they engage targets AS they move to their designated point.
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owever, engagements must not slow movement to their points o# domination. Team members may shoot #rom as short a range as 9m 3m.
They engage the most immediate enemy threats frst.
now we will cover the techniques o each clearing ashion. 4 man precision clear 1ST MA. (here enemy #orces may be concentrated and the presence o# noncombatants is highly unli'ely, the assault team can precede their entry by throwing a #ragmentation or concussion grenade into the room, #ollowed by bursts o# automatic smallarms +re by the number one man as he enters. •
The +rst man, enters the room and eliminates the immediate threat.
e has the option o# going le#t or right, normally moving along the path o# least resistance to one o# two corners. $pon entering, the si1e o# the room, enemy situation, and #urniture or other obstacles that hinder or channel movement become #actors that inuence the number 9 mans direction o# movement. •
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The direction direction each man moves moves in should should :8T be preplanned preplanned unless unless the e*act room layout is 'nown. !ach man should go in a direction opposite the man in #ront o# him !very team member must 'now the sectors and duties o# each position. As the +rst + rst man goes through the entry point, he can usually see into the #ar corner o# the room. e eliminates any immediate threat and continues to move along the wall i# possible and to the +rst corner, where he assumes a position o# domination #acing into the room.
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2nd man The second man
3rd man The third man simply goes opposite o# the second man inside the room at least one meter #rom the entry point and moves to a position that dominates his sector. see below
4th man The #ourth man man moves opposite opposite o# the third third man and moves to a position that dominates his sector or in some situations will not enter the room but hold on the entrance o# the room an provide rear security.
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/# the path o# least resistance ta'es ta'es the +rst man to the le#t, then all points o# domination are the mirror image o# those shown in the diagram. 6oints o# domination should not be in #ront o# doors or windows, so team members are not silhouetted to the outside o# the room. :o movement should mas' the +re o# any o# the other team members. see below #or the +nished product
3 man,2 man clearing >easons #or odi#ying the !ntry Techni%ue. Although this techni%ue is an e-ective procedure procedure #or clearing a room, leaders may be re%uired to modi#y the e*isting action to meet their current situation.
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8b&ective rooms are consistently small Clear with two or three men. Shortage o# personnel Clear in teams o# two or three. !nemy poses no immediate threat 8ne or two men search room. :o immediate threat,speed is o# the essence 8ne man visually searches each room
(hen #ull #ourman teams are not available #or room clearing, three and twoman teams can be used,below shows the points o# domination and sectors o# +re #or a threeman clearing team. eaders should use the entry techni%ue blueprint when modi#ying their techni%ues at all times? /n the instance below you would lose 7 sacri+ce the rear guard and concentrate on entering the building and securing it.
)elow you will the same #ormation
will notice that is has a le#t sided door on the entrance, this e*ample is what is meant by "modi#ying techni%ues" to achieve the same goal o# clearing the room su@ciently and sa#ely.
below is a 2 man clearing team, this should only be conducted with veteran players and those that are a re e*perienced e*perienced in c%b , although times do get tough in war and sometimes this cannot be avoided.
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$pon entry i# there is a secondary door leading to another room the +rst and second man are to "stac' up" on this door , cover it and prepare to breach, the rest #all in behind with the same procedure #ollowed above. 6recision 6recision shooting, and weapon control is a high priority in theese situations. >emember >emember i# the >.8.! >.8.! states that its possible and the S.8.6, a concussion grenade may be used upon entry o# the room. cover your sector , and move %uic'ly and in a uid li'e motion. 'eep chatter to the minimum, only tal'ing to call out ou t doors, windows, targets anything that could cause a threat or a position a threat could come #rom.
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allway Clearing Techni%ues. The clearing team must must always be alert and players must must provide security at the breach point and to the rear. /nside buildings they provide security laterally down corridors, and upward i# near stairs or landings. The two basic techni%ues #or moving moving down hallways are shown below. below. allway intersections are dangerous areas and should be approached cautiously.
Serpentine. The serpentine techni%ue is is used in narrow hallways. hallways. The number 9 man provides provides security to the #ront. #ront. is sector o# +re includes any enemy soldiers who appear at the #ar end o# the hall or #rom any doorways near the end. The number 2 and a nd number 3 men cover the le#t and right sides o# the number 9 man. Their sectors o# +re include any soldiers who appear suddenly #rom nearby doorways on either side o# the hall. The number 4 man, normally carrying carrying the 24, provides rear protection against any enemy soldiers suddenly appearing behind the clearing team.
!olling T.
The rollingT techni%ue is used in wide hallways. The number 9 and a nd number 2 men move apart, covering the opposite side o# the hallway #rom the one they are wal'ing on. The number 3 man covers the #ar end o# the hallway #rom a position behind the number 9 and number 2 men, +ring between them. 8nce again, the number 4 man provides rear security.
Clearing "T" /ntersections. )elow shows the +re teams actions upon reaching a hallway "T" intersection when approaching #rom the base o# the "T". The +re team is using the serpentine #ormation #or movement. •
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The team con+gures con+gures into a 2by2 #ormation #ormation with the number 9 and 2 men le#t, and the 3 and 4 men right. The numbers 9 and 3 men move move to the edge o# the corner corner and assume a low crouch or 'neeling position. 8n signal, the numbers 9 and 3 men simultaneously turn le#t and right, respectively. respectively. At the same time, the numbers 2 and 4 men step #orward and turn le#t and right, respectively maintaining their
below depicts the +re teams actions upon reaching a hallway "T" intersection when approaching along the cross o# the "T". The +re team is using the serpentine #ormation #or movement.
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The team con+gures con+gures into a modi+ed 2by2 #ormation #ormation with the number 9 and 3 apart and toward the right side o# the hall. The number 2 man moves to the le#t side o# the hall and orients to the #ront, and the number 4 man shi#ts to the right side
Clearing Stairwells and Staircases. Stairwells and staircases are comparable to doorways in that they create a #atal #unnel. owever, the danger is intensi+ed by the threedi th reedimensional mensional aspect o# additional landings. The ability o# the s%uad or team to conduct the movement depends upon which direction they are traveling and the layout o# the stairs. >egardless, the clearing techni%ue #ollows a basic #ormat •
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The s%uad leader designates an assault element element to clear the stairs. The s%uad maintains 3Bdegree, 3Bdegree, threedimensional threedimensional security in the vicinity o# the stairs. The s%uad leader then directs directs the assault team to locate, mar', bypass and or clear any obstacles or booby traps that may be bloc'ing access to the stairs. The assault element moves moves up
by using either the two, three, or #ourman #ourman ow techni%ue, providing overwatch up and down the stairs while moving. The threeman threeman variation is pre#erred. pre#erred.
guide complete ? you have now learnt how to clear rooms, buildings and hallways hallways with either a 4 man 3 man or a 2 man s%uad ? than's and i hope this helps
