…The urbanized area may sit between two natural slopes on the avenue of approach and thus require capture in order to secure the main supply route. Additionally, the urbanized area, itself, may sit on dominating terrain…

…Antiarmor vehicles and weapons should be used to engage enemy armored vehicles and/or cover obstacles with fire on likely avenues of approach. e. Tanks are best used to engage enemy tanks, cover obstacles by fire…

…Combat conditions in Grozny were characterized by narrow fields of view, limited fields of fire, and constricted avenues of approach. For the Russians, this meant movement along approaches well known and heavily defended by the Chechens…

…position of disadvantage. (ADP 3-0) *primary position The position that covers the enemy’s most likely avenue of approach into the area of operations. *probable line of deployment A phase line that designates the location…

…Commanders and subordinate leaders use KOCOA (key terrain, observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, and avenues of approach) to identify important terrain factors: (a) K: Key Terrain. Key terrain surrounding an urban area…

…This operation consists of seizing the buildings adjacent to the traffic circle or intersection while bringing direct-fire weapons into position to fire on likely avenues of approach. MCWP 3-35 .3 2-32

…These mutual-aid agreements further provide another avenue for mitigating limited resources to help ensure maximum use of those limited resources within member states’ inventories. (f) Requests federal assistance including, if appropriate, a Stafford Act presidential…

…key terrain, observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, and avenues of approach LAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . light armored vehicle LCAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landing craft air cushion LD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . line of departure LOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . line of sight LZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landing zone MAGTF…

…Reconnaissance of bypassed pockets of resistance, avenues of approach, canals, bridges, subways, and sewer systems (possibly in conjunction with combat engineers) is feasible. Observation, sniper, and listening posts guarded by reconnaissance personnel are also missions that…

…Armored vehicles provide the commander with a mobile force to respond quickly to enemy threats on different avenues of approach. (a) When armored vehicles are employed in the defense of a city, infantry should be positioned…

…Selective demolition of bridges and roads and other countermobility measures can force the enemy into taking avenues of approach that favor the defense. (b) Constructing obstacles forward of and between defensive positions to block, disrupt, fix…

…They can be used outside the built-up area to cover high-speed armor avenues of approach. Tanks are normally employed in this role during the isolation phase. Tanks also support by fire the assault to…

…During defensive operations, they attrite enemy forces as they approach, attack forces attempting to bypass, or canalize the enemy to take avenues of approach that are advantageous to the defender. (b) Other Considerations 1 Fixed-Wing…

…In the urban environment, this equates to the physical occupation of key public buildings, avenues of approach, transportation centers, industrial parks, etc. This defense focuses combat power to repel the attacker’s advance and/or penetration…

…This belt consists of wire and improvised barriers (including inside buildings, in subterranean avenues of approach, and outside in open areas), danger areas, and dead space. These barriers and obstacles should be heavily boobytrapped and covered…

…The existence of waterways, canals, and rivers in and around urban areas can provide avenues of ingress into designated objective areas. If used in conjunction with supporting fires, smoke, and/or deception operations, AAVs can capitalize…

…she attempts to deepen a penetration. (4) Commanders establish priorities of fire on the basis of enemy avenues of approach and threat systems that present the greatest danger to the defense. For example, during the attacker…

…This use is most common where the village stands astride a high-speed avenue of approach or lies between two difficult obstacles. To incorporate such an area into its defense, the infantry battalion must control the…

…Commanders determine the most advantageous area for an enemy force’s main attack as well as other military aspects of terrain, including observation and fields of fire, avenues of approach, key terrain, obstacles, and cover and…

…Mines, noise-making devices, tanglefoot, and OPs should be positioned on avenues of approach to provide early warning. Artificial illumination to include street lamps, stadium lights, and flares should be integrated into the overall defense. When…