marine corps

…round can penetrate the armor on the flank, rear, and top of Soviet-made BMPs and BTRs. Marines can use the M203 from upper stories to deliver accurate fire against the top decks of armored vehicles…

…MCWP 3-16.3, Marine Artillery Support, provides a detailed discussion on the employment of artillery. Considerations for MOUT include: (1) Organization for Combat. Standard command relationships for tactical missions are used to organize for combat…

…Both sniper rifles are organic to the Marine infantry battalion. 4. Grenade Launchers, 40-mm (M203 and MK19). Both the M203 dual-purpose weapon and the MK19 grenade machine gun fire 40-mm HE and HE…

…I Military Operations Other Than War 7101. Introduction. One of the most likely missions that U.S. Marines will undertake abroad will be military operations other than war (MOOTW). These missions typically will take place in…

…of Attack. Ideally, the time of attack should be conducted during hours of darkness or limited visibility. Marines can exploit the poor visibility to cross open areas, to gain access to rooftops, to infiltrate enemy areas…

…exercise adaptability in responding to a wide variety of missions in the world’s built-up areas. Marines may soon find themselves operating in the conceptual “three block battlefield” within a city grid: feeding refugees in…

…Although walls, floors, and ceilings can be used as protective cover, Marines should always improve these positions by using sandbags, rubble, etc. A defender can reduce his/her exposure by establishing routes between positions using: prepared…

…The best way for infantry Marines to engage tanks is one at a time so that they can destroy one tank without being vulnerable to the fires of another. Good engagement areas include narrow streets, turns…

…For a safe engagement from an elevated position, Marines should allow the tank to approach to a range three times the elevation of the weapons. However, engagement at longer ranges risks counterfire because the attacking weapon…

…To compensate, all Marines should receive basic demolition training prior to conducting urban operations. d. Fires. The attack of a built-up area may require extensive air and artillery preparation prior to the ground attack. Supporting…

…Even in smaller European towns, sewers and storm drains permit Marines to move beneath the fighting and surface behind the enemy. Figure E-1. Potential Underground Passages a. Subterranean passages may provide the attacker with covered…

…That individual can designate the commanders of tenant units within support areas as base and base cluster commanders (except medical corps officers). Base and base cluster commanders are responsible for the local security of their respective…

…The division is normally a tactical headquarters subordinate to a tactical corps or a joint force land component. In this case, the airspace element provides airspace requirements to the higher headquarters’ airspace section for integration into…

…Mouseholes measure about 2 feet wide and are blown or cut through a wall so that Marines can enter a room (Figure A-43). Mouseholes are safer entrances than doors, which can be easily boobytrapped and…

…When these are unavailable, Marines can rappel or fastrope onto the roof or dismount as the helicopter hovers a few feet above the roof. Assault elements then breach the roof or common walls with explosives and…

…The echelons range from the fire team or crew, through the squad, section, platoon, company, battalion, and brigade to the division and corps. 2-84. At each echelon, a commander or leader task-organizes available capabilities…

…During the battle for Hue city, the most effective fire support provided to Marines was the indirect fire from 60-mm, 81-mm, and 4.2-inch mortars. Approximately 20,000 rounds of high explosive (HE…

…One Marine can carry a fuel can long distances, even over rubble, if it is lashed to a pack frame. Supplies of bulk Class III items and some prepackaged POL may be available at local gas…

…security to the direct front while the fourth cover person would take the 45- degree oblique angle. Marines following in the column would adjust their sectors of fire accordingly. The two columns provide mutual support for…

…If heavy resistance is met and the column is halted, Marines dismount and the enemy and/or obstacles are cleared as quickly as possible. Once resistance and/or obstacles are cleared, the attack is immediately resumed…