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…When requesting SecDef approval for use of an unmanned aircraft for DSCA, the request must include a proper use memorandum. Specifically, the following commanders may approve the use of DOD UAS on an AFRCC/AKRCC-coordinated…

…Defensive Use. The use of demolitions in defensive operations is similar to their use in offensive operations. When defending a built-up area, demolitions are used to create covered and concealed routes through walls and buildings…

…Leaders must use care when planning mortar fires to minimize collateral damage. Considerations when using HE include: HE ammunition is particularly effective when used on lightly built structures within cities. However, it does not perform well…

…Combat in built-up areas (mainly during the attack) requires extensive use of hand grenades. The Marine should throw a grenade before entering rooms or negotiating staircases, mouseholes, and so on. This usually requires the use…

…Combat in built-up areas (mainly during the attack) requires extensive use of hand grenades. The Marine should throw a grenade before entering rooms or negotiating staircases, mouseholes, and so on. This usually requires the use…

…Hand grenades are used extensively during combat in built-up areas. Smoke grenades are used for screening and signaling. Riot control grenades are used to drive the enemy out of deep fortifications. Fragmentation and concussion grenades…

houses or other buildings should be used. The squad leader should not routinely select obvious positions such as water towers or church steeples because those positions naturally attract the enemy’s attention. Figure A-67. Selection…

…Artillery employed in the direct-fire role proved useful in the reduction of strongpoints. Self-propelled artillery was used effectively inside Aachen and Stalingrad and more recently by the IDF at Beirut II. (4) Mortars. The…

…Claymore Mine Used To Cover Dead Space of Automatic Weapons (3) Claymore mines can be used in several ways in the offense. For example, if friendly forces are advancing on a city, claymore mines can be…

…Regardless of what openings are used, machine guns should be sited within the building and in the shadows. Figure A-61. Prepared Positions Using a Building for Overhead Cover Figure A-62. Emplacement of a Machine…

…When using a window, the hook should be pulled to one corner to ensure a good “bite” and to reduce the Marine’s exposure to lower windows during the climb. d. The use of grappling hooks…

…Where and when possible, use tanks, armored vehicles, heavy automatic weapons, fixed-wing aircraft, and attack helicopters. (2) PSYOP, CI, HUMINT teams, and linguists, are essential to communications and intelligence gathering. (3) Topographic detachment is useful…

…When the door is already open or nonexistent, the stacked position is always used. WARNING Because fragments from M67 fragmentation grenades may injure Marines outside the room, they should not be used. Marines should use MK3A2…

…Communicators can use the following techniques to enhance VHF communications equipment: Relocation of VHF radios to overcome phase cancellation due to numerous dead spots Use of the higher end (50 - 75 MHz) of the available frequency…

…For this reason, it is the preferred hand grenade for use during offensive operations in a MOUT environment. The grenade produces severe concussion effects in enclosed areas. It can be used for light blasting and demolitions…

…Suppression fire and smoke are used to cover force movements. Armor can also be used in the reduction of obstacles. For example, grappling hooks and ropes attached to a tank can be used to pull down…

…The tank commander and the infantry small-unit leader must coordinate when and under what conditions these launchers can be used. Grenade launchers are a useful feature for protecting the tank but can cause significant problems…

…Obstacles can be used to deny the enemy the use of the traffic circle. In this case, obstacle planning should consider whether friendly forces require access to the traffic circle. Antiarmor weapons can be employed across…

…Doorways should not be used as entrances or exits because they are normally covered by enemy fire. If a Marine must use a doorway as an exit, he/she should move quickly through it to his…