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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