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AMBUSHES
INSTRUCTORS NOTES
AIM
1. To equip students with the ability required to conduct ambushes.
SCOPE
2. To cover.
a. Introduction
b. Categories of Ambushes.
c. Principles.
d. Organisation.
e. Layout of groups.
f. Planning and preparation.
g. Conduct.
h. Anti-Armour ambushes.
i. Summary.
TIMINGS
3. Three periods of 40 Mins each.
CONDUCT
4. The lesson will be covered as follows:
a. Introduction - 5 Mins
b. Categories - 5 Mins
c. Principles - 10 Mins
d. Organisation - 5 Mins
e. Layout - 20 Mins
f. Planning and preparation- 20 Mins
g. Conduct - 20 Mins
h. Anti-Armour Ambushes - 15 Mins
i. Summary - 5 Mins
INTRODUCTION
5. Discuss and explain an ambush:
a. Definition.
b. Suitable Ambush sites.
CATEGORIES OF AMBUSHES
6. Explain the various categories of ambushes:
a. Deliberate.
b. Immediate.
PRINCIPLES
7. Discuss and explain the principles of Ambushes:
a. Sound Intelligence.
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b. Planning, Recce and Rehearsals.
c. Sty and Secrecy.
d. Concealment
e. Good Control.
f. Simple plan for springing the ambushes.
g. Mix use of firepower.
h. Battle discipline.
i. Use of indirect fire
ORGANISATION
8. Explain that ambush parties are divided into smaller groups with the own leaders:
a. Killer group.
b. Cut off (Flank) group.
LAYOUT OF GROUPS
9. Explain that the groups may be employed in two ways bearing in mind the principles of
layout:
a. Basic ambush. Explain the three main types of basic ambushes:
(1) Triangular.
(2) ‘T’.
(3) Linear.
b. Area ambush.
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
10. Discuss/explain the various considerations the ambush Commander has to bear in mind
when prepared for an Ambush:
a. General.
b. Planning factors:
(1) Mission.
(2) Enemy.
(3) FF.
(4) Surprise and Sty.
(5) Fire Sp.
(6) Ground.
(7) Obstacles.
(8) Control and Signals.
(9) Eqpt.
(10) Grouping.
c. Layout of an Ambush.
d. Action after springing the ambush.
e. The wdr.
f. Admin.
g. Alt Plans.
h. Night or day Ambushes.
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CONDUCT
11. Discuss/explain the conduct covering:
a. Sequence.
b. Claymores, Surveillance, Devices and illuminants:
(1) Common wpns sights.
(2) Flares Tripwire.
(3) Cluster of three flares.
(4) Flare ground indicating yellow.
(5) Flares hand thrown illuminating.
(6) Projected illuminants.
(7) NVGs.
ANTI-ARMOUR AMBUSHES
12. Discuss/Explain the following:
a. (1) Principles.
(2) Surprise.
(3) Co- ordinate fire plan.
(4) Quick reaction.
(5) Simplicity.
b. Factors:
(1) Discuss.
(2) Suitability of Gd.
(3) Weather.
(4) Darkness.
(5) Weakness of tanks.
(6) Available wpns and mines.
(7) Obstacles.
c. Composition of Anti-Armour Ambush parties:
(1) Commander.
(2) Smoke man.
(3) Anti-tank team.
(4) Ambush group.
d. Action on FRV.
e. Occupation.
f. Springing the ambush.
g. Night action.
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