1. THE SECTION ATTACK

2. Aim To show you how a section will work in a quick attack
To demonstrate to you the drills and procedures used by the section when in battle
To give you the theoretical background for when you practice in the field

3. BATTLE DRILLS
“Standard methods of executing specific tactical operations at company level and below. Their object is to enable low level tactical operations to be executed with the minimum of orders, following simple and well understood formats and thereby saving time.”

4. WHAT DID ALL THAT MEAN?
The less decisions you have to make, and less you have to think about it, the more efficiently you will act
Ultimately, battle drills lessen the need for orders from commanders

5. SECTION BATTLE DRILLS Battle Preparation
Reaction to Effective Enemy Fire
Locating the Enemy
Winning the Fire Fight
The Attack
Reorg

6. Section Battle Drills
Drill 1 - Battle Preparation
PAWPERSO

7. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO PROTECTION
Sentries
All - round defence

8. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO AMMUNITION
Rifleman:
LSW Gunner:
Clean
Properly distributed- mags and grenades
Smoke grenades

9. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO WEAPONS
Personal weapons
Clean
Serviceable
Properly oiled
Sights set at 300m
Test fire weapons if poss

10. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO
PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT
Cam cream
Break up outline
Scrim-net, face veil

11. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO EQUIPMENT
Individual webbing, bergans, daysacks etc
Check own kit eg pouches closed, bayonet secured etc

12. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO RADIOS
Functioning correctly
Spare batteries
Frequencies & callsigns

13. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO
SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT
Equipment specific to operation
Demolitions
Scaling eqpt, ladders, ropes etc

14. Section Battle Drills Drill 1 - Battle Preparation PAWPERSO ORDERS
Prelims
Situation
Mission
Execution
Service Support
Command and Signal

15. Section Battle Drills Drill 2 - Reaction to Effective Enemy Fire
Fire only effective if causing or about to cause casualties
RTR
Return Fire
Take Cover
Return Appropriate Fire
Use Smoke on en or as cover
Fire & manouevre into cover
IF ENEMY NOT SEEN MOVE TO DRILL 3

24. Section Battle Drills Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
Can’t fight him if you can’t find him
Must locate enemy as quickly as possible or initiative will be lost
Three stages to this drill

25. Section Battle Drills Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
Stage 1 - Observation
Range: Crack and thump - each second represents 600m
Why things are seen:
Shape, shine, surface silhouette, shadow, spacing, movement
Allow about 30 secs

26. Section Battle Drills Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
Stage 1 - Observation
Stage 2 - Fire
Sect Cmd will give fire control order to two riflemen
Fire into likely cover, while rest of section watches their arcs
Try elsewhere if no fire returned

27. Section Battle Drills Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
Stage 1 - Observation
Stage 2 - Fire
Stage 3 - Movement
Sect Cmd orders 2 men to get up and double about 10m
If no fire drawn after 2 attempts, section is out of contact
Continue advance cautiously

28. Section Battle Drills Drill 3 - Locating the Enemy
If you locate the enemy:
“Watch my tracer!”
If no tracer, use one of the methods you have been taught:
Clock ray, Direct method, Hand angles, Reference points

29. Section Battle Drills
Drill 4 - Winning the Fire Fight and Suppressive Fire
Heavy fire brought to bear on en to neutralize him
Sect Cmd must give a fire control order
Once enemy suppressed 2iC controls fire
Sect Cmd can make his combat estimate

30. Section Battle Drills Drill 5 - The Attack Quick Battle Orders
Section Mission - “Destroy that en position”
Concept of Ops - “Section will go right flanking”
Fire Team Tasks - “C assault, D fire support”

31. Section Battle Drills Drill 5 - The Attack
Limit of Exploitation - “No further forward than en position”
“Any questions? - Move now”

32. Section Battle Drills Drill 5 - The Attack The Assault
Fire and manoeuvre from contact onto position
Sect comd usually leads assault fire team
2iC controls fire support fire team

33. Section Battle Drills Drill 5 - The Attack
When nearing the objective, the assaulting fire team breaks into pairs
One pair - point of fire
Other pair - assault pair

34. Section Battle Drills Drill 5 - The Attack The Fight Through
Assault fire team fights through using F & M
Bunker-busting drill

48. Section Battle Drills Drill 6 - Reorganization Must be done asp
Sect vulnerable to counterattack
Sect cmd must:
Allot arcs
Check cas and ammo, PWs
Redistribute ammo
Shell scrapes
Fire sp rejoins

49. Section Battle Drills Drill 6 - Reorganization
Riflemen must check wpns, eqpt, ammo, grenades and reload mags
Section Cmd responsible for operational reorg - arcs, positions etc
Sect 2iC - admin - ammo, cas etc

58. Summary
Section attacks are the basic building block of infantry fighting
It is vital you know your role in the section when in battle
Know your drills, stay switched on and stay alive

59. QUESTIONS?