11 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

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PURPOSE

• Define battle drills• Describe Characteristics of Battle Drills• Share observations from CTC’s• Outline leader decision made during

battle drills to more clearly define who decides what?

• Improve the quality and speed of Platoon Leader’s decisions.

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Battle Drill Definition

A Battle Drill is a collective action executed without applying a deliberate decision making process

- Infantry battle drills describe how platoons and squads apply fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations. They require leaders to make decisions and to issue brief oral commands quickly

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Platoon Battle Drills

• 07-3-D9103 React to Contact• 07-3-D9104 Break Contact• 07-3-D9105 React to Ambush• 07-3-D9106 Knock out Bunkers• 07-3-D9108 Enter and Clear a Building• 07-3-D9110 Enter/Clear a Trench• 07-3-D9112 Conduct Initial Breach of a Mined Wire

Obstacle• 07-3-D9282 React to a Chemical Attack• 07-3-D9283 React to a Nuclear Attack• 07-4-D9203 React to Indirect Fire

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REACT TO CONTACTDECISIONS

TEAM LDR SQUAD LDR PLATOON LDR

Assault Request Call For Fire (CFF) CFF

Establish Maneuver CFFBase of Fire Request CFF

Establish Maneuver

Base of Fire Establish Base of Fire

CFF

Break Contact

Break Contact Help Squad Break Contact

Break Contact

Considerations:- Can your element gain fire superiority?- Are you within hand grenade range?- Are you within an enemy kill zone?- Given fire superiority, from your position can a subordinate unit maneuver to a vulnerable flank?

11 Platoon LeaderDecision #1

Enemy Action• 1st Squad Base Left/Right

• Attack Left/Right

11 Platoon LeaderDecision #2

Enemy Action• 1st Squad Base Left/Right• Reinforce Base Left/Right

11 Platoon LeaderDecision #3

Enemy Bunker

• 1st Squad Base Left/Right• Attack Left/Right

•2nd Squad Base Left/Right•3rd Squad Assault Left/Right

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Enemy Bunker

• 1st Squad Base Left/Right• 2nd Squad Base Left/Right

• PL Call For Fire•3rd Squad Base L/R (if needed)

• 1st Squad Break Contact• 2nd Squad Break Contact• 3rd Squad Break Contact

Enemy Bunker Friendly BunkerKnock Out Bunkers

FRAG OUT

Enter/Clear a Trench

Near Ambush

Far Ambush

Shift Fire

Cease Fire

Breach a Mined/Wire Obstacle

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Decisions Common to All Drills and Leaders

• What to do with casualties

• When/where/how to consolidate and re-organize based on threat/time/unit condition

• When/Where/How to focus/distribute/shift fires

• How/when to use markings and signals

11 CONCLUDINGPRINCIPLES

• Train how we fight.

• Assault behind effective fire

• Battle handover and setting conditions

• Position selection and initiative to get there are critical skills

for all soldiers

• Development of leaders and teams

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QUESTIONS?