Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 29, 2014 20:41:50 GMT -5
Most airsoft events don't provide time for planning, briefings and rehearsals before attacks but if you're at an event that does be careful to do all three if time allows. always divide your elements during your briefings so they all stand together while you share your plan. Be sure each element has a clearly selected leader and he has AT LEAST a second in command. keep your plan simple and provide contingencies if thngs don't go as planned (they seldom do).
Your plan should include a line of departure, an order of movement, a planned assembly area and a support element, assault element and a security element. The security element should be folks with good mobility, excellent situational awareness and stealth skills. Typically they will lead the way to the objective assembly area and provide security at the assembly area. some means to provide clear communications should be provided. (Radios, shouted commands, flares, whistles or a combination of all of them. The support element should be equipped with less mobile folks who are armed with long range, heavy firepower weapons. The assault element should be players who are highly mobile and aggressive by nature often armed with sub machine guns. Lethal and intimidating at close range
when enroute to the objective the leader should be located in the midst of the column or toward the front. Movement to your objective assembly area should usually be in wedge unless thick terrain requires a file. From the objective assembly area the unit should move out more or less on line with perhaps a mild wedge. sometims its best to approach the objectives in unit columns. Security, followed by support, followed by the assault element is usual in this case. When security makes contact with the objective the support element moves into a position where it is able to lob fire onto the objecfive but at long range beyond the point where it is likely to become directly engaged by the enemy on the objective. Once this fire is established the security element falls back and assumes positions to the flank of the support element. The assault element (typically with the unit leader attached) moves up on the objective from a flank. If need be they should fall back and circle widely around to be less obvious. Once in postion on a flank the support element (by signal or command) should shift fire to the side of the objective away from the approach route of the assault element. when fires have been shifted the assault element should move online and aggressively toward the objective and once on it, continue passed the objective itself. Assigned members then perform the mission requirements. Blow up items, search enemy, gather prisoners, recover an item etc. The leader is present to insure mission requirements are met. sometimes the support element moves up once the objective has been overrun. This is typically done if the mission was to occupy the enemy position. Otherwise they will typically move up to close with the location so as to provide covering fire for the assault elements withdrawal. In this case someone or a team from the security element moves to the objective assembly area and guides the unit back by yelling for them or waving them in. Upon the orders of the unit leader (whistle, flare or shouted commands) the assault element followed by the support element and finally the flank security falls back to the assembly area. Once gathered there the leader (or his designated XO ) takes a count, information is quickly deseminated and the unit moves out (in a pre planned order of movement) back to the line of departure. If the bjective was to occupy the enemy position the unit leader takes a count, organizes the position against counter attack, checks on ammo and the units status and signals or radios mission success.
Your plan should include a line of departure, an order of movement, a planned assembly area and a support element, assault element and a security element. The security element should be folks with good mobility, excellent situational awareness and stealth skills. Typically they will lead the way to the objective assembly area and provide security at the assembly area. some means to provide clear communications should be provided. (Radios, shouted commands, flares, whistles or a combination of all of them. The support element should be equipped with less mobile folks who are armed with long range, heavy firepower weapons. The assault element should be players who are highly mobile and aggressive by nature often armed with sub machine guns. Lethal and intimidating at close range
when enroute to the objective the leader should be located in the midst of the column or toward the front. Movement to your objective assembly area should usually be in wedge unless thick terrain requires a file. From the objective assembly area the unit should move out more or less on line with perhaps a mild wedge. sometims its best to approach the objectives in unit columns. Security, followed by support, followed by the assault element is usual in this case. When security makes contact with the objective the support element moves into a position where it is able to lob fire onto the objecfive but at long range beyond the point where it is likely to become directly engaged by the enemy on the objective. Once this fire is established the security element falls back and assumes positions to the flank of the support element. The assault element (typically with the unit leader attached) moves up on the objective from a flank. If need be they should fall back and circle widely around to be less obvious. Once in postion on a flank the support element (by signal or command) should shift fire to the side of the objective away from the approach route of the assault element. when fires have been shifted the assault element should move online and aggressively toward the objective and once on it, continue passed the objective itself. Assigned members then perform the mission requirements. Blow up items, search enemy, gather prisoners, recover an item etc. The leader is present to insure mission requirements are met. sometimes the support element moves up once the objective has been overrun. This is typically done if the mission was to occupy the enemy position. Otherwise they will typically move up to close with the location so as to provide covering fire for the assault elements withdrawal. In this case someone or a team from the security element moves to the objective assembly area and guides the unit back by yelling for them or waving them in. Upon the orders of the unit leader (whistle, flare or shouted commands) the assault element followed by the support element and finally the flank security falls back to the assembly area. Once gathered there the leader (or his designated XO ) takes a count, information is quickly deseminated and the unit moves out (in a pre planned order of movement) back to the line of departure. If the bjective was to occupy the enemy position the unit leader takes a count, organizes the position against counter attack, checks on ammo and the units status and signals or radios mission success.