Figure 4.6.--Fire team fire plan.
The fire plan includes the following:
Figure 4-5.--Principal direction of fire.
Individual sectors of fire
that may seine as an avenue of approach or a
Individual fighting positions
hilltop that may serve as a possible enemy vantage
point
Automatic riflemen PDF assigned by the
squad leader or platoon commander
3. To protect a crew-served weapon by firing
across its front
Crew-served weapon positions
4. To augment the band of flank fire placed
Key terrain features
immediately in front of the FEBA or the defensive
line when them are no visible targets of
Position of the fire team leader
opportunity to the front
INDIVIDUAL SECTORS OF FIRE
FIRE TEAM IN THE DEFENSE
If practical, each member in the fire team
A primary duty of a squad leader is to organize
should cover the entire sector of fire of the fire
the fire teams in the defense. This is accomplished
team. The same terrain featues are used to show
by specifying a sector of fire for the squad and
the limits.
PDF for each automatic rifleman. The squad
leader must inform the fire team leader of any
INDIVIDUAL FIGHTING POSITIONS
crew-served weapons, augmented from the
weapons platoon, which will help in covering the
Each member of the fire team is located so as to
assigned sector of fire. The squad leader and the
occupy an assigned position that allows the team
fire team leader will select terrain features to
to cover, by fire, the assigned sector. Positions
show lateral and forward limits of the assigned
maybe prepared as single-or double-fighting holes;
sector of fire. The mission of the fire team is to
however, double holes are preferred. If double-
stop the enemy forward of the FEBA or to repel
fighting holes are prepared, the automatic
the enemy by close combat if the enemy reaches
rifleman and assistant automatic rifleman will
the FEBA.
pair off. Crew-served weapons fighting positions
are more detailed and will be discussed further in
FIRE PLAN
this chapter.
The fire team leader formulates a fire plan to
The interval between fighting positions within
cover the entire sector assigned by the squad
a fire team varies between 5 to 20 meters. In
leader with the heaviest possible volume of fire
dense terrain, single-fighting positions are usually
prepared and are 5 meters apart, In open terrain,
single holes may be 10 meters apart; double-
fighting positions, 20 meters apart.
