CLASS RULES

Dress Code: White round neck T-shirt and Maong long pants.

Microphone Device should be muted.

No sit-in audience during class session.

Create a quiet work place.

Questions will be entertained after class session.

Unnecessary use of devices, websites and other applications

during class session are prohibited.

No eating during class session.

Personal necessity will be allowed only during break time.

 REFERENCES

PAM 3 – 01 Infantry Operations Manual

 TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE

At the end of the lesson the students should

be able to discuss the Squad Battle Drill
 ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

KNOW THE 5 KINDS OF BATTLE DRILL

REACT TO CONTACT BATTLE DRILL

BREAK CONTACT BATTLE DRILL

SQUAD ATTACK BATTLE DRILL

REACT TO AMBUSH BATTLE DRILL

KNOCKING-OUT BUNKERS BATTLE DRILL

DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTLE DRILL
REACT TO CONTACT BATTLE DRILL
BREAK CONTACT BATTLE DRILL
SQUAD ATTACK BATTLE DRILL
REACT TO AMBUSH BATTLE DRILL
KNOCKING-OUT BUNKERS BATTLE DRILL
DEFINITION:
Battle drill is defined as a collective
action rapidly executed without
applying a deliberate decision-making
process

BACK
 SQUAD BATTLE DRILL:
Battle drill describe how platoons and squads apply
fire and maneuver to situations that they may
commonly encounter in the battlefield . These drills
require leaders to make decisions rapidly; and
issue brief oral orders quickly .
 CHARACTERISTICS:

 Require minimal leader orders to accomplish a

battle task that is standard throughout the
Army.
 Sequential actions vital to success in combat or
critical to preserving life.
 Applicable to platoon or smaller units.
 Trained responses to enemy actions or leader's
orders.
 Represent mental steps followed for offensive
and defensive actions in training and combat.

BACK
MPORTANCE OF BATTLE DRILL
A. Identify the key actions that the squad leader and
soldier must perform quickly.
B. Provide for a smooth transition from activity to
another: for example, from movement to
offensive action to defensive action.
C. Provide standardized action that link individual
collective task with the squad.
D. Require the full understanding of each individual
and leader, and continual practice.
 KINDS OF BATTLE DRILL
REACT TO CONTACT BATTLE DRILL

BREAK CONTACT BATTLE DRILL

SQUAD ATTACK BATTLE DRILL

REACT TO AMBUSH BATTLE DRILL

KNOCKING-OUT BUNKERS BATTLE DRILL

SITUATION: A squad receives fires from enemy
individual or crew-serve weapons.
a. Soldiers immediately take the nearest
covered position and return fire in the
direction of contact.

b. Team leader locate and engage known

or suspected enemy position with well
aimed fire.

c. Team leaders control fire using

standard fire command. Containing the
following elements-

BACK
 1. Alert
2. Direction
3. Description of
target
4. Method of fire
5. Command to
commence firing
6. Range
d. Soldiers maintain
contact with soldiers on
their left and right.
e. Soldiers maintain contact with their
team leaders and report the location of the
enemy
BACK
f. Leaders check the status of
their personnel.
g. The team leaders maintain
in contact with squad leader.

BACK
Break Contact Battle Drill
SITUATION: The squad is under enemy
fire and must break contact.

BACK
 REQUIRED ACTIONS:
a. The squad leader directs one team in
contact to support the disengagement of the
remainder of the unit.
b. The squad leader provides the distance and
direction, or a terrain features, or the last objective
rally point for the movement of the first team,through
orders.
c. The team designated as base-of-fire
continues to suppress the enemy.
d. The moving element may use
fragmentation, concussion, or smoke grenades
to mask it movement .
e. The moving element takes up the
designated position and engages the enemy
position.
f. The squad continues to move away by
bounds from the enemy; and it continues to
suppress the enemy as it breaks contact.
g. The squad leader should consider changing the
direction of movement once contact is broken .
h. If the squad becomes disrupted, soldiers
stay together and move to the last designated
rally point .
i. Squad leaders account for soldiers and
report, reorganize as necessary, and continue
the mission.
Squad Attack Battle Drill

SITUATION: The squad is moving as part

of the platoon conducting a hasty or
deliberate attack; or is moving with the
platoon conducting a movement-to-
contact.

BACK
Squad attack movement

BACK
React to Ambush Battle Drill
SITUATION: If the squad enters a kill
zone and the enemy initiates an ambush
with a casualty-producing device and a
high volume of fire, the unit takes the
following actions.
 NEAR AMBUSH
 FAR AMBUSH

BACK
React to ambush.
movement

ENEMY IS FAR

In a near ambush (within hand-

grenade range), soldiers
receiving fire immediately
return fire, take up covered
positions, and throw
fragmentation, concussion,
and smoke grenades

In a far ambush (beyond hand-

grenade range), soldiers
receiving fire immediately
return fire, take up covered
positions, and suppress
the enemy

BACK
Near Ambush.

In a near ambush (within hand-

grenade range), soldiers
receiving fire immediately return
fire, take up covered positions,
and throw fragmentation,
concussion, and smoke grenades

BACK
Near Ambush.

a. Immediately after the grenades detonate,

soldiers in kill zone move out of the zone
(six).

a. Soldiers not in the zone act as covering fire

until the team in the kill zone are out of the
zone.

BACK
Near Ambush.

c. The first team out of the zone after taking up

new position gives cover fire in order for the
others to extricate.

d. When the whole squad has been extricated

from the ambush, as the SL may direct, the
squad proceeds with sqd attack of break
contact

BACK
Reminders

1. Locate enemy positions.

2. Initiate immediate suppressive fires against the
enemy.
3. Take up covered positions.
4. Shift fires as the assault begins.
Far Ambush

In a far ambush (beyond hand-grenade

range), soldiers receiving fire
immediately return fire, take up covered
positions, and suppress the enemy

BACK
Far Ambush

a. Immediately after the smoke grenades

detonate, use proper fire and maneuver
teams move out of their current positions
b. Initiate break contact battle drill

BACK
Knocking-out Bunkers Battle Drill

SITUATION: The squad identifies enemy in

bunkers while conducting operations as
part of platoon operations.
REQUIRED ACTIONS:
a. The squad initiates contact. The squad
leader moves to the fire team leader .
1. The fire team in contact provides
suppressive fires and obscures enemy
position with smoke (M203).

2. The squad leader determines

whether he can maneuver by
identifying -
a. Enemy bunkers, other supporting
position, and any obstacle.
 b. Size of the enemy force engaging
the squad (the number of enemy
automatic weapons and enemy
strength.)
c. Vulnerable flank of at least one
bunker.
d. Covered and concealed flanking
route to the flank of the bunker.
b. If the bunker to be assaulted is determined,
the squad leader moves the assaulting team along
the covered and concealed route to the flank of the
bunker.
 1. The assaulting team approaches the
bunker from its blind side and does not
mask the fire of the base-of-fire
element.
2. Soldiers constantly watch out for other
bunkers of enemy position in support of it.
c. Upon reaching the last covered and
concealed position-
1. The team leader and the automatic
rifle remain in place and add their fires
to suppress the bunker.
2.The squad leader positions from where
he can best control his teams
3. The grenadier and rifleman continue
forward to the blind side of the bunker. One
soldier takes up a covered position near the
exit, while one soldier cooks off (two second
maximum) a grenade, shouts ”Grenade” and
throws it through an aperture.

4. After the grenade detonates, the soldier

covering the exit enters the bunker, firing
short bursts to destroy the enemy. The
soldier who throws the grenade should not
be the first one to the clear the bunker.
d. The squad leader inspects the bunker to
ensure that it has been destroyed. He reports,
reorganizes as needed, and continues the mission.
 SUMMARY

DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTLE DRILL
REACT TO CONTACT BATTLE DRILL
BREAK CONTACT BATTLE DRILL
SQUAD ATTACK BATTLE DRILL
REACT TO AMBUSH BATTLE DRILL
KNOCKING-OUT BUNKERS BATTLE DRILL
THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY!