<> endobj Never become complacent when clearing rooms, a threat can emerge at any given moment. Knowing how to properly (and safely) secure your BOL is key to surviving a post-disaster environment. The most common object in a house is a corner (and the most common solution for an object is the same as clearing a corner). Room clearing requires a balance between the weapon, and the person who uses it. $zu&4x| Gx5ITB:$pY,M#AqZ_8*j}K?{d a`gDR+tn]V+,ixb$ZZK]OJt 8O8uVmds$+IB_eZ:=| u Appendix C provides a listing of SWAT operator core competencies and elements for each competency. the area opposite from which you came). The number one man draws the short end of the stick when it comes to room clearing, because hes the most likely person to take the brunt of the gunfire. Forty thousand bees would gradually invade the house, looking for a way out. PRINCIPLES OF CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE. Dont be in such a hurry that youre out of control. Basics Tactics Modified Close Quarters Battle Entry, Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. <> The number two man will have his rifle over the shoulder furthest from the wall of the number one man. Final Assault Position (FAP). You cant just shoot anyone you see in a room. Dont bend them that much. Practicing a technique will elicit the reasons why. Clearing buildings has been called both Close-Quarters Battle (CQB) and Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) but the truth is that regardless of what you call it, the principles and premises you need to clear a room safely and successfully are pretty much the same regardless of the situation, from the techniques used by elite special operations (like the kind who took down Osama bin Laden) to those of the local neighborhood police drug task force. Cross your feet. This minimizes your exposure to the inside of the room and prevents triggering toe room. I will never SPAM you. 1 . After his service he founded the company Project Gecko, which specializes in tactical training & consulting. This is not to say that you should not practice moving, or move in a purpose driven way. Dont be a robot, though. You have to be close on the heels of the guy/gal in front of you or you wont be able to protect his/her backside as soon as theyre in the building. This way, he can control the flow of the team, and push the number one man through the door if he hesitates. This is why its important for everyone to practice playing different parts in the stack. In a hasty entry, youll never have time to plan anyway. Often times, while the number one man enters the room, he will get shot. Team #2 penetrates into their room. Having a gunfight inside a structure is much the same as having a gunfight on any other type of terrain, and to clarify this means that the terrain will largely dictate the terms of the engagement. Different angles present drastically different scenarios. endobj Qb6c 9#':c*NfO=4a,~1TE3B07BJ#|tbx;ek0TUm4 )X(>Tr8 bS)J73,aYSkP=a[&#)o"DH eK/uPw_X^|`uS@z*-wF!%Uqc+u1O2>zCTx%~_}? Once the number four man is ready, he will lean forward, causing the team to lean forward. . It was aimed at, unlike pieing, stopping at set increments synced with the apex of the door in order to clear large segments of the room before entering. The process of traversing a corner is often referred to as slicing the pie. It also gives you and your team a huge advantage after SHTF, because even if your BOL is no longer usable, you can still occupy and hold a new area. By Eliran Feildboy, founder ofProject Gecko. !54pG Yd/XNv(E=5W'E(B+SK6dy#E]yTi-Y%geC{]pGNTqGvQUR`1~c#T0Wgllg1yV$9R#(O` . Exposure risk is worst when your angle is between 60 and 90 degrees. As mentioned above, this is a thinking mans game that will not suffer pretenders to live. Earlier this year, a video of 10th Mountain Division soldiers conducting live-fire room-clearing trainingthe famous "Battle Drill 6"went viral. Whichever way you want to configure your weapon is your own preference, Im only here to provide you with guidance. x[Yo~_`Mp F6#X$zG3Z OWUM6gd>p_c7Wq~~?]n~^yxD4I"DggiRytE|&U%.V!ztuYZ0Y|Vvqzu7aGmwt|C{t"O-`[!7;ysm,wda i#vd|:8$ =U]\ iT?_&)Tr $K`>Iw$;x%Fk1^d1",kv))ZYJQ%"**yDg%/Lz`Y Mz^)J_EmjRz 4y mkHBmk' v Once the initial room is clear, have everyone stack on the person who has the better vantage point of the doorway. Dont turn at the hips. Your email address will not be published. Dont assume that others will be able to follow your lead on the fly even if they are part of your own survival group if they have not trained these skills with you until they are second nature. Activate your 30 day free trialto continue reading. Animals have unpredictable behavior, and if they do attack you it can take you out of the fight for enough time to distract you from other potential threats. This is where training comes into play. If the door requires a breach (whether its with a hammer, or a kick), youll signal with your hand (make your own signal) to convey that a breach is needed. There are simply way, way too many variables and permutations on otherwise established team-based building clearing tactics to get into a lengthy discussion on solo clearing tactics, exceptions and other special case situations but you should know that this is a skill set that is yet taught to civilians by precious few vetted, worthwhile trainers and you should definitely seek them out. Enjoy access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from Scribd. . Unlike most modern systems, ITCQB focuses on real-life scenarios and on the diverse factors found in human-to-human encounters. Every corner you clear, you need to own. Jdi:,'^GGV JJ-T8,=v2GxM6[GKKIyx2[lthuQPcioAX[q You will go to the same side as the number two man, and follow the same movement pattern as the number three man, stopping before you reach the near corner. A lot of times, this causes the person (or people) to lose their life. Never be complacent in a room, you should treat every room you clear as if its filled with enemies waiting to kill you or your team. Youre still gathering intel about the roomlet's say different compartments, multiple doorways, or multiple targets. Clear a room, third Soldier enters. endobj It takes a lot of practice, and repetition. Team clearing tactics must be trained, trained again and then trained some more, relentlessly, remorselessly and with intention if you want to stand any chance of success of conducting the operation safely. By signing up you agree to Guns.com's See other options. Move your sector of fire along the same wall until you reach the far corner on the same side. Take what works for your team. Urban Terrain. Points of Domination & Areas of Responsibility: The purpose of running the long wall and establishing points of domination is that: #1 man can clear behind many deep threats. Upon stacking to one side of the entry-point, the first operator (1) enters the portal and takes postion within the room and faces opposite the position he originally faced. %PDF-1.5 % This ensures that you'll make less mistakes, and in turn, you'll move faster. 14 0 obj All member comments were received and taken under consideration by the Standard Review Committee. If you can help it, try not to clear a room alone. SlideServe has a very huge collection of Room clearing PowerPoint presentations. The next relevant angle is 45 degrees. This is due to the fact that his sector of fire outside of the room is the flank, as well as the high-ground. Remember slow is smooth, smooth is fast. The number four man will be turned almost completely around with his back to the number three man, though not fully turned around in case a signal is relayed. Be confident every time you commit yourself (and your team) to clearing a room. Talk to anyone who has served in the military in any capacity and ask them how you should clear a structure solo and they will tell you in no uncertain terms that you do not clear buildings solo. endobj This ensures that nobody is flagging (pointing your weapon at a team member) anyone. Once the immediate threats are neutralized (if there is any), intermediate threats should be your next concern. Dont keep looking at the number two man waiting for a signal. Activate your 30 day free trialto unlock unlimited reading. It appears that you have an ad-blocker running. Required fields are marked *. endobj Compressing does not impede your reaction time. A recommended solution is to snap as soon as you start to isolate to 90 degrees. This was to 'secure' the entry so operators could avoid an initial door ambush and then target any unknown areas of the room with specific tactics, techniques and procedures. Strong fundamentals when slicing the pie are a necessity in both solo and team clearing a room. For example, are there bloodstains on the floor? You cant expect to crawl through a doorway and not expect to get mowed down by gunfire if theres a threat inside of the room. It is true that close quarters battle and room clearing is a thinking mans game with extremely high stakes and a precious little margin for error. It isused when an entry-pointmust be entered from the same side by the *operators. Align your hips with the wall as soon as you enter the narrow angle and make sure your leading foot points to the doors apex. Your movement should match the number one mans identically. The Modified room-entry technique is a combination of thecrisscross and buttonhook entry techniques. Thats it. Mucus clearing is required to protect a person\u2019s body from pathogens, including virus and bacteria.\nVisit Us: https:\/\/kanbreathe.com\/, 2023 SlideServe | Powered By DigitalOfficePro. Dont let internet pecker jousting or people with bigger egos than brains tell you otherwise. Remember, speed and violence are key factors when it comes to room clearing. KC`M[t*=$Fo. With that being said, not all people that you encounter in a room are threats. https://spotterup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Video-by-project_gecko-4.mp4, Meoptas New RDS: The Ultra-Low Profile MeoSight IV, Slings and Swivels, Mounts and Hardware: GrovTec is Built in America for Americans, SIG SAUER Announces the Commercial Introduction of the MCX-SPEAR Rifle The Next Generation Has Arrived, Basics Tactics: Close Quarters Battle Entry, Smith & Wesson Releases New 9mm Pistol Carbine: Introducing the M&P FPC. However, I recommend button-hooking into the room (entering the doorway, and making a 180-degree turn to clear the corner on the same wall you were stacked on). Things that you would never, ever do as part of a team if you had any other choice you might be forced to do when you are solo. ? Once the number four man is ready, hell send the signal back up. Following the command, the number one man will say one up, followed by the number two man saying two up and so on until the number four man states hes up. You might not have any other option, particularly if a loved one is in danger. A simple, yet effective way to handle a close quarters hostile is to strike them with the muzzle of your weapon like a spear. The number two man will usually be the most experienced person in the team (although it never hurts to practice other roles). WHAT IS CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE?. Once the door is deemed safe from potential traps, give the number one man a nod, signaling that youre ready to breach the door. This allows the number two mans weapon to enter right behind you without having to move his muzzle to avoid flagging you, as his weapon will be on your outside shoulder while in the stack. Dont drag your feet. The fight wont wait, and pretty much all the time if you are a good guy it is the circumstances or the bad guys that dictate the location, initiation and duration of the encounter. Keep shooting until the threat stops. A Cold War era classic with smooth lines, a legendary back story, and an exotic-sounding name, Beretta's Model 71 was definitely a mouse that roared. You can view or download Room clearing presentations for your school assignment or business presentation. Even as actors, the techniques for room clearing they reenact are real techniques, because they are engrained into their heads. Your email address will not be published. While speed is a major factor in room clearing, you need to understand what speed truly means when it comes to room clearing. If you want an accurate depiction on how you should dominate your room, watch how they do it. Usually the side that shows more willingness to use violence will be the victor when the SHTF. There are many factors that revolve around room clearing, but the ones Ill teach you about are the most common situations youll find yourself in. This lets your team know that youre temporarily out of the fight and to assume your sector until you are good to go. Use room clearing techniques when the tactical situation calls for "room to room clearing" with enemy combatants and non-combatants. Once there are follow-on rooms, you will rarely be in the same order as you were in the beginning in the stack. Experts also condemned the poor techniques shown during the exercise. Youve entered the narrow angle when you can see the doorframe and slightly inside the room. Fratricide (friendly fire) is a major risk factor in the process of clearing rooms. <> Epic 22 Pocket Pistol: The Beretta 71 Jaguar. During this transition, you should be moving along the wall until youve reached the first corner that you cleared. As you pass by the door, shoulder-check it to make sure nobody is behind it while you clear your first corner. Maintain security at all times and be prepared to react to more enemy "Yellow" operator assess and bypasses nonimmediate threat to go to greatest unknown in room (unknown corner). Make sure you check the ceiling last (unless a threat presents itself there first). The reasons for these strict prescriptions and proscriptions varies, from the likelihood that you will trip or the likelihood that you will stumble over your own feet whether you do or dont according to the experts advice. Click here to review the details. Every cowboy needs a revolver. Your email address will not be published. Being able to take it back from looters is essential to your survival. Blade your body this much or that much. ( pA 4ia#( EQ>J4EFrQf7hf3RjJ2EFx1 Another scenario finds you having to return alone to a room cleared by the team moments earlier because it became apparent that some object or task detail was overlooked during the initial sweep. Im a very conservative, very to the point kind of person. Even in a simple structure with few rooms everything is geometrically harder and unless you are facing down absolute idiots youll have to be even faster, even more accurate and even more violent if you want to succeed and do so unscathed. Its okay to try new configurations, but dont keep jumping back and forth. 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