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JANUARY 2003

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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FM 3-21.11

Field Manual

Headquarters

No. 3-21.11

Department of the Army

Washington, DC, 23 January 2003

THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY

CONTENTS

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PREFACE...........................................................................................................................x CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW OF THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY

Section

I. Introduction ......................................................................................... 1-1

1-1.

Characteristics of the SBCT Infantry Rifle Company............. 1-1

1-2.

Operational Premise ................................................................ 1-1

1-3.

Capabilities and Limitations of the SBCT Force .................... 1-1

Section

II. Organization ........................................................................................ 1-2

1-4.

Brigade Organization .............................................................. 1-2

1-5.

SBCT Infantry Battalion Organization.................................... 1-3

1-6.

Company Organization............................................................ 1-4

1-7.

SBCT Infantry Rifle Platoon................................................... 1-6

1-8.

Mobile Gun System Platoon.................................................. 1-10

1-9.

Sniper Team .......................................................................... 1-11

1-10. SBCT Combat Support Assets .............................................. 1-12

1-11. SBCT Combat Service Support Assets ................................. 1-13

Section

III. Duties and Responsibilities of Key Personnel .................................. 1-14

1-12. Company Commander........................................................... 1-14

1-13. Executive Officer .................................................................. 1-14

1-14. First Sergeant......................................................................... 1-15

1-15. Platoon Leader....................................................................... 1-16

1-16. Platoon Sergeant.................................................................... 1-16

1-17. Fire Support Officer .............................................................. 1-16

1-18. Communications Specialist ................................................... 1-17

1-19. Radiotelephone Operator....................................................... 1-17

1-20. Supply Sergeant..................................................................... 1-17

1-21. Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological NCO .............................. 1-18

1-22. Mortar Section Leader........................................................... 1-18

1-23. Sniper Team Leader .............................................................. 1-18

1-24. Armorer/Supply Specialist .................................................... 1-18

1-25. Company Medic .................................................................... 1-19

Section

IV. Battlefield Operating Systems........................................................... 1-19

1-26. Command and Control .......................................................... 1-19

1-27. Intelligence ............................................................................ 1-20

1-28. Maneuver............................................................................... 1-20

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1-29. Fire Support........................................................................... 1-20

1-30. Air Defense............................................................................ 1-20

1-31. Mobility and Survivability .................................................... 1-21

1-32. Combat Service Support........................................................ 1-21

CHAPTER 2. BATTLE COMMAND AND TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES

Section

I. Command and Control ........................................................................ 2-1

2-1.

Command and Control ............................................................ 2-1

2-2.

Concept of Command and Control.......................................... 2-1

2-3.

Leadership ............................................................................... 2-2

2-4.

Fundamentals of Command and Control................................. 2-2

2-5.

Command and Control Responsibilities.................................. 2-3

2-6.

Combat Orders ........................................................................ 2-4

Section

II. Troop Leading Procedures .................................................................. 2-5

2-7.

Application of Troop-Leading Procedures.............................. 2-5

2-8.

Receive the Mission ................................................................ 2-7

2-9.

Issue a Warning Order........................................................... 2-22

2-10. Make a Tentative Plan........................................................... 2-22

2-11. Initiate Movement ................................................................. 2-26

2-12. Conduct Reconnaissance....................................................... 2-27

2-13. Complete the Plan ................................................................. 2-27

2-14. Issue the OPORD .................................................................. 2-28

2-15. Supervise and or Refine ........................................................ 2-28

CHAPTER 3. MOVEMENT

3-1.

Tactical Movement and Enemy Contact ................................. 3-1

3-2.

Movement Techniques ............................................................ 3-2

3-3.

Movement Formations ............................................................ 3-8

3-4.

Use of Movement Formations............................................... 3-19

3-5.

Control Techniques ............................................................... 3-22

3-6.

Security during Movement.................................................... 3-23

3-7.

Movement as Part of a Battalion ........................................... 3-24

CHAPTER 4. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Section

I. General Planning Considerations ........................................................ 4-1

4-1.

Characteristics of the Offense ................................................. 4-1

4-2.

Types of Offensive Operations................................................ 4-2

4-3.

Forms of Maneuver ................................................................. 4-3

Section

II. Sequence of Offensive Operation........................................................ 4-7

4-4.

Assembly Area ........................................................................ 4-7

4-5.

Reconnaissance ....................................................................... 4-8

4-6.

Movement to the Line of Departure ........................................ 4-8

4-7.

Maneuver................................................................................. 4-8

4-8.

Deployment ............................................................................. 4-9

4-9.

Assault ..................................................................................... 4-9

4-10. Consolidation and Reorganization ........................................ 4-10

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III. Planning Considerations.................................................................... 4-10

4-11. Fire Support........................................................................... 4-10

4-12. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability....................... 4-11

4-13. Air Defense............................................................................ 4-11

4-14. Combat Service Support........................................................ 4-11

4-15. Aviation ................................................................................. 4-12

4-16. Integration of Vehicles .......................................................... 4-13

Section

IV. Actions on Contact ............................................................................ 4-13

4-17. Developing Actions on Contact ............................................ 4-14

4-18. Time Requirements for Actions on Contact.......................... 4-14

4-19. The Four Steps of Actions on Contact .................................. 4-14

Section

V. Company Offensive Operations ........................................................ 4-17

4-20. Attack Characteristics............................................................ 4-17

4-21. Hasty and Deliberate Attacks ................................................ 4-18

4-22. Attacks during Limited Visibility.......................................... 4-21

Section

VI. Other Offensive Operations............................................................... 4-21

4-23. Planning Considerations........................................................ 4-21

4-24. The Search-and-Attach Technique........................................ 4-22

4-25. The Approach-March Technique .......................................... 4-28

4-26. Considerations ....................................................................... 4-31

4-27. Exploitation ........................................................................... 4-33

4-28. Pursuit.................................................................................... 4-33

Section

VII. Special Purpose Attacks .................................................................... 4-33

4-29. Ambush ................................................................................. 4-34

4-30. Raid ....................................................................................... 4-35

4-31. Spoiling Attack...................................................................... 4-35

4-32. Counterattack......................................................................... 4-36

4-33. Feint....................................................................................... 4-36

4-34. Demonstration ....................................................................... 4-37

Section

VIII. Attack Techniques............................................................................. 4-37

4-35. Assault of a Strongpoint ........................................................ 4-37

4-36. Attack during Limited Visibility ........................................... 4-45

Section

IX. Common Offensive Activities........................................................... 4-54

4-37. Infiltration.............................................................................. 4-54

4-38. Overwatch ............................................................................. 4-58

4-39. Follow and Support ............................................................... 4-59

4-40. Bypass ................................................................................... 4-60

4-41. Clear an Objective ................................................................. 4-60

4-42. The Company as Reserve ...................................................... 4-62

4-43. Security Operations ............................................................... 4-63

CHAPTER 5. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Section

I. General Planning Considerations ........................................................ 5-1

5-1.

Defensive Operations .............................................................. 5-1

5-2.

Purposes................................................................................... 5-2

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II. Characteristics of the Defense............................................................. 5-2

5-3.

Preparation............................................................................... 5-2

5-4.

Security......................................................................................52

5-5.

Disruption................................................................................ 5-2

5-6.

Mass and Concentration .......................................................... 5-2

5-7.

Flexibility ................................................................................ 5-3

Section

III. Sequence of the Defense ..................................................................... 5-3

5-8.

Reconnaissance and Security Operations and

Enemy Preparatory Fires ......................................................... 5-3

5-9.

Occupation and Preparation .................................................... 5-4

5-10. Approach of the Enemy Main Attack...................................... 5-4

5-11. Enemy Assault......................................................................... 5-4

5-12. Counterattack........................................................................... 5-4

5-13. Consolidation and Reorganization .......................................... 5-5

Section

IV. Planning Considerations...................................................................... 5-5

5-14. Maneuver................................................................................. 5-5

5-15. Fire Support............................................................................. 5-7

5-16. Air Defense.............................................................................. 5-8

5-17. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability......................... 5-8

5-18. Combat Service Support........................................................ 5-13

Section

V. Preparation and Integration ............................................................... 5-13

5-19. Defensive Techniques ........................................................... 5-13

5-20. Sector Defense....................................................................... 5-14

5-21. Battle Position Defense ......................................................... 5-16

5-22. Strongpoint Defense .............................................................. 5-19

5-23. Perimeter Defense ................................................................. 5-21

5-24. Linear Defense ...................................................................... 5-26

5-25. Nonlinear Defense................................................................. 5-27

5-26. Reverse Slope Defense.......................................................... 5-28

5-27. Engagement Area Development............................................ 5-31

5-28. Priority of Work .................................................................... 5-38

5-29. Adjacent Unit Coordination .................................................. 5-41

Section

VI. Retrograde Operations....................................................................... 5-41

5-30. Delay ..................................................................................... 5-42

5-31. Planning................................................................................. 5-42

5-32. Delay Techniques .................................................................. 5-43

5-33. Withdrawal ............................................................................ 5-45

5-34. Phases .................................................................................... 5-46

5-35. Unassisted Withdrawal.......................................................... 5-46

5-36. Assisted Withdrawal.............................................................. 5-47

5-37. Retirement ............................................................................. 5-48

CHAPTER 6. URBAN OPERATIONS

Section

I. General Planning Considerations ........................................................ 6-1

6-1.

Employment Considerations for Company-Size

Combined-Arms Teams .......................................................... 6-1

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6-2.

Employment of Infantry and MGS Vehicles........................... 6-3

Section

II. Offense .............................................................................................. 6-10

6-3.

General Offensive Considerations......................................... 6-10

6-4.

METT-TC Factors................................................................. 6-11

6-5.

Battle Command.................................................................... 6-16

6-6.

Task Organization ................................................................. 6-18

6-7.

Movement.............................................................................. 6-20

6-8.

Deliberate Attack................................................................... 6-21

6-9.

Isolate an Urban Objective .................................................... 6-23

6-10. Assault a Building ................................................................. 6-25

6-11. Attack a Block or Group of Buildings................................... 6-28

6-12. Consolidation and Reorganization ........................................ 6-29

Section

III. Defense.............................................................................................. 6-30

6-13. METT-TC Factors................................................................. 6-30

6-14. Command and Control .......................................................... 6-40

6-15. Hasty Defense........................................................................ 6-42

6-16. Company Defense of a Village ............................................. 6-43

6-17. Defense of a Block or Group of Buildings............................ 6-45

6-18. Defense of Key Terrain ......................................................... 6-46

6-19. Defense of an Urban Strongpoint.......................................... 6-48

6-20. Delay ..................................................................................... 6-50

CHAPTER 7. TACTICAL ENABLING OPERATIONS

Section

I. Reconnaissance ................................................................................... 7-1

7-1.

Reconnaissance Planning ........................................................ 7-1

7-2.

Reconnaissance Execution ...................................................... 7-1

7-3.

Reconnaissance Before and After Operations......................... 7-2

7-4.

Reconnaissance during Operations ......................................... 7-4

7-5.

Forms of Reconnaissance........................................................ 7-4

Section

II. Linkup ................................................................................................. 7-5

7-6.

Linkup Situations .................................................................... 7-5

7-7.

Linkup Planning ...................................................................... 7-5

7-8.

Steps of the Linkup Operation................................................. 7-6

Section

III. Security Operations ............................................................................. 7-8

7-9.

Forms of Security Operations.................................................. 7-8

7-10. Planning Considerations.......................................................... 7-8

7-11. Screen .................................................................................... 7-11

7-12. Guard ..................................................................................... 7-13

7-13. Local Security........................................................................ 7-17

Section

IV. Vehicle Laager .................................................................................. 7-18

7-14. Planning Considerations........................................................ 7-18

7-15. Occupying Vehicle Laager Sites ........................................... 7-19

Section

V. Passage of Lines ................................................................................ 7-19

7-16. Planning Considerations........................................................ 7-20

7-17. Reconnaissance Coordination ............................................... 7-20

7-18. Forward Passage of Lines...................................................... 7-21

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7-19. Rearward Passage of Lines.................................................... 7-22

Section

VI. Breaching........................................................................................... 7-23

7-20. Breaching Tenets................................................................... 7-23

7-21. Types of Breaches ................................................................. 7-26

Section

VII. Air Assault Operations ...................................................................... 7-26

7-22. Planning Considerations........................................................ 7-26

7-23. Reverse Planning Sequence................................................... 7-27

CHAPTER 8. STABILITY OPERATIONS

Section

I. Planning Considerations...................................................................... 8-1

8-1.

Rules of Engagement............................................................... 8-1

8-2.

Rules of Interaction ................................................................. 8-2

8-3.

Force Protection ...................................................................... 8-2

8-4.

Task Organization ................................................................... 8-3

8-5.

CSS Considerations................................................................. 8-3

8-6.

Media Considerations.............................................................. 8-4

8-7.

Operations with Outside Agencies .......................................... 8-4

Section

II. Types of Operations ............................................................................ 8-4

8-8.

Peace Operations ..................................................................... 8-4

8-9.

Foreign Internal Defense ......................................................... 8-5

8-10. Security Assistance.................................................................. 8-5

8-11. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance ........................................ 8-5

8-12. Support to Insurgency ............................................................. 8-5

8-13. Support to Counterdrug Operations ........................................ 8-5

8-14. Combating Terrorism .............................................................. 8-6

8-15. Noncombatant Evacuation Operations.................................... 8-6

8-16. Arms Control........................................................................... 8-6

8-17. Show of Force Operations....................................................... 8-6

Section

III. Company Tasks ................................................................................... 8-6

8-18. Establish and Occupy a Lodgment Area ................................. 8-6

8-19. Conduct Negotiations .............................................................. 8-9

8-20. Monito