Breaking contact is basically an assault done in reverse. This helps to keep the enemy's head down and prevents them from keeping friendly forces decisively engaged. Fire & maneuver tactics are used to ensure that a steady volume of fire is put on the enemy location(s) during the withdrawal. Stay alert for possible flanking attacks.Įnsure that the Squad Medic is taking care of casualties as they occur.īreaking contact is the means by which an element disengages from a confrontation with an enemy force in an orderly fashion. Listen for orders from the platoon commander. If you cannot fight from your position and cannot move to a more favorable one, execute a 'Break Contact' drill (as described below).Ĭoordinate with neighboring squads if possible. If you can fight from your current position, do so and act as a base-of-fire element for the platoon. If not, direct your Fireteams to new positions, moving via bounding overwatch so that you maintain fire on the enemy at all times. Prioritize appropriately - if you need to be communicating with your squad to keep them alive instead of spending time reporting up the chain, do so, and worry about telling the PltCo once things have calmed down a bit.Ĭan your squad fight from where you are now? This should be brief - 'Alpha squad taking heavy fire from our East'. Report to the platoon commander and tell him what the situation is when time and the situation permits. I've broken them down based on leadership level.Įnsure that your fireteam has positioned itself appropriately, and if not, order them to a covered or concealed position.ĭetermine the location of the enemy as precisely as possible and report it to the squad leader.īe prepared to maneuver in accordance with your squad leader's orders.Įnsure that the Fireteams are reacting appropriately. It forms the basis for many of the other tactics covered in this guide, and these guidelines should be kept in mind when reading about them and applied as necessary. The most fundamental battle drill is reacting to enemy fire.

Reaction to Artillery Attack/Indirect Fire.

While they are fully explained in detail below, we try where possible to condense such information into the bare-bones, to which you can find all battle drills condensed in the image below.

The following battle drills cover the most common combat events to be encountered in Arma, and are the foundations on which additional tactics are built.

The idea behind a 'battle drill' is that it is a standardized way to react to a common battlefield event.īattle drills ensure that everyone is on the same page of music, so to speak, and allows for a rapid reaction to an event with the minimum of orders needing to be issued.

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