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AHOY,


UPDATE 12/21/13, 11:42 HOURS

I am revealing who I am today i.e. posting my name, I am Keith Oeffinger, I was born in San Antonio Texas in 1963. See today's post 12/21/13 .


Update, 01/11/14 12:30 hours;

I would like to say, with only one reply, like three years ago, this blog seems too much like a mirror site to me. And it appears very few patriots are looking back at past posts.

The new “Fragmented Fighting Facts” series of posts that dedicates one post to each Basic rule has now been completed. This series starts with the post tilted “Post # 1, Planning, Preface” that posted on 05/12/13. This series is under the label “Tri-F in progress”. Posts well be updated as I edit or discover additional knowledge thus the series is the most current version of my "Fragmented Fighting Facts" manual. For an old but complete version i.e. all in one post copy. Patriots are welcomed to try viewing one of the “pages” listed in the “special word section” on the starboard side of the blog. I say try due to the fact I’m not sure if they are published i.e. viewable to the general public due to all the issues or HACKING with my blog. There is also a complete copy posted, that is titled, “Tri-F in progress” too, it was posted 11/13/10.

And feel free to fire away with a reply, (sarcasm on).


FLASH REPORT; the “TERRORIST ARE NOT AMONG US, AND NEVER WERE I.E. AL QAEDA IS A STAWL MAN, GHOST”.

The most important lesson that everyone should have taken away from the Boston Marathon bombings was that those young men proved that no al-queda members are in the u.s. Otherwise they too would just go get some presure cookers and had to a parade.

“I AM NOT A TERRORIST” this nation’s worst enemy is FEAR. This fear is being promoted mostly by the back woods, right wing, Christians of this nation. We need to separate church and state, period. And that is of course for the States sake.


I would like patriots to understand that I use the terms "official revealed fact" to mean what everyone is being told by officials, media etc. I use the term "kings truth" to mean what I know or believe to actually be the actual facts. I DO NOT MEAN IT IN A RELIGIOUS WAY. I.E. the term Kings is plural as in those running the show.


Preface for the Fragmented Fighting Facts

Note pink highlighted material is that, that IMO is questionable factually, it maybe an “official revealed fact” that I am questioning. The material may need to be defined i.e. explained more or it could be a personal note. Yellow is location undecided or unedited material i.e. unread that I have not decided on what to keep or not. Green means a change has been made i.e. an update. By noting the green updated highlights a Patriot well not have to read the Fragmented Fighting Facts in its entirety to stay current. Red is important, perhaps the "kings truth".

Newjarheaddean; this is my collection of combat notes. One might call it my anthology of combat tactics, techniques, methods and skills. The note taking began about fourty years ago (I was around 13 years old) with the observation of 10 rules listed with in a book covering the French and Indian i.e. Native American, wars, entitled “Roger’s Rangers”. That’s right the rules that started all this are “Army Ranger” rules, this book was located in the “Westfall” library in San Antonio Texas off of Vance Jackson. I get a kick out of the libraries name due to the general agreement that modern or state vs state warfare started with the singing of the peace treaties at Westphalia. I could not read at the time; however I knew that a list in a book on war would be important. I copied those rules down like a scribe might have written hieroglyphs and had my dad read them to me. . This discovery preceded numerous sources including approximately one hundred books and about a dozen field manuals, of which a few were of WWII era. These were found at libraries, half price bookstores and garage sales. Since going on line in 2007, I have found material on web sites such as “Defense and National Interest” (DNI), “Global security”, “Strategy page” , “Wikipedia” and “Bayonet strength” and “Efour4ever” in the combat lessons learned section. These last two sites cover WWII.

Previously referred to as K.O.O.L.N. (acronym definition, top secret), FLASH REPORTS; I NOW AM TELLING EVERYONE IT STANDS FOR KEITH OEFFINGER'S ORGANIZATION OF LEARNED KNOWLEDGE the joke on me here was I believed Knowledge was spelled with an (N). I was a special education student and did not learn to read until my last year of high school. I have now titled my work “Fragmented Fighting Facts” or “Tri-F”; the name derives from the computer grammar function always alerting me to the fragmented nature of my sentences. This is due to the “just the facts, ma’am” manor the material is written i.e. there has been little if any effort to write in whole sentences or provide context. This is not to say there is no order with Tri-F, in fact there is a theme. I have laid out the information as one might expect a commander or members of a unit to recall it thus utilizing it to conduct a mission.

We start with “Planning”, followed by the section on “Defense”, then there’s “Preparations and conduct of patrols” or “PCP”, and we end with “Conduct of Engagements” or “COE”, i.e. engagements being the term used here for shootouts. Each section of Tri-F consists of numbered “Basic rules”, each basic rule followed by detailed notes that either relate to, explain, or give examples pertaining to the basic rules. As with the general format of Tri-F, each section’s basic rules are laid out as one might need to recall them. This is most obvious in the last section COE starting with basic rule number one, “Flash report”, i.e. actions to take upon contact with the enemy. This sections last basic rule deals with handling POWs.

Keep in mind this is a work in progress; I’m constantly discovering new information to add which in turn still at times requires rearranging things. At the same time, interestingly enough to me, I have not needed to rearrange my original order of the basic rules for quite some time. There are however, two instances where the detailed information fallowing a pair of basic rules became so similar I decided to combine the pair into one basic rule. These two occurrences are noted in footnotes.

Now heed this, out of all the information contained within this work, only an estimated 1% was taught to me while I was serving in the U.S.M.C. Moreover, to put a fine point on it, it’s worth noting I served in Charlie Company, First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, i.e. an Infantry unit. Before my discharge (after only a two year cruse), I attended Jungle Warfare School in the northern training area of Okinawa (for two weeks), Mountain Warfare School in Korea (for one week) and Combat Town Camp Pendleton for MOUT training (for one day). I did not take part in any amphibious training nor did I ever go to Twenty Nine Palms for Desert Warfare training. We did ride around in AAVs once at Camp Pendleton. All in all I would say the only things I missed out on were a beach landing (at Coronado I believe) and a little sun burn, due to the fact that those twenty nine palms, I was told in the early eighties were all located at the front gate of that base. Needless to say, the training did not impress me, and I now know it was not going to get any better as some suggested to me at the time, and still others later claimed that I should have just stayed in longer.

With my position on the lack of training, I do wish to make it perfectly clear that I do support the service women and men in the U.S. armed forces. I also believe them to be as brave as any people on earth, (with the exception of the (Y) generation). My concern is in the way the Infantry especially is being mislead and used. I want people to understand my experience and IMO a lot of evidence suggests Uncle Sam intends to use his infantry in ways that does not include training any generation in the art of “traditional Guerilla combat tactics” i.e. as a “Traditional Commando” would be. I am not talking about “SWAT” team “Close quarter” tactics, like the “Stick dynamic entry”. That tactic should be called the “cluster f**k”. Just call that sort of tactic what it is NYPD (Cops T.V. show bad-boys, bad-boys) in Afghanistan.

The problem is that that tactic was developed by police departments to deal with an objective occupied by drugged up party animals, i.e. untrained civilians. The police never use it in a spur of the minute situation. They use it when the house/objective has been under constant surveillance for mouths in some cases and the police know all manner of information about everyone in the house and the structure and neighborhood in general. The cops choose a time when everyone is pasted out from partying the night before and have long lost any weapons (between the cushions or under the bed) they might have had on them as show pieces during the party. The primary reason for the large numbers of police in close proximity is to make sure the gang does not think the raid is a rival gang “brake in” and thus resist in any way. There is lots of yelling too, thus reinforcing the message that no one is trying to be covert, like one would be to get away with a crime.

This brings up an intriguing observation of mine; that being that by the book an assault should be made from the top down, yet the troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere use the Stick dynamic entry and usually enter from the front door, like a SWAT team. However resent high profile raids show the SWAT teams attacking from the top down. Examples you may recall are the raids on the Shinning path group in Peru in 2000 and the Mumbai raid by Indian forces on the Jewish center in 2008. IMO this proves the existence of what I’ll refer to as a “need to know” training policy, being followed by various governments, the purpose being to limit the number of true Commandos that could become tomorrow’s rebels, apposing corrupt governments. One last thing about the Stick, IMO every single time the regular forces unit conducting one of these foolish Stick dynamic entries comes under fire i.e. runs into resistance, the Stick brakes i.e. the whole unit evacuates and awaits some kind of support form tanks, guns, tubes or air. Bottom line IMO the Stick is used as a probing tactic and is meant to be a moral boosting show peace tactic to make the unit feel as if it has taken a hill, which was nothing more than another empty building, that IMO Intel suggested, was the case before the entry was ordered. Recalling the police policy of long periods of surveillance prior to raids.

It also seems to me that in light of the old saying “you can fight a war with bombs and blockades but only boots on the ground can win it” ( IMO, Uncle Sam has now revised that saying, as fallows) “you can win a war with bombs and blockades, but only the infantry can end the war”, farther more IMO Uncle Sam has gone one more step and decided to use private security companies and local i.e. indigenous people for the infantry role. All this fear of true commandos is all very similar to the “Mujahideen” not being allowed by various governments, to return to their homelands i.e. native nations, after fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.

And as for the U.S. and other Western nations, training foreigners to fight a counter insurgency goes. IMO this training includes nothing more than police procedures i.e. conducting investigations, forensics, searching individuals and buildings to collect evidence and yes serving warrants, if necessary, with those all mighty “stick” tactics. And of course, lots of “new innovative techniques and tactics” involving CAS and IMO (Old) so called high tech equipment the U.S. Military Industrial Congressional Complex wants to clear out of the warehouses.

All in all IMO Uncle Sam has chosen to put just about all his eggs in one advanced technology system, think Star Wars Storm Troopers or Matrix i.e. the Operator or Morpheus trying to guide Neo and others to safety. IMO it looks something like this; (x) unit go to (x) address, kick in front door, use stairs to your right, go south down hallway to (x) door, it is unlocked, interning room go to (x) window looking out window to the north you will see your target running east though the neighbors garden. All this information and the “live” feeds of target and area of operations would be provided by a fleet of satellites as well as Near space assets that are never mentioned by the media as current military assets and of course there’s the robots, UAVs and a flood of other covertly deployed sensors as well as covert eves dropping of any civilian electronic devices in the Area of operations.

Thus in light of these and similar so called “new innovative, techniques and tactics” (notice the media and governments choice of words “techniques and tactics” as if we’re talking Commando training i.e. why not use some modern high tech terms the system is so eager to introduce us all to normally as a matter of routine), IMO Uncle Sam has placed the traditional Guerrilla combat tactics, on the back burner and is hoping they all go the way of other black arts.

This is not just true of the infantry; let us take a peek at aerial combat. Does anyone out there actually think today’s U.S. pilots are turning and burning, pulling high (G) maneuvers trying to hit the entry windows and get inside the bandits turn. Think any pilot has conducted a yo-yo or split S maneuver lately or made the choice between a single or two-circle fight. Now days its all about stealth, ECM and Smart even autonomous weapons, missiles especially BVR tech. IMO this explains why the U.S. Navy is not concerned with not having a front line fighter equal to the USAF F-22 Raptor. An article I recently read on “Strategy page” mentioned a lot of talk about a Navy F/A-18E at an air show, displaying a little F-22 silhouette decal i.e. a simulated Kill credit symbol/icon. IMO the F/A- 18E did not gun down that kill.

And then everyone knows that just about all now and IMO soon all weapons systems including the bayonet well have a chip in it.

So if the electronics ever fail (maybe due to a shift in the axis of earths electromagnetic field, passed a certain point or perhaps a record size solar flare) IMO it well be the masters of the age-old Guerrilla combat tactics i.e. The Fragmented Fighting Facts Basic Rules that survive, keeping in mind “no one wins”.

I also wish, that those who join the various services where told all this up front i.e. “we do not intend to train you as a traditional Commando”.

Another thing I would like everyone to consider is that; what makes a Marine special is not the training she or he receives, no it’s the steel the youth demonstrates when they choose to join the Marines. Even when compared to the Special Forces, who IMO are only specialists in their particular field, once again mostly high tech specialties and whose ranks are filled with older personnel that have already been serving and have graduated from a boot camp i.e. are aware of the hoop and hype hurry up and wait tactics. And who are then usually chosen i.e. coached into changing their MOS. I am aware of the change in recruitment policy after 2001 allowing for direct entry into the S.F. community. IMO a rarity and IMO it is still not the same as just choosing to go to a Marine Corps Recruit Depot from the start.

Furthermore, to those who just well not accept the truth about the lack of training along the lines of traditional Guerrilla combat tactics. I can now say that I have exchanged comments with a number of Iraqi and Afghanistan combat vets. These comments can be found on the internet if you Google up my call sign, Newjarheaddean also spelled with one (D). IMO it is obvious that the tactics I speak of are news to the vets, some have made commits that proves in combat they were just winging it. And no, I don’t believe that all the vets are observing some kind of code of silence on these tactics including the vets who are against the wars. Unless everyone wants to say that YouTube and other internet companies are conspiring to edit all combat footage that shows these tactics being used and that, the vets are staging other videos that show them (albeit with great bravery) as armatures without a clue and winging it. If anyone ever sees video, showing the tactics listed in Tri-F being used, be sure and provide a link with your comment. I once saw a flash of film on CNN showing combat in Lebanon during the 1980s that showed some of these tactics being used by a Guerrilla fighter. I well also say I do believe that UAV footage is edited by the Pentagon to keep the public from seeing the few but well trained Taliban and other Guerrilla fighters that are using these tactics. Alternatively, maybe people think our professional highly trained well-equipped military is unable to defeat 10 – 20 thousand religious extremist amateur thugs in almost a decade of fighting. All the while killing at least by some estimates 100 a mouth including dozens of top commanders.

Let me also say, on the numbers of U.S. PTSD casualties, i.e. IMO, WIA, (And IMO deserving of a Purple Heart). The Government portrays these cases as a result of fighting a war that is “unlike any other war we have fought before” (LOL). Facing an enemy that is fighting in some mysterious and or cowardly manor that simply cannot be countered by military means. I believe the high numbers are a result of US forces fighting in a manner that is suicidal i.e. pointless and counterproductive to the real world situation. Example; you have a young brave American ready to fight for the nation, while on one of these IMO “Russian roulette parades” someone shoots at the unit from some building, everyone scrambles for cover, as some spray and pray, then after determining the location using SWATS (Soldier Worn Acoustic Targeting Systems) sniper detectors, or one of the many similar vehicle mounted systems the commander calls in some sort of CAS, if someone’s brains have been blow out especially if it was an officer or the location is vague, a real “crowd pleaser” maybe used i.e. 2000 pounder.

IMO this is how 90% of engagements (fought by regular infantry units) are resolved. Special Forces are now and in the feature more and more regular infantry well be using the Matrix. And to those that think this is the exception I say show me the number of WIA or KIA (On either side) by small arms fire i.e. during traditional firefights. Even if one includes sniper fire those figures are really low. So IMO after witnessing all the carnage and innocent civilian life being lost and receiving all those looks from the witnesses, it is the American that realizes it is his unit that is not fighting right.

This is reinforced and really sinks in back in the states when the vet is asked to tell the Commando stories that never occurred and thus the vet must tell the truth i.e. give up the Commando reputation, keep it all inside or start lying. If the first option is chosen that unveiling reality is demoralizing and makes it all not worth it. If either one of the other chooses are made IMO the vet becomes the ticking bomb. And I can tell you all that many times, I have recalled being told once that “when you go home keep your mouth shut about the things we did. If you don’t you well be thought of as a liar or crazy and either which way your life well be over”. That First Sergeant was right, but like my daddy use to say, “He’s right but he does not know why he’s right” i.e. IMO the First Sgt. thought of what we did in terms of remarkable heroic feats. However, IMO certainly since the beginning of the Vietnam era, it is the lack of training i.e. the manner in which our service women and men are fighting that keeps this tragedy going.

I would also suggest the vets of today are just like I was 25 or so years ago in the sense that they know there training is lacking, however, they just cannot explain what’s missing. However unlike me they refuse to accept that old fashion “black arts” are the answer i.e. should be the basis of basic training. And I now know the “Black art” tactics they and I should have been trained in and I can now say, “The PFC that told the Corp it was out of step, now has provided the proof”. What surprises me is that most vets it seems don’t care at all about the tactics I speak of and seem to view me as an unpatriotic “party pooper”, when I’m just a U.S. Marine trying to improve the Corps and save lives. Bottom line IMO the infantry needs to consist of unmarried i.e. undistracted, NO CHILDREN, dedicated true professionals, trained in the tactics listed in Tri-F and many more I am sure exist.

And to those that say “chivalry is for the museums” I say “first we must have peace on earth”.

One Newjarheaddean

“Let no Marines ghost say if my training had only done its job”

" Give me a million dollars and I well change the world"

" When it comes to persecution and suffering that fairly tale about christ dose not have (S) nothing on me"

" I well bet my lucky start"

“IKYG”

G-day!

Update; 12/19/14 09/53 hours




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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Post # 13, Defense, basic rule # 3

AHOY,


Update; 06/12/13 10: 39 hours this was just the title change. 

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Defense

Basic rule # 3




3) Bobby trap entries,
This could be a trail, path, road, river used to inter an area or hole, window, door for rooms or buildings. This is in case your being fallowed or planning on staying in area for a while. Or you can post guard, this covers your back and insures safe exit, if you choose to brake the don’t back track rule (i.e. #10 in PCP). With roads etc. use two deferent colors of flares for trip wires, to indicate direction of foe who set them off. Ex; approach from east would trip yellow flare. Do not divide duties with demolitions: This is to avoid the “I thought you did it” problem. IEDs designed to defeat a specific target, create an attitude of uncertainty and suspicion, in effect lowering morale and inducing a degree of caution that restricts and slows movement. They are unique because the builder has improvised with materials at hand. They generally become more difficult to detect and defuse as builders become more sophisticated. Builder will usually mark area in some way. To keep Comrades (tungzai) from being injured. You can search areas after finding IEDs to learn signs. Direction that wire is twisted can indicate if builder is left or right handed. IEDs share a common set of components 1) An initiation system. Or fuse; use surgical tubing with many tiny holes like yard soaker to limit smoke. Fast fuse Vs slow fuse burning time, 90 Vs 1cm. per second respectively. Always check fuse with test section. Ropes can be used for fuses. (Note most IEDs are victim-initiated/activated). EOD it requires a truly Machiavellian frame of mind. You insert mercury tremblers on door frames and contact switches under toilet seats. Acid time pencils and or plastic straws filled with acid and some sort of stopper/blug that acid would eventually eat though. Time-delay, Rubber strap rapping i.e. banding/binding Grenade spoons, placed in can of petrol bands dissolve. Or rapping cloth around grenade so to hold spoon until it falls to ground and rolls a few times. With vehicles heat activated bombs. Voice activated recorders as detonation device. Delay action fuses give you time to leave area. (Remote or command architectures), cordless phone, radio control device similar to the type used to fly model planes. Mobile platform hinders tracing or triangulation. Note blimp or balloon drifting with wind, signal would initiate IED upon and or timed with arrival. It could be a communication transmission (I-COM) in local area that sets off the IED. Note while the previous random ignition methods are possible these techniques IMO are for the armatures the pros make every IED count i.e. not only hitting the vehicle they target but the most venerable point. Trigger devices designed to work as close as 75’. Motion detector mechanism shown being used with IED. Close pen shown on leg of couch IMO with wires to touch when stick pulled from between close pen peaces i.e. out of that round whole. Or maybe it was like one of those bank teller panic buttons.

Note on Iraqi Guerrilla; he had a black briefcase with Japanese markings, he flicks a switch on its side. He claims that the device is similar to those used by U.S. troops to block cellular signals around IEDs and disable bombs wired to detonate with a cell phone call. He invites people in the room to try to use their cell phones. None of us can get a signal. I’ve jammed them he says. But his own phone a cheap Nokia shows a full strength signal. “I made a few small changes inside. It took me just one day to figure it out”. He said. Most mid size mines equipment with MAD sensors. Sensitizing antitank (AT) mines. On some nonmetallic AT mines, the pressure plate spring is replaced to reduce the pressure required to initiate the mine. Average Infantry Marine’s weight produces 2-10 lbs per square inch. In snow mines must be more sensitive to pressure since weight is distributed more evenly over snowshoes, skies and sleds. Tripwires placed higher than would normally be the case, Ex; at 46 cm height in case of heavy snow. IFV antenna stud up very high tripwires where placed between tree tops, so antenna would hit and trigger IED. Self positioning pole / trip wire at entrance anti prep fire explosion i.e. the prep explosion causes deployment of the pole attached to the trip wire. Static electricity Can detonate devices. It is prevalent in desert due to atmospheric dryness and especially under windy conditions. Discovery channel, dust storms of the 1930s caused electrical charges from metal objects. Static electricity continues to build as wind and sand make contact with objects. Some charges high enough to knock a man down and out. With helicopters and any time slings or tethers are being used. Magnified by different electrical potential between similar or dissimilar materials. Discharge when objects are brought near each other or contact is made. Tape all sharp edges tip of antennas this reduces wind caused static electricity. Also if flammable gases are present. In winter with snow and ice covering ground i.e. lack of grounding. Marines should always ground themselves. Conduit contact between Marines and soil established or metal circuit or ground cable picket or crow bar between fuel tank/pump and vehicle before and during fueling. Turn off all switches. Disconnect all electrical connections.
Use securing stakes for det cord/blasting caps; this is securing them by rapping cord around stake in ground numerous times to provide excess play. So, if anyone stumbles over it, less chance of being disconnected. In snow mines must be supported, snow can be tamped, frozen by pouring water on it or mine placed on planks, some sort of boards placed under. Cardboard/plastic placed over mine, to protect it from moisture, freezing moving parts. Paint cardboard and or mine white, just in case snow is blown away or melts. Do not use vegetation form immediate area of mine or traps to camouflage them. Use snow mud or grease to cover tip or ends of freshly cut or broken branches. 2) Detonator aka booster. Term train, ignition det and explosion, power supply for detonator. Ex. motor cycle battery. 3) Explosives A typical suicide bomber uses 25 lb (11 kg). (UXO unexploded ordnance) PE4 explosives, artillery rounds, in Iraq most common munitions are 122 mm. A hole is drilled in shipping cap with an electric blasting cap inserted. Tamped or covered explosives increases effectiveness and reduces debris. All explosives may be combined with biological or chemical toxins or radiological material. Corrosive chemicals mentioned as being used in IEDs. Also rust mixed with explosive to increase oxygen thus combustion. An explosive placed in water greatly magnifies shock waves. Note maybe secret behind FAE technology. Glass containers for setting fuel air explosion. Burst/blast slower burning charge makes for larger shock wave in caves. Anti personal mines, some butterfly designed to glide or spiral to ground small as palm, green and tan in color others use parachutes to reduce damage i.e. malfunctions, alt sensor to minimize exposure. Antitank CBU 7 grams of explosives. Self destruction devices 10% failure rate. Robotic IMS mines with own sensors and computer able to sense, track and attack. Track buster 2-5 lbs, Eagles fire ball, old IED. TNT ¼, ½ and 1 LBS blocks. C4 many different size blocks. Shape charges two sizes US army 15lbs M2A3 and 40lbs M3A3, M3A3 most likely used in MOUT, penetrates 5’ reinforced concrete, hole tapers 5ft-2ft. Satchel un-tamped 3 ft concrete wall. Satchel charges two standard types M183 and M37 both come in carry bag. With detonation device and blasting cords each weigh 20 lbs. m183 16 individual 1 ¼ lbs. blocks. Can be used separately too. Charges standard type is a 43lbs cylinder of ammonium nitrate. Do not have shattering effect of block TNT or C4 which is used in deliberate demolition.
4) Container. Three categories of employment techniques: A) Package Pole can be used to place charges when you are under fire or tided to rope and pulled into place. IED hidden in animal corps, or human cadavers. Dumped on the streets and detonated when patrol stops for an inspection. “They know that we want just leave a body to rot in the street. They are counting on us to do the right thing, and then hitting us when we do”. With area check apparent road repairs, near construction material, instances of what appeared to be generators. Newly constructed room, buildings, conduit, poles/pipes any moveable or useable object even near litter. Buildings are excellent sites for booby trap warfare. Likely locations are restrictive areas like doorways, windows, hallways, staircases, and avenues of approach that are typically used. Any remaining furniture or household objects will have to be checked. Snipers used to force Marines towards IEDs, hidden in places where the Marines might take cover. B) Vehicles vehicle-borne (VBIEDs), donkey drawn carts, and ambulances. Using multiple vehicles. In such instances, the lead vehicle is used as a decoy or barrier buster. In Vietnam motorcycles were rigged with explosives and abandoned.
C) Suicide bombers. Pros: Martyrs deliberately orchestrate the circumstances around death to further increase expectations of future attacks, suggest no threat can deter. Can also make last minute adjustments, Ex. Martyr allowing himself to be run over, in order to place bomb beneath target person. No escape plan or rescue necessary. Secondary task Ex; information gathering immediately before attack. (Could be recorded by webcam on martyr) Suicide vests with explosives and ball bearing sewn into the interior.

(Reference, Planning step # 1, types of campaigns, Destructive, suicide mission vs suicide attack)

Coupling / Daisy chaining linking one mine or explosive device to another, with trip wire or detonating cord. When the first device is detonated, it also detonates the linked explosives. Often used to defeat countermeasures, such as mine rollers. The roller will pass over the initial, non-fused or deeper device and set off the second fused or shallow device. This in turn detonates the passed over device underneath the clearing vehicle or located at road side. When the linked devices are shaped charged, they can have narrow but long, kill zone. Hoax / fake IED linked to real. Boosting. Buried explosives are stacked on top of one another. The one buried deepest from the surface is fused. Fusing or wiring w/metallic material only the deepest ordnance helps reduce detection by metal detectors. A pressure fused AP mine can be placed on the top of an AT mine. Mines 1 ton of mines to cover 100 m of front 3-4 man hrs. Per ton to emplace. 10 man hrs per ton to remove. Invisible destruction this is destroying enemy’s equipment or kit without operator’s knowledge until operator intends to use it. This foils your foe’s immediate plans and delays re-supply. Directed at what enemy lacks the most or must bring from a far. Also used to complement other actions, example destroying extinguishers before fire. This is also molding look alike items, all the weathering none of the functions. You might wish to take actual items etc. another example; we do not interrupt weapons smuggling operations. We don't try to capture or destroy those weapons. Instead, one of our Guardsmen knew of some stuff we could spray on their ammunition that they would not readily notice but would cause it to jam in the weapon. We sneak in and spray their ammo stocks, then during firing their weapons don't work. That really undercuts their morale. Arson incendiary devices easy to disguise or hide. Fires are used to draw crowds. Remember smoke warns for miles. Smoke from burning vegetation lighter, structure darker, and vehicle smoke is black. Leaks vs. burning or blowing up fuel tanks. Boats sank, bridges, disassembled or key parts of structure removed to weaken. Best to destroy bridges close to banks. Wire over high tension cables to short out grids. Taping glass before braking reduces debris and noise. Visine gets the red out and knocks your ass out i.e. when mixed in food drinks etc. 70 mg of pure nicotine the equivalent to three cigarettes will kill with in 24 hours if eaten. Tips for individuals: Avoid souvenir taking. Keep low profile, avoid publicity. Vary the way you dress, ensure dress, conduct and mannerisms do not attract attention. Blend in with crowds, local environment. Travel where local inhabitants go, the old when in Rome. Stay away from civil disturbances or demonstrations. Bombers making scene as if sick or fighting to draw crowds. Avoid deserted streets. Crossing Street can mean difference between walking by men sipping tea and playing dominos or an attack. Do not go out in big groups, never travel alone. Send only number of Marines needed, not 3 or 4 if 1 or 2 can do task. If walking go to ground feet in direction of blast. When walking up steps, place first foot on second step and then every 3rd step. Let friends know where you are going. Head set used as a counter to cell phone bomb. Avoid giving out personal information over phone. Also lines in stores, schedules, arriving with timed appointments. (Iraqi recruits holding camps, maze walls for lines as interviewed). Blending in with locals in Middle East not shaving at least have a mustache. Other signs of foreigners in the Middle East wrong accent, wearing a seatbelt, reading a book while traveling in car. Residents in neighborhood pointing out strangers.


Vehicle check points.

VCPs are of little use after 20 minutes. Enemy makes use of point men in vehicles equipped with cell phone. Blind stops stopping traffic with concealed, ride along Marines. Helicopter in Marines, finish troops conduct search of fallowing and passing vehicles. Block or search those trying to turn around. Motorcycles watch passengers for attack or assisting driver with duties. Marines should be equipped with pistols. US using green dazzler lasers to blind occupants of vehicles. VCP phases, first exterior, snipers or spotters with optical aids to scan vehicles while they wait in lines. Second approach to vehicle look underneath, engine most likely location of devises, interior, strong smells of deodorants might be concealing odors of explosives. Signs of V/C in Vietnam at check points; a man with a shipping license from a local to far away. A women with to heavy of a load for her single sampan or distance she is traveling. All passengers are made to exit. Keep driver with you. Question driver, about location of the spare tire, if driver dose not know answer, this may indicate it’s not his car. Occupants of vehicle questioned about friends, relatives, and business in area of stop. All doors, hood, trunk, opened. All packages removed opened and searched. Driving around with AK- 47 is illegal in Iraq.

(Reference, COE, Over all tips, “Plum card”)


Note: with Airport security. Do not lock you checked luggage, use cable or zip ties. Do not pack film in checked luggage it can be damaged. No food or drinks in checked luggage. Wrap gifts at destination. Put personal items tooth brushes etc. in clear plastic so screeners won’t have to touch. Place foot wear at top of contents of checked. With unchecked Do not stack books spread them out.  Put scissors, pocket knifes, sharp items in unchecked. Note: Some of the fallowing rules apply to rooms too. Began at engine, checking near power sources, become familiar with vehicle parts especially engine and under side, to make it easier to spot irregularities. Watch for disturbed dust, grease smudges or recently cleaned areas. Check for scratches tool marks on or near windows door jams, trunks or hood release. Watch for extra wires running from lights, horns. Check cut or broken wires before reconnecting or restoring power and flipping switches. Do not cut wires do to tension release sit ups. (This is when spring has been used to pull pens etc. in opposite direction when wire is cut). View inside from outside before interring or opening. Ex; with vehicles tail lights removed to view inside of trunk. Also holes can be drilled. Work from lowest level up. Bombs are often placed on floor so shrapnel rips through vital arteries in legs, and organs in lower abdominal area. Test doors or items for heat or high temperatures using the back of your hand, use a zig-zag pattern. Check front and back seats. Check glove compartments feel setbacks, door panels, headliners spare tire compartment. Watch for false partitions in gas tanks and other reservoirs. Probe with wire, push rods through grain cargo. Tail pipes, fuel doors on same side. License plate numbers in some nations indicate the cars make, model, color. If you are aware might tip you off to a stolen vehicle. With approaches to your own vehicle. Check for items under tires in path you will take. Make sure all still locked secure. Do not adjust seats or mirrors without checking to see if they have been moved. Note positions marked. Car finders that honk horns, flash lights also remote starters, foil initiation mechanisms, by producing electrical current before ignition switch turned. Windows rolled down; hatches cracked with the latch pin in place, reduces air pressure i.e. permits dispersion of the percussion effects minimizing damage. Other precautions to take, sandbagging vehicle floors using fine grain materials, large particles become missiles. Riding on top of armored vehicles when the tactical situation permits. Keep arms and legs inside vehicle. Time of attacks in Iraq, 2100-0300 hrs. Center and stern of patrols attack most. Vehicles traveling in pairs a must. Avoid stop lights. Avoiding frequent traffic jams, you never know who’s next to you. Flashing your IR signals than red lights, as clearance for others to approach. Carpooling reduces single occupant car bombs. Iraqi markets no vehicle traffic during day time. Barricades removed at night so deliveries can be made. Direction of traffic changed daily. Attacks from over passes, Marines blocking off traffic as vehicles pass under bridge. Ambushes also located under bridges and in tunnels, just after bend in the road, or over hill or at low point. Where the shoulder of road is none negotiable, do to steepness of slope, thickness of vegetation or water. If shoulder is negotiable place mines on road sides where vehicles may go around or pull over. When placing cable to snag vehicle it is placed at 30 degrees angle, to direct vehicle off road and to location you are ready to capture. If cable is placed strait across road it may snap, at best the vehicle is stopped in middle of the road, out in the open where fallow on vehicles can see something is wrong up a head. Use cutting aid for your vehicle as anti decapitation. This is a bar welded to front of vehicle. Preparing tree to block road, bark removed placed back after 2/3 cut on trunk. Vehicles having to wait until town buildings burned out before traveling through. Night movements well require more coordination and stain drivers more. More than 50 cm of snow affects vehicle performance and they well use more fuel. Mountains more mines in narrow gaps between positions in more of an irregular pattern than in regular warfare. Ex; Korea due to terrain restrictions, 80 mines were used per tank lost.

Immediate action drills (IAD) term High Profile Convoy (HPC). Lights, speed, guns showing. LPC (low etc.) in cognitoe L or H patrols to? Curfews 9:00 PM -8:00 AM. With IADs emphasize simplicity aggressiveness and speed. Put out smoke ASAP. Steering wheels of disabled vehicles should be turned and tied in place to direct vehicle off road. Gear shift put in neutral. Crew covers passengers exit, then passengers cover crew exit. Try to exit any way you can, if possible avoid normal exits, like tailgate, ramp doors etc. Note vehicle cab designed so seats removable for shields. Marines in kill zones should hitch ride on any passing vehicle. Attack enemy from flank or stern after base of fire establish. Marines fallowing tank tracks and equipment usually are a magnet for fire must keep distance. Hummers levels of armor 1, 2, & 3. Level 1) Factory manufactured, 360 degrees of protection top /bottom etc. Lower center of gravity. 450 manufactured per mouth. Level 2) Equipped with only projectile resistant glass. Add on commercially manufactured armor. Less top bottom. Level 3) Not manufactured armor just add on steel plating. Driving without proper training, operators of level 1 and other heavy vehicles are causing and having more traffic accidents. Need to be retrained. Heavier vehicles means brakes over heating quicker especially in mountain terrain with lots of slopes. Observation dead space for drivers in cars 15-30 feet, RV 30-40, truck 45 shorter drivers 55. Dead space T-62 observation for driver’s 50 stern 40 flanks weapons dead space 70 for 360 degrees.

Note on car bomb tactic of unit steeling car right around corner from objective all members converging on alley each with a piece of the bomb and a part to play, putting it all together while driver says prayer then drives car right around corner to objective i.e. there is no time to react to counter this.

MRE bomb this is using heat tab or tobacco sauce mixed with water inside some kind of container like water bottle or canteen. Note with canteen the pressure will split a crack or hole in canteen not covering any area with contents. You can google it up on video, it may be okay as a diversionary tactic. It can take up to one minute in canteen. 

Doorway threshold rigged to go off only with the weight of two on plate at once.

Inspect entrance ways like hatches, portholes, gates etc. to make sure you will not be trapped inside area once you inter. Like door not having a door knob on inside or something falling or sliding over to block the entrance. You may want to block a door open with something.



(Reference, appendix DEF. rule # 3.)


 This concludes Defense, basic rule # 3


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