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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!

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Post # 41, Conduct of Engagements rule # 9/10


AHOY,

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

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Conduct of Engagements

Basic rule # 9/10


Note: with next rule, again as with rules four and five in PCP section, the detail notes became so similar I decided to combine rules. Thus again I did not renumber rules due to personal difficulty in retaining any new numerical order of the basic rules.  

9/10) Good sight alignment, and good sight picture:

Stock Weld; Assume the same cheek-to-stock weld each time. Your neck should be relaxed. Proper eye relief is obtained with a natural line of sight through the center of the rear sight aperture to the front sight post and on though to the target. A small change in eye relief normally occurs after each firing or when shooter assumes a different firing position. Thus, begin adjustments each time by touching the charging handle with the tip of your nose. You should be mindful of exactly how the nose touches and this should be consistent.  
Eye focus; Dominate eye wide open opposite eye closed 90 % this is to maintain depth perception. Ensure eye is in line with the rear sight aperture. Focus on target then focus back on front sight post. The firer places the tip of the front sight post on the aiming point, but the eye must be focused on the tip of the front sight post. This causes the target to appear blurry, while the front sight post is seen clearly. The reason for focusing on the front sight post is that only a minor aiming error should occur since the error reflects only as much as the Marine fails to determine the target center. A greater aiming error can result if the front sight post is blurry due to focusing on the target.
Lighting affects the way the sniper sees the target through a scope. This effect can be compared to the refraction (bending) of light through a medium, such as a fish bowl or prism. The same effect, although not as drastic, can be observed on a day with high humidity and with sunlight from high angles i.e. morning and evening hours especially during winter and summer solstices and or when located at latitudes far from suns zenith. Lighting affects range determination capabilities too.

(Reference, Defense, rule # 5, features of recognition, objects looking farther away or closer etc.)

Sight Alignment; It involves placing the tip of the front sight post in the center of the rear sight aperture. Any alignment error between the front and rear sights repeats itself for every 1/2 meter the bullet travels. For example, at the 25-meter line, any error in alignment is multiplied 50 times. If the bullet is misaligned by 1/10 inch, at 300 meters it causes a miss of 5 feet. With scopes the shadow crescent shows on opposite side of round impact.


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Correct Sight Alignment

Sight Picture; Is the placement of the sight alignment on target. A technique to obtain a good sight picture is the side aiming technique. It involves positioning the front sight post to the side of the target in line with the vertical center of mass, keeping the sights aligned. The front sight post is moved horizontally until the target is directly centered on the front sight post. Placement of the aiming point varies, depending on the engagement range. For example, at 300 meters the aiming point is the center of mass.

This concludes this post of Conduct of Engagements, Basic rule # 9/10



" 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


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Post, 40, Preparations and Conduct of Patrols rule # 10

AHOY,


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

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Preparations and Conduct of Patrols

Basic rule # 10

10) Don’t back track:
Don’t use same door, gate, road, route you used to inter. Also with Firewatch relief’s, you should not use path your relief just used on his approach. With patrols you can circle back on to your route to ambush someone fallowing you. Easier in jungle or desert, where terrain looks similar. Note with a circular pattern, a tracker might be slowed thinking he’s being set up for ambush. Return routs along paths just off original i.e. parallel to, however at far enough distance i.e. enough separation to avoid enemy ambush, but close enough to engage the enemy. The hope here is that you well walk up on them, just behind their position.

(Reference, rule # 9 i.e. walk single file, counter tracking)

This concludes this post of Preparations and Conduct of Patrols Basic Rule # 10

" 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


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Post # 39, Defense, rule # 10

AHOY,

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


Fragmented Fighting Facts

Defense

Basic rule # 10


10) Cover dead spaces:
Any area you cannot attack the enemy with direct fire. Example leeward side of a hill, a Slope, depression, large bolder, group of trees etc. You must assign these areas to mortars, artillery, Grenadier or body trap them. Mortar dead space ½ the height of building. Artillery 5 times the height. With tank 30 m. to 10 m height. 3-1 ratio distance from target that is to height of impact. Remember dead spaces can be directional; you might be able to cover area from one direction in defense position. However, during counter attack or if enemy shifts direction, different areas could become dead spaces.


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Friday, May 24, 2013

Post # 37, Conduct of Engagements, rule # 8

AHOY,

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



Fragmented Fighting Facts


Conduct of Engagements

Basic rule # 8



8) Use support, lean in:

Always use support lean on walls, trees, rocks, vehicles, and equipment, packs, bub’s shoulder or back. Do not place barrel or muzzle directly on support, this slows recovery and rapid shifting of aiming point. The ground is your number one means of support. In the prone visibility will be limited by vegetation and irregularities in ground and dust kicked up by muzzle blast. Lay behind piles of rubble not on them. Things may give way as you are firing. With prone in winter skies and ski poles can be placed out in front of you and laid back at an angle over one shoulder. Or placed parallel with and on knoll supporting elbows or weapons. With bipods, a strip of cloth can be tied to base of each leg, forming triangle across bottom to prevent sinking. Also legs placed on snow shoes. Setting is best for sloping surfaces i.e. river banks, roof tops and hill sides. Knelling, with high knell, initially the toe of forward foot is pointed in the direction of the target. Movement can be steadied by adjusting forward toe inward. Elbows of forward arm kept just inside forward knee. Standing, under winter conditions ski poles can be held together i.e. crossed at handles and placed out in front. Two rifles especially with bayonets fixed can be held together i.e. crossed for aircraft or other high angle shots. If no support available lean in direction of target with 2/3 weight on forward foot.
Steady Position; elements are as follows. Support; if it is not available, then the bones, not the muscles, in the shooter’s upper body must support the rifle. Using the bones allows one to relax and settle into position. Using muscles as support causes movement as muscles fatigue. Prone position to assume correctly, stand facing the target with the left hand well forward along the hand guard and the right hand grasping the stock at the heel of the butt. Feet spread comfortably apart, drop to your knees, grounding the toe of the rifle butt well forward on a line between the right knee and the target. Roll down on your left side, placing the left elbow well forward on the same line. Use your right hand to force the butt of the rifle into the pocket of the firing shoulder. This reduces the effect of recoil. Grip the small of the stock or pistol grip with the right hand, and lower your right i.e. firing elbow to the ground so that your shoulders remain level, this balance is very important. Avoid canting the rifle to one side as well. Non-firing Elbow; is positioned under the rifle for stability. The firing hand grasps the pistol grip so it fits the V or web formed by the thumb and forefinger. A slight rearward pressure is now exerted by the fingers gripping the small of stock or pistol grip to ensure that the butt of the stock remains in the pocket of the shoulder. The grip of the non-firing hand is light.
Natural Point of Aim. (NPA) when first assuming a position, point rifle in the general direction of the target. Then adjust body so rifle and sights aligned naturally on the target, to bring the rifle and sights exactly in line with the desired point of aiming. When correct body-rifle-target alignment is achieved, the front sight post well remain on target, without using muscular effort i.e. when you are relaxed.
When taking a breath, the crosshairs should move straight down through the centre of the target along 12 and 6 o'clock. If the crosshairs move down at an angle, your elbow is not properly supporting the barrel. Or your shoulders are not level.
As the rifle fires, muscles tend to flex i.e. tense, causing front sight movement away from the target toward the natural point of aim. Adjusting this point to the desired point of aim eliminates this movement. When the Marine expects multiple target exposures or is assigned a sector i.e. field of fire, as with moving targets at various ranges or elevations, the Marine adjusts his NPA to the center of the expected target exposure area (i.e. center of his field of fire). Farther more the non-firing elbow should remain free from support.

Analyzing shot group; the shooter may not notice errors during firing, but errors become apparent when analyzing a group. If group tends to be low and right; left hand is not positioned properly. Right elbow maybe slipping. With right-handed shooter, you may be using improper trigger control. If group strung up and down; you are breathing while firing.

Compact group out of the target; incorrect zero. Bad natural point of aim. Scope shadow. Group center of target at bottom; scope shadow. Horizontal group across the target; scope shadow, or bad natural point of aim.
Group scattered about the target; incorrect eye relief or sight picture i.e. ensure your constant stock weld. Check if weapon is canted. You maybe concentrating on the target and not the front sight post. Good group but with several erratic shots; Flinching or stock weld changed.

Using short burst and bipod equipped a 5.56 or 7.62 at 300 m can achieve 80 % accuracy, at 400 m 75% to 70% respectfully, 600m 60% to 50%. With the 5.56 mm, it is capable of 6-inch groups at 100 yards i.e. 300 feet and peppers area at 1km. The 7.62 mm is capable of 6-inch groups at 1320 feet. Shooting single shot, the 7.62 mm is capable of accurate fire within one-foot circle at 880 yards or 2640 feet and peppers area at 2km. Generally a Bolt action has accuracy of 1 inch at 300 feet. AS -50 cal. semi 1 ½ inches at 100 yards. Long range goal 30 inch circle at 2000 yards.


This concludes this post of Conduct of Engagements, Basic rule # 8



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Post # 36, Preparations and Conduct of Patrols rule # 9

AHOY,

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

Fragmented Fighting Facts


Preparations and Conduct of Patrols



Basic rule # 9


9) Walk single file:

Reduces number of tracks, but causes them to be deeper. Tracks grater problem in desert snow or mud. With later you can spread out a breast and zigzag across open areas. Concentrate on getting away from rivers and wet land or open areas quickly after crossing. With snow move just before or during fresh snow fall. For short distance you can roll and also in desert. Change direction in tall grass frequently. Movement in a strait line will cause unnatural weaving. Your foot could be swept/dragged back over grass before applying pressure on foot. Thus pressing grass down in opposite direction to travel.


COUNTERTRACKING

Main goal is to expose the tracker in the open, where he dose not what to spend much time studying tracks. When being tracked the best bet is to either try to outdistance tracker or to double back and ambush the group.
Fishhook; used to double back on your own trail in an over watch position to ambush pursuers. The size of the pursuing force dictates the chances of success. If the pursuing force is too large to be destroyed, the sniper team strives to eliminate the tracker.

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The sniper team may use the frequently used and or the least used routes to cover its movement. Frequently Used Routes; travel on railways, roads merging with civilians. Least Used Routes; avoid all man-made trails or roads. Least used routes are normally magnetic azimuths between two points. Reduction of spoor; moving on hard-surfaces or rocky ground. Changing footgear, wrap footgear with rags. Wear the same boots as the enemy, if you are operating in his territory. Brush out the trail. This is rarely done without leaving signs (best just before rains). A sniper who tries to hide his trail moves at reduced speed; sniper secures area, scopes target area, spotter hides tracks, scouts routes. Backward Walking; walking backward in tracks already made, and then stepping off the trail onto terrain or objects that leave little sign. Use this technique when leaving or entering a stream. Large Tree; a good deception tactic is to change directions at large trees (Figure 8-7). Walk past a large tree (12 inches wide or larger) for 5 to 10 paces. Carefully walk backwards to the forward/lee side of the tree and make a 90-degree change in the direction of travel, passing the tree on its forward side. Using the tree as a screen to hide the new trail. If this is not the direction that you want to go, change direction again about fifty meters away using the same technique.

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Cut the Corner; used when approaching a road or trail. About 100 meters from the road, change direction, either 45 degrees left or right. Once the road is reached, leave a visible trail in the direction of the deception for a short distance on the road. Leave several signs of your presence. The tracker should believe that the corner was cut to save time. The sniper team backtracks on the trail to the point where it entered the road, and then it carefully moves on the road without leaving a good trail (i.e. maybe rolling), once the desired distance is achieved, the sniper team changes direction and continues movement. Or you just cross the trail and leave no sign of your leaving it in the first place. Then move about one hundred meters at an angle of 45 degrees, but this time on the other side of the trail and in the reverse of your approach. When changing direction back to your original line of march, the big tree technique is used to draw the enemy tracker along the easier trail. By changing direction before reaching the trail, you have indicated that the trail is your new line of march. 

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Slip the Stream; executed the same as the cut the comer technique. After entering the stream, move down stream to prevent floating debris and silt from compromising the fact you have entered the river. At some point cross to opposite shore then move back upstream and leave the stream in your initial direction. The sniper team establishes false trails upstream if time permits. Then, it moves downstream to escape since creeks and streams gain tributaries that offer more escape alternatives. When your direction of movement parallels a stream, use the stream to deceive. Stay in the center of the stream and in deep water. Watch for rocks or roots near the banks that are not covered with moss or vegetation and leave the stream at that point. - Walk out backward on soft ground.
The Circle; used to escape pursuers or to hide a patrol base. It establishes a trail in a circle as large as possible. The trail that starts on a road and returns to the same point. At some point along the trail you step off, leaving one set of tracks. The large tree maneuver or low hanging branch technique can be used to leave the trail.
Scent start by washing yourself and your clothes without using soap.
Standing in smoke from a fire can help mask your scent from animals. While animals are afraid of fresh smoke from a fire, older smoke scents are normal smells after forest fires and do not scare them.

(Reference, Defense, rule # 5 Disguises, decoys, etc. “tracks once made” and PCP rule # 8 “exiting streams” as well as the next rule number 10, Don’t back track)

This concludes this post on Preparations and Conduct of Patrols Basic rule # 9

" 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


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Post # 35, Defense, rule # 9

AHOY,

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


Fragmented Fighting Facts

Defense


Basic rule # 9

9) Construct obstacles:

Also known as combat multipliers, supporting and subsidiary means that significantly increases the relative combat strength of a force while actual force ratios remain the same. Obstacles parallel (same direction at a fixed distance) to direction of attack may assist in protecting the flank of attacker. Obstacles perpendicular favor defense. In MOUT, cars can be filled with sand etc. and rolled around. Barricades are defended from a distance, because you have no protection from grenades or indirect fire. Obstacle losses 50 % of its effectiveness if not defended. Wire is meant to slow or canalize foe into fields of fire. Tactical wire is located within machine gun fields of fire to delay foe during FPF. Protective wire is located just out beyond grenade range. With barb wire check for booby traps and early warning devises, pull on it with rope and grappling hook. You can also pull it away from riot police. Use smoke to conceal your crossing over wire. Use materials like cardboard, chicken wire, wood etc. When going under place weapon lengthwise so it will slide along. Cutting your way though, cut only lowest wire, lease chance of being discovered. Wrap cloth around wire before cutting it. Combat engineers aka pioneers or sappers. Highly trained not as easily replaced as infantry. Their mission is mobility for blue forces, counter mobility of foe. MT. warfare roads, more cut and fill types, built as situation changes not preconceived plans. Roads fallow contour lines but not along crest or ridges. Sappers also used to set up elaborate defensives quickly. Weapons: mines, special explosives, flame throwers. USMC Wolverine also USMC Grizzly combat engineer vehicle CEV.

SP 10/2000; mobile/herd mines, acoustic microphones, IR can detect and rearrange to max attack. So work to develop a mine similar to the early 1980s model, except that this one would use a pneumatic piston to pop the mine 30 feet into the air. This would force enemy troops to spend a lot more time trying to clear these mobile anti-vehicle mines. Meanwhile, the mines could also radio friendly artillery to fire a few shells to the mine field. While anti-personnel mines are illegal, artillery is still legit.

Prepare

Dig pitfalls for tanks with a diesel storage tank in the bottom. Booby trap ten manhole covers for each bunker, must not impede your own traffic. Re-pave the city.

This concludes this post of Defense, Basic rule # 8


" 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


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Thursday, May 23, 2013

If I can make it here, part 2

AHOY,

I made an observation here about two mouths ago. I observed that Miami had many more millionaires than Miami Beach. I also considered just how small this city of Miami is. I was noting just how much nicer all the streets, building and other infrastructure was in Miami Beach.

So with more tax income why was little Miami so run down looking. My believe was that it was simply a choice of priorities by the city council.

I then got what could been looked at as a confirmation of my hypothesis. You see I found myself in a bank lobby here in Miami. This bank has branch offices all over the nation. In Miami beach I personally witness the furniture in the lobby being replaced three times it seems in the 8 years of so I visited this bank in Miami Beach.

However, here in Miami, I saw holes in the carpet and arm rest of the furniture, hand rails that were black with grim. I knew then that I was correct i.e. it is "those running the show" how are making priority choices that are not based on the public's best interest. And this national bank felt the same way as the city council about the locals.


I also posted here a while back about animals imo having "remorse" was the word I used. The subject of weather animals felt "Morning" as in pain over the loss of a companion etc, was being covered in a Time magazine. I like now was not sure how to spell morning as above and did not care to correct the use of "Remorse" in the post. I did not care at the time that anyone would think I did not understand the subject or know the definition etc.

ANYHOW! it was a few days later, I witnessed two "Blue jays" fighting. They were really going at it. Swirling round and round. I realized that imo ether one of them could have plucked an eye out of the others skull at any time. I recalled that the eye is what a bird of pray plucks out first when starting to eat a meal. These "blue jays" are what you might call, domesticated birds of pray i..e. much more aggressive than say a dove or even a black bird.

Yet never did they imo even try to take the others eye out. Why?, IMO be cause they new that was not right i.e. they would feel remorse for it.

Patriots can find the original article I mentioned this in, at the very end of the post, titled ""must see "Democracy now" 04/15/13" that posted on Sunday April the 7th 2013.



The other day I kept thinking there was a major connection between me and this tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. LOL, I thought what to hell is wrong with you dwelling on this, as the thought would not leave my mind.

Then, last night it hit me. Just the other day I was talking to the "old world" about how I had once written, Wilma Mankiller (the first female Indian Nation chief) in Oklahoma, about building my one foot equals a mile releaf model of the world. We would call this amusement part I wrote, "See world ".

I had told the "old world " about how I never received a reply. And how I had realized shortly after writing this letter to her, that I had just written someone in "tornado alley" about building a world class amusement part.

I also told him about how imo the authorities had intercepted that letter i.e. not allowed it to go though. I had made the point in the letter that the Indians needed to, stop building all those casinos and build something to do with nature. I had used the old "Build it and they we come" phase from the movie Field of dreams.

I also told the "old world" about how I believed my idea still got out. Due to the fact a year later I read in a Encyclopedia year book that the Arabs were planning to build a condo resort modeled on the earth i.e. "Dubai world". The side of the place was very close to my scale. However no details as I had suggested.

I told the "old world" how I had figured then that we need about 20 square miles of land and that we could probably find swamp land in Florida really cheep.

So now as I was telling the "old world" about how  had realized all these coincidences in hine sight. I reminded him of what I had showed him at the doctors office the same hour of the tornado. See image below.










That's right, its Dubai World, and the "old world " know it, and I like to mention these things so the agents can go look at the security images and pop pop in their paints. When ever I say " I am him" I mean the one uncle sam dose not want anyone talking to. 

The "old world " also knew the answer to my next question i.e. what have I been reading about lately, Satellites and what have I been having trouble with, he could not answer that one, I told him google images.


The article.






I'm just saying go ahead make it up hire a writer but don't put no camera on my head, an go live with in on you tube.





" 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


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Famous Poems part # 7

AHOY,


There are no codes here, secret messages or even a simple reply from any Patriots, here on this post or blog.

There are lots of "coincidence chains" though. One could make something about the "Planning" section posts being complete and ready for "updates". And my last "Conduct of Engagements" post being "Basic rule # 7" and this being "Famous Poems" part seven. But it just happen that way.

Now when I saw the title of the next poem, well I decided to post about things I had not taken the time yet to post about.

See the post, "If I can make it here, part 2" post also posted today.










" 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


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Post # 34, Conduct of Engagements, rule # 7

AHOY,

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

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Conduct of Engagements



Conduct of Engagements, Basic rule # 7

7) Don’t look, shoot, run or expose:
You don’t look, shoot or run from same side of cover and concealment you approach. Look from one side shoot from another. Right handed shooters tend to shoot from right side. You should alternate hand you carry weapon in and side you intend to shoot from. Shoot from shoulder that best allows you to stay behind cover. You don’t expose weapons or body parts from windows, doorways, corners, over hangs or objects of cover and concealment. This tells foe what you’re aiming at, how many you are and where you is. Best to observe or fire, under, around or even though cover and or concealment and over, as a last resort. Best to shoot low through walls, rather than high. With windows and doors it is best to stay low as possible when shooting threw. Avoid passing in front of them. Watch out for ground level basement types. With corners, view around them at ground level and or at a distance. Never stand to fire around corners. This exposes entire body to fire and at expected height. With two Marines, use over and under i.e. one high one low for providing cover and or just observing. High Marine should scan i.e. observe low, low Marine scans high. This can fool Foes on rooftops that will tend to think standing/high Marine should be covering them. In general (not if you are personally under fire) when peaking over or around cover or concealment i.e. if you must expose body/head do so in a slow deliberate manner. Avoid abrupt movements. Always make note of possible cover and concealment in your immediate area. Analysis according to escape plan, protection and observation properties. Select next (if not next two) positions, before leaving old one. Move from one well concealed position to the next using all cover and concealment available between them.


(Reference, COE, Armor, “The factors of cover”)



This concludes this post of Conduct of Engagements, Basic rule # 7



" 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"

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Post # 33, Preparations and Conduct of Patrols, rule # 8

AHOY,


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

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Preparations and Conduct of Patrols



Preparations and Conduct of Patrols, Basic rule # 8

8) Step toe first:
This is done two apply pressure on soul of foot gradually and evenly, this also muffles noise of braking twigs. This would also change up your digital gate signature that maybe on some database of some system tracking you. 

(Reference, Planning, intelligence preparation of the battle field, I.P.B., “SP the oldest biometric”)

Crawling, (Monkey walk) supporting yourself with fest and placing knees where fest where. (Leopard crawl) supporting body with elbows and toes only. Esp. suited for crawling over leafs. Always lift feet high and pay close attention to avoid lose rocks on slopes and hills. Low crawl; hold the rifle sling with your thumb at the upper sling swivel, with the balance point of weapon on top of the fore-arm (ie see sawed on forearm), keeping the butt just off of the ground. Push your arms and right leg forward, then cover ground by pulling with the arms and pushing with the right leg. Keep the whole body flat, and change the pushing leg frequently to avoid fatigue. High crawl; cradle your rifle on top of your arms, with the muzzle off the ground. Proceed by alternately advancing right elbow and then left knee, then left elbow and right knee. Use short movements, keeping your knees well behind your buttocks. Keep your head and your buttocks low.


TRACKING
The best way of judging the effectiveness of a stick, (i.e. dog tracking team) is to note how often they track into contact. If constantly being fired on first, then they are only marginal. Good trackers will be able to tell how far ahead the enemy is. During assaults, trackers are too valuable to risk in a fire fight. However when crossing obstacles such as rivers, streams, roads, the tracking team becomes the security and first over (to keep any spoor on the other side undisturbed). When operating, use hand signals at all times. The Tracker: is responsible for reading and interpreting the spoor for the team leader. The flankers: these two members who are also trained trackers are responsible for the forward and flank security of the tracker and will probably see the enemy first. As the tracker becomes fatigued rotate duties so all trackers remain alert. The standard tracking formation is Y shaped, with the flankers at the ends of open legs of the Y and the tracker at the junction, with the team leader about 5 meters directly behind him. Fallow on troops can be in a column behind or in echelons to both sides in X formation. This allows the troops to move forward at once and leaves the trackers a gap to fall back through. Much of’ tracking means noting what is out of context in nature and realizing the cause. When examining spoor always keep your head slightly up and look 15 to 20 yards ahead of you. Move from sign to sign and always be sure of your last confirmed sign before you move on to the next. Make sure the print is not one of your own and keep a record of the different type prints you encounter. Plaster impressions, drawings, photos or even a copy of the soles themselves should be on record with local intelligence units. Once you identify a particular track, follow it. Target units may split up or scatter, until you are left following one set of tracks. If you have the personnel, assign tracking teams to each set of tracks. If not, pick one and run him to ground, then pick another. Try to stay with the main body, if possible. You may get lucky and nail the commander or end up following the spoor to a RP where you can am­bush the entire unit. If you lose the spoor be patient, go back to the last positive spoor confirm and mark it. From multiple elevations conduct a quick scan. If no spoor is relocated, brief team to the nature of the searches (i.e. type and duration) to be use. Then begin searches to relocate the tracks. Types of search patterns; the most common are the cross grain, the box search and the 360-degree sweep. Cross grain method, the tracker moves laterally from the spoor either left or right about 100 meters and then doubles back toward his original line of march. Each time he turns, the tracker should advance about 50 to 75 meters forward before doubling back. If you have moved approximately 500 meters ahead of the last spoor and still cannot find the tracks, resort to the 360-degree method. 360 degree method, making ever increasing circles from last confirmed tracks. Some trackers have been known to circle as far as five kilometers from the last confirmed spoor until they cut the trail of their prey. Box method, this is boxing off all four corners of area, starting on the two sides of the spoor in direction of march. This method is best when you have enough troops for teams.
Weather; all indicators well be effected by weather. Can either aid or hinder. The type of country - Savannah or Mopani forest. Things lack depth in overcast weather. The position of the sun relative to the direction of travel. The most suitable position is when one has to track towards the sun. Use the last rain or strong wind to determine timing. Rain flattens or washes litter into low lying areas and turns paper into pulp. Exposure to weather can cause food cans to rust at the opened edge; then, the rust moves toward the center. Wind dries tracks and blows litter, sticks, or leaves into prints. By recalling wind activity, one may estimate the age of tracks. Example, one may reason "the wind is calm at present, but blew hard about an hour ago. These tracks have litter in them, so they must be over an hour old." However, he must be sure that the litter was not crushed into them when the tracks were made. On windy day, sand remaining on pebbles within tracks can indicate a fresh track. There are two distinct types of spoor; ground spoor and aerial spoor. Ground spoor is normally made by a boot or foot print and aerial spoor is in the form of trampled grass, broken bushes, broken cobwebs, spider webs usually take about an hour to be replaced by the insects. Knowing spiders usually make nest in morning hours could help. Might be wiped off onto a nearby tree or bush. Ground spoor can be defined by tracking concepts: displacement, stains, litter, (poorly disciplined or untrained units may leave a trail of litter) urine and excrement, frequently indicated by house flies, mopani bees, yellow butterflies and, during the rains, dung beetles. DDD; if the target party members realize they are being followed, they may try DDD using a stream to cover tracks. Determining the difference between staining and displacement. Both terms can be applied to some indicators. For example, muddied water; displaced mud also stains the water. Muddy footgear can stain stones in streams, and algae and other water plants can be displaced by lost footing. Rocks overturned have a lighter or darker color on the opposite side. Overturned rocks take a couple of hours to dry in direct sun, longer in shade. The person entering or exiting a stream creates slide marks scuff bark off roots or footprints, stains stones or the bank, gets vegetation wet. Normally, a person or animal seeks the path of least resistance; therefore, look for departure signs in open areas with gradual sloping banks. Or where there are large overhangs of tree branches.


(Reference, PCP rule # 9)

Trails exiting streams may appear weathered by rain due to water running from clothing or equipment. This is especially true if the party exits the stream single file. The existence of a wet, weathered trail slowly fading into a dry trail indicates the trail is fresh. Displacement; takes place when anything is moved from its original position. Im­pression of rifle butts being used as canes up steep slopes. The color of Scuff marks, scratched or chipped bark darkens with time; sap oozes, then hardens as it makes contact with the air. Chewed vegetation by persons or accompanying animals. Foliage, sticks, vines may be dragged or broken while cutting through heavy vegetation clearing a trail with a machete. Age track by the state of dryness, broken twigs and vines require about 10 hours for the pulp inside begins to turn brown. Grass blades will remain green for about a day after being broken, but after a few days turns brown. The reflection of light from grass or leaves displaced at an angle. When one walks through a field overturned leaves well now have their damp side exposed. Stones and sticks overturned, scuffed or removed from their original position, show a different color underneath. Disturbed dew drops on grass and plants will indicate passage of something within the last few hours after sunrise. Dew usually remains for about 4 hours after sunrise. Stains/spoor; a stain occurs when any substance from one organism or article is smeared or deposited on something else. When bloodstains are fresh, they are bright red. Air and sunlight first change blood to a deep ruby-red color, then to a dark brown crust as the moisture evaporates. Spatters or drops are not always on the ground; they may be smeared on leaves or twigs. Bloodstains, can determine the wound's location. If it seems to be dripping steadily, it probably came from a wound on the trunk. If it appears to be slung to the front, stern, or sides, the wound is probably in the extremity. Arterial wounds appear to pour blood at regular intervals with heart beat. If the wound is venous, the blood pours steadily. A lung wound deposits pink, bubbly, and frothy bloodstains. A bloodstain from a head wound appears heavy and slimy. Abdominal wounds often mix blood with digestive juices light in color, and has an odor (acidic?). One can determine the seriousness of the wound thus how far the victim can move unassisted. Staining can also occur when muddy footgear is dragged over grass, stones, and shrubs. Thus, staining and displacement combine. Crushed leaves may stain rocky ground that is too hard to show footprints. Roots, stones, and vines may be stained where leaves or berries are crushed by moving feet. Analyzing Footprints; a foot or shoe print is a good example of displacement. If a tracker finds the tracks of two men, this may indicate that a sniper team is operating in the area. Footprints may indicate direction, rate of movement, number, sex, and whether the individual knows he is being tracked. Or for example, a print that was left by a bare­footed person or one with worn or frayed footgear indicates that he may have poor equipment. Rapid movement or running is apparent, if footprints are deep and with long strides, splayed out toes with toe prints deeper than heel prints, skid marks, and badly damaged vegetation. Old dried dirt, maybe from different area, stuck in treads will change print and may fall out on rocks. This dirt also indicates pass surface traveled. Prints that are deep, short, and widely spaced, with signs of scuffing and with toes splayed out indicate person is carrying a heavy load. Persons walking backward have a short, irregular stride. With an unnaturally deep toe, and soil is displaced in the direction of movement. To determine the sex study the size (women are smaller) and their toes are more splayed out than the males. Women tend to be pigeon-toed, while men walk with their feet straight ahead or pointed slightly to the outside. The stride is usually shorter than men’s. The rhythm or length of stride is a guide to where the next footprint can be found. If the stride is shorter than usual or the trail is erratic or circuitous, this may indicate walking in the dark. If particles of soil are beginning to fall into the print, or water still filling in the print is very resent. If the edges are dried and crusty, the prints are at least 1 hour old, varies with terrain. A light rain or morning dew cycles may round the edges of the print. By recalling when the last rain occurred, one can place print into a time frame. Impressions and Prints in mud will usually take about an hour to fill with water, depending on the amount of moisture in the earth. If the track is very fresh, water will not have run back into the depressions. The water will run back later, muddy water collects in new footprints in swampy ground; however, the mud settles and the water clears, normally the mud clears in about one hour, although time varies with the terrain. First of all the mud pushed up around the depression and kicked forward by the foot leaving the ground will begin to dry. If the tracks are pock­marked, they were obviously made before a heavy rain and, if not pock-marked, they were made after the rain. Note look to see if the tracks were pock-marked by water dripping from trees. Determining Key Prints; the last individual in the file usually leaves the clearest footprints; these become the key prints. Cut a stick matching length of the prints and notch it to indicate the width at the widest part of the sole. Then study the angle of the key prints for the direction of march. Look for an identifying mark or feature i.e. worn or frayed footwear, to help identify the key prints. If the trail becomes vague, erased, or merges with another, use key prints to ID unit. To count the total individuals being tracked use the box technique. There are two methods to employ it. The most accurate is to use the stride as a unit of measure. Draw a line from the key print heel across the trail. Then move forward to the key print of the opposite foot and draw a line through its instep. This well form a box to analyze with the drawn lines forming two sides, and the edges of the trail forming the others. This method is accurate for counting up to 18 persons. 36-inch box method; if key prints are not evident. Measure a 36 inches long cross section the edges of the trail as the sides of the box. Count each indentation or partial print in the box and dividing by two. This method gives an estimate it is not as accurate as the stride measurement. Should you discover a resting place, count the places on the ground and no matter what the number, add two and report that number. Troops carrying loads set down at halts make indentions like box edges, crushed grass and twigs can help to identify the load. A reclining soldier also flattens the vegetation. Look for cigarette butts. A number of them in one place with evidence of only one person in the immediate area could give time table of halt. Check the campfire’s heat. Wild life; there are many paths in the bush made by game during their nightly or seasonal movements. These animals avoid steep or slippery slopes and therefore game paths will normally provide easy going. Patrols can use these trails when quick, silent movement is required. Flushed from their natural habitat, animals and birds are another example of displacement. Most wild creatures are shy of man and will seek shelter if he has been in the area. Listen for animals snorting or running and note the direction. The Grey Loerie when disturbed will utter a loud and drawn out “g-way” call, and often follows the intruder, thus alarming the quarry or warning the tracker. The honey guide bird and ox-pecker both have the same “give away” effect on both quarry and tracker. Squashed animal or insect life and whether it has been attacked by ants, location of ant mound would be advantageous to note. Changes in the normal life of insects disturbed bees, ant holes uncovered and Tom spider webs, often spun across open areas, trails. If one does not avoid these webs, he leaves an indicator. Game Tracks; most animals lie up during the day and move about at night. Animal prints superimposed on the spoor will tell you that the spoor was made prior to nightfall. If human prints have a double set of animal spoor superimposed and spoor shows that the game has moved in both directions, the human prints are probably at least 24 hours old. If the animal spoor show that game has moved in one direction only, then the human prints were probably made during the night after the game had moved down to water but before the game moved back. The reverse is also applicable; if you see the spoor on the animal prints, the spoor was made sometime after sunrise.


(Reference, PCP rule # 3 and Defense, rule # 5 Features of Recognition, “Wild Animals” as well as Disguises decoys and diversions, “Mujahideen traveling”)

This concludes this post Preparations and Conduct of Patrols, Basic rule # 8

" 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


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Post # 32, Defense rule # 8

AHOY,

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


Fragmented Fighting Facts

Defense

Basic rule # 8

8) Clear fields of fire:
Before clearing estimate how much can be done in time available. Start clearing near your position, clear narrow lanes in an irregular pattern. Avoid making tracks in your sector of fire and area as lanes are cleared. Under snow conditions burst of machine gun fire can cause long black streak shadows indicating location of positions. Cut lower branches of large trees. Thin underbrush; leave a then natural screen of vegetation to hide position. Clear away anything that obscures your view or rounds going down range, out to max effective range of small arms. Everything removed is brought back to your position and used or destroyed. Stroke upward on tress to limit sound.


This concludes this post Defense, Basic rule # 8

" 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


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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Post # 31, Planning Step # 6

AHOY,


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

Fragmented Fighting Facts

Planning

Step # 6

STEP# 6

Supervise: Ensure that you are available for discussion as work progresses. Adequate guidance eliminates wasted effort and time. During inspections and with reports to the commander the staff officer is not a talebearer. Staff officers inform subordinate commanders of their findings, discuss it with them and inform them of the exact nature of the report to be made to the Cmdr. A staff visit has the essential purpose of coordination, teamwork, and mutual understanding between the Cmdr. and his staff also between the staff and subordinate commanders. Such visits may uncover misunderstandings and provide corrections before becoming serious and requiring more time and effort. Just as the oral word maybe misunderstood, the written word is not always clear, however carefully it is prepared.


(Reference, Leadership guidelines, A staff officer, in bold print and Company cmdr 2inC)



NO ONE WINS, THIS IS FORGOTTEN. WARS ARE EASY TO START EXPENSIVE TO CONTINUE, DIFFICULT TO STOP. OFTEN BEGIN WHEN SOMEONE FEELS VICTORY IS ASSURED. THE FIGHT CONTINUES LARGELY BECAUSE OF NATIONAL AND PERSONAL PRIDE. WARS END WHEN ONE OR BOTH SIDES ARE DEVASTATED, DEMORALIZED OR RARELY SUDDENLY ENLIGHTEN BY THE ABSURDITY OF IT ALL.


It is the nature of war that what is beneficial to you is detrimental to the enemy and what is of service to them hurts you. Therefore, never do or omit doing anything as a consequence of Foe’s actions. Consult your own interest only, you depart from this interest whenever you imitate such measures as Foe pursues for their benefit.

This concludes Planning Step # 6, there are still a number of Planning post to follow with more knowledge on the subject.



" 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"

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Post # 30, Defense, basic rule # 7

AHOY,

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



Fragmented Fighting Facts

Defense

Defense Basic rule # 7



7) Establish communications:
LINES OF COMMUNICATION (LoC) a vast network of modern highways, all-weather roads, railroads, and canals connect built-up areas. These LoCs can permit rapid access to virtually all areas. Modern four-lane highways, capable of accommodating thousands of heavy vehicles, crisscross NATO-Europe. Frequently, these highways bypass the larger cities, or at least avoid the congested centers of most built-up areas. Limitations; they are often built across terrain that is relatively impracticable for vehicular traffic and are heavily dependent on bridges, ramps, overpasses and tunnels. They should not be used unless suitable bypasses are available.

Note 4th GW; Every effort should be made to prevent destruction of the local telephone system, radio and TV stations, police, taxi or other commercial company radio systems and other communication facilities. They are already in place and there use by our forces provides immediate access to wire communications with overhead and buried cable. Local media, such as newspapers, provide communication with the locals. Wire can be laid while friendly forces are in static positions, but careful planning is necessary. When running lines and wire for phones they are laid through walls and floors, berry them use underground systems ditches, culverts, and tunnels to keep the wire below the streets, or use existing telephone poles to raise wire lines above the streets. All done to protect against vehicles and other traffic. Do not run wires directly across fields to your positions. Antennas should be hidden or blended in with the surroundings. Locate them among civilian TV antennas, up the side of a chimney, water towers, steeple, on roof slopes or out a back window away from the enemy observation and knock holes in walls below rooftop level for directional antennas. Consider parking radio-equipped vehicles inside buildings dismount radio and install it inside buildings (in basements); place generators against buildings or under sheds to increase noise absorption.


(Reference, Step # 3 concepts of operations, Three levels)

Trouble shooting radios; 1) Check function switch no/off. 2) Battery and power source. 3) Connections of wires, plugs, Antenna well mount. 4) Ck frequency, channel or station. 5) Hand set switch, mike switch. Throat microphone reduces back ground noises. Units should perform radio checks at a distance.
In MOUT Ground search radars GSR and remote electronic monitoring systems REMS have limited use in the center of cities. They are best employed on the outskirts to monitor traffic into and out of. If necessary GSR can be used to cover large open areas such as parks. REMS can be used in sub terrain areas. IR used at airports etc. to check to see if people have fevers. Note the five by five i.e. loud and clear vs. lets say three by five i.e. weak but clear etc. first number represents signal strength second number represents the single clarity or reliability. 
Decide on signals; Visual signals, such as arm-and-hand signals, Sign language viewed through telescopes.
Sign language/hand signals can be used if foe is at close range. This is also necessary when working with foreign troops. Whenever passing word IMO due so loud clear and once, i.e. repeated at proper intervals only. In other words if you barely heard it chances are the next Marine did not hear it, or if the Marine beyond you is not observed or heard passing the word. In addition, IMO Marines, gangs and sports teams for that matter should teach and use official International sign language. Not some customized limited back on the block signals someone with too much time on their hands (lol) came up with, meaning new arrivals must learn it to be effective members. Everyone using ISL would promote it worldwide thus making communication with civilians easier too. IMO the coding of any messages should not be in the signal its self but in the way words are interpreted, that could also change maybe depending on the date being an odd or even number. Example; you may say or sign to your unit “departure well be around 0;00 hours, or we depart about 0;00 hours”. In the first statement you here the word (around) in your mind you know that means to go around 0;00 hours, in other words 01;00 hours, in the second statement you hear (about) you know that means in your mind you due an about face and you are facing 23;00 hours. Anyone may see you signing the message, they may know what you communicated they don’t know the correct interpretation. However they believe they do after all they know ISL and so they may waste time and effort planning based on that incorrect interpretation. Rhythm even but broken into logical parts speak slightly slower and louder than normal with higher pitch for clarity.
Pyrotechnics, or make use of smoke signals too. Recon using flares, balloons or Church bells to report sightings or movements of the enemy. The Mujahideen scouts fired flares to mark location of targets. Marking panels are also excellent means for communicating. When used for extended periods their meanings should change. Since foe may capture or manufacture copies. The noise in built up areas makes it difficult to use audio signals.
Messengers provide security and flexibility; Dogs used for messengers or to reach isolated O/Ps and L/Ps their mess tins packed with ammo as well. Carrier pigeons 60 mph, 600 miles max range. With guerrillas, letters should not be written from post office in same area or close to receiver. They should be sent to support group, community center then delivered by carrier. False return address. Invisible ink using a dip pen, written on plain sheet of paper. Use milk, vinegar, lemon, apple juice or urine. Paper would be held up to light or over candle to read. Another method of heating is ironing. Chemical solutions which are colorless dry also appear as various colors if they are treated with another solution. It is also possible to dissolve an aspirin (not child’s) in alcohol then dip a cotton ball in solution and whip over message. Cipher using later of alphabet out of sequence by one place. Passing notes in cigarette pack. Using a stick of a certain diameter, a strip of paper or tape with letters written on it, would be read by wrapped strip around stick to align letters. Resume used to communicate on internet. Collogue of photos that form an image. Perspective view art and holographic tech for covert communications. Batman laser writing in clouds, read with IR set to frequency. LEDs communicator could work shutter (spring loaded) device with string etc. Lessening tactic floating balloon to alt. than hitting it with laser or Farphoon. Note non lethal or less lethal (L RAD) i.e. long range acoustic system, these systems can also project messages or lesson to conversations. When used on small boats on rough seas it can be difficult to keep beam on target. Marines’ equipment with international calling codes that can be used on landlines in foreign nation.

Spinning flashlight on a core or rope as a signaling tactic. Makes large hallo of light.
Install and defend cellphone relays concealed in buildings.

If cellphones fail, direct civilians with color-coded fireworks.

Bikers with cellphones in their helmets can spot for mortar crews.

U.S. Works to Deploy Secret Internet, Mobile Phone Systems For Dissidents

New details have emerged about a secret U.S. effort to deploy shadow Internet and mobile phone systems overseas to give political dissidents a way to communicate with the world free of government censorship. The New York Times reports the project involves developing what has been described as an "Internet in a suitcase" that would allow dissidents to use “mesh network” technology to create an invisible wireless web without a centralized hub. Part of the effort is being led by Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation. Meinrath described part of the project on Democracy Now! in April.

Sascha Meinrath, New America Foundation, Open Technology Initiative Director: “So we’ve been working on a number of technologies to develop distributed communication systems, so that you can turn cell phones, for example, into a medium that doesn’t need to go through a cell tower, a central location, but communicate in a peer-to-peer manner, directly with one another. And so, you can imagine if you daisy-chain a lot of these together, you can actually have an entire network built out of the already existing hardware that doesn’t need a central authority.”


Prowords and their explanations;

All After…. The part of the message to which I refer is all of that which follows.
All Before…. The part of the message to which I refer is all of that which precedes.
Authenticate…. The station called is to reply to the challenge which follows.
Authentication is…. The Transmission authentication of this message is --------
I Authenticate…. The group that follows is the reply to your challenge to authenticate.

Break…. I hereby indicate the separation of the text from other parts of the message.

Correct…. You are correct, or what you have transmitted is corrected.
Correction….. An error has been made in this transmition.  Transmission will continue with the last word correctly transmitted. An error has been made in this transmission (or message indicated). The correct version is -----. That which follows is a corrected version in answer to your request for verification.

Flash…. Flash precedence is reserved for alerts, warnings, or other emergency actions having immediate bearing on national, command, or area security (e.g., Presidential use; announcement of an alert; opening of hostilities; land , air, or sea catastrophes; intelligence reports on matters leading to enemy attack; potential or actual nuclear accident or incident; implementation of services unilateral emergency action procedures).
From…. The originator of this message is indicated by the address designator immediately following.

Groups…. This message contains the number of groups indicated by the numeral following.

Immediate…. Immediate precedence is reserved for vital communications that (1) have an immediate operational effect on tactical operations, (2) directly concerns safety or rescue operations, (3) affect the intelligence community operational role (e.g., initial vital reports of damage due to enemy action; land, sea, or air reports that must be completed from vehicles in motion such as operational mission aircraft; intelligence reports on vital actions in progress; natural disaster or widespread damage; emergency weather reports having an immediate bearing on mission in progress; emergency use for circuit restoration; use by tactical command posts for passing immediate operational traffic.)
I read back…. The following is my response to your instructions to read back.
I say again…. I am repeating transmission or part indicated.
I spell…. I shall spell the next word phonetically.


Message….a message which requires recording is about to follow. Transmitted immediately after the call. (This proword is not used on nets primarily employed for conveying messages. It is intended for use when messages are passed on tactical or reporting nets
0.)
More to follow…. Transmitting station has additional traffic for the receiving station.

Out…. This is the end of my transmission to you and no answer is required.
Over…. This is the end of my transmission to you and no answer is required. IMO this is the end of my transmission and you may now reply.

Priority…. Priority precedence is reserved for calls that require prompt completion for national defense and security, the successful conduct of war, or to safeguard life or property, and do not require higher precedence (e.g., reports of priority land, sea, or air movement; administrative, intelligence, operational or logistic activity calls requiring priority action; calls that world have serious impact on administrative, intelligence, operational or logistic activities if handled as a ROUTINE call.) Normally, PRIORITY will be the highest precedence that may be assigned to administrative matters for which speed of handling is of paramount importance.

Radio Check…. What is my signal strength and readability. In other words, how do you read (hear) me?
Read back….. Repeat this entire transmission satisfactorily, and loud and clear.
Routine…. Routine precedence is reserved for all official communications that do not require flash, immediate, or priority precedence.

Say Again…. Repeat your last transmission or the part indicated.

Silence…. (Repeated three or more times), Cease transmissions on the net immediately.
Silence Lifted, Silence is lifted. (When an authentication system is in force, the transmission lifting silence is to be authenticated).
Speak Slower…. You are transmitting too fast, slow down.


This is….. This transmission is from the station whose designation immediately follows.
Time….. That which immediately follows is the time or date-time group of the message.
To…. The addressees immediately following are addressed for action.


Unknown station….The identity of the station with whom I am attempting to communicate is unknown.

Wait…. I must pause for a few seconds.
Wait out…. I must pause longer then a few seconds.
Wilco…. I have received your signal, understand it, and will comply. To be used only by the addressee. As the meaning of ROGER is included in that of WILCO, the two prowords are never used together.



(Reference, COE, rule # 1 Flash report, attack commands and Appendix DEF rule # 7)

This concludes this post on Defense, basic rule # 7


" 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!

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