Mobility

REF 6TP/TRG/002

The drivers and commanders brief, dismount types, and vehicle formations for moving, halting and hiding.

00DRIVERS AND COMMANDERS BRIEF

TIMINGS	Must be adhered to.
ROUTE AND FMNS	Know the route. Know the red, amber and green areas.
GROUPING AND SPACING	SOP: 50 m on A and B roads and tracks. 100 m on motorways.
COMMS	Frequency of the convoy channel. Vehicle numbers.
OOM	Confirm the vehicle in front and the vehicle behind.
SPEED LIMITS	SOP: 30–50 km/h in urban areas and on A and B roads. 80 km/h on motorways.
ACTIONS ON (SOPs)	Halts, contact, ambush, IED or mine strike, bridges, RTA, breakdown, arrival drills.

VEHICLE DISMOUNT TYPES

FULLAll out.

HARDTop cover gunner stays in.

SOFTTop cover gunner and driver stay in.

EMERGENCYAll out on the call:"BAIL, BAIL, BAIL"

Stays inTop cover gunner stays inDismountsFront of vehicle at top

KEY

Vehicle (front marked)

Command vehicle or control point

Arc of fire

Direction of travel

Escape route

Top-down, five-vehicle troop shown. Not to scale.

ON THE MOVE

File

Troop column / snake

USES

Mainly on roads and tracks
In areas of mine threat

POINTS TO NOTE

Good C2 and flank fires
Limited front and rear cover
Arcs are the same as infantry single file
Staggered only because of in-game de-sync. It quickly becomes a chicane

Two-up

USES

Moving cross-country
When in or expecting contact

POINTS TO NOTE

Provides 360° cover
Good C2, and manoeuvrable
Has a manoeuvre element
Used quite often

Box

USES

Moving cross-country
When in or expecting contact
When the direction of contact is unknown

POINTS TO NOTE

Provides good 360° cover
Good movement control and manoeuvrability
Has a manoeuvre element in any direction

Line abreast

USES

In the assault
In an advance to contact, for speed and firepower

POINTS TO NOTE

Requires strong C2
Maximum firepower to the front and rear
Limited firepower to the flanks

HALTS AND HIDES

Chicane

USES

To block and control traffic

POINTS TO NOTE

Each vehicle sits at 45° across the road, which minimises the vehicle target area
Arcs remain the same
The front and rear vehicles act as control points

Hide: the box

POINTS TO NOTE

Provides 360° cover
Each vehicle has its own escape route if required
Small admin area in the centre, where the command vehicle sits

Hide: crucifix

POINTS TO NOTE

All vehicles point outwards in the shape of a crucifix, to disperse quickly if required
Small admin area in the centre, where the command vehicle sits

Hide: linear

POINTS TO NOTE

Vehicles are backed into cover or concealment at a 45° angle, to deploy quickly out of danger
Good fire protection to the front, limited to the side

ABBREVIATIONS

A/B roadsA and B class roads

C2Command and control

CommsCommunications

FmnsFormations

IEDImprovised explosive device

OOMOrder of march

RTARoad traffic accident

SOPStandard operating procedure