Combat Skills of the Soldier: FM 21-75

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Thermal radiation enters your fighting position by line of sight or by reflection off the sides. Dark and rough materials (such as wool blankets and shelter halves) can be used to cover potential reflecting surfaces.

When center overhead cover would make your position easy to detect, build flank over-head cover. That method gives both you and your buddy your own overhead cover. However, neither of you can observe or fire into your sectors of fire while under it.ANTITANK M15, ANTITANK MINE This antitank mine has a cylindrical steel body. It is pressure detonated. A force of 159 to 340 kg (350 to 750 lb) on the pressure plate will detonate the mine. HOW TO BUILD FIGHTING POSITIONS HASTY FIGHTING POSITION When there is little time for preparation, build a hasty fighting position. It should be behind whatever cover is available. It should give frontal cover from enemy direct fire but allow firing to the front and the oblique. The term hasty does not mean that there is no digging. If there is a natural hole or ditch available, use it. If not, dig a prone shelter that will give some protection. The hole should be about one-half meter (18 to 20 in) deep. Use the dirt from the hole to build cover around the edge of the position. Your fighting position should be built so that, when you come under direct fire from your front, you can move behind the frontal cover for protection and yet fire to the oblique.

If there is a natural hole or ditch available, use it. If not, dig a prone shelter that will give some protection. The hole should be about one-half meter (18 to 20 in) deep. Use the dirt from the hole to build cover around the edge of the position. Dig out an area for flank overhead cover at each end of the position: About 30 cm (12 in) deep. Long enough to extend about 45 cm (18 in) beyond both sides of the hole. About 1 meter (3 ft) wide. Save the sod for camouflage.

Fire with respect to the target is: Frontal fire when the rounds are fired Flanking fire when the rounds are directly at the front of the target. fired at the flank of the target.

EFFECTS ON EQUIPMENT poncho. Stay under cover. When the fallout has Chemical and biological agents have little finished falling, brush contamination off your- direct effect on equipment. Liquid chemical self and your equipment. Wash yourself and agents on your equipment can restrict its use your equipment as soon as the mission permits. until it is decontaminated.Curving the hole around the frontal cover may be necessary in close terrain to allow better observation and fire to the front and to the next flank position. To curve the hole, simply extend one or both ends of it around the frontal cover.