1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMENEMY INFORMATION HIGHWAY, ROAD, TRAIL, OR BRIDGE, OVERPASS, FORD, FERRY, OR OTHERCROSSCOUNTRY TRACE CULVERT, OR CAUSEWAY CROSSING SITEALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer orsource?* source?* source?* source?*BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What?How many? Distance? Overall length? Length of crossing?How equipped? Width? Width of roadway? Width (usable)?Surface material? Type and material? Bottom material?Alinement (bad curves or Spans (number and length)? Depth or water level (present,grades)? Class (compute)? maximum and minimum)?Foundation (stable or unstable)? Clearances (overhead and Speed of current?horizontal)?Banks or approaches (material,height, and slope)?Vessels and facilities (capacity,etc)?CHARLIE--Where and when?** CHARUE--Where and when?** CHARUE--Where and when?* CHARUE--Where and when?**DELTA--Doing what (if moving; DELTA--Condition (of surface, DELTA--Condition? DELTA--Condition (of bottom,direction, speed, and altitude)? shoulders, and drainage)? Bypass (add complete report banks, etc.)?if required)?Bypass (add complete reportif required)?ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing?*Source: the actual origin from which information is obtained, such as prisoners of war, local civilians, documents, etc.**Where: include from-to for route or trace of area; enemy locations sent in grid coordinates in the clear except behind friendly lines,information locating friendly units or activities in code.When: state either time (date-time group) of observation or duration (from-to) of activity.(TANK COMPANY COMMANDER) (PLATOON LEADER) THIS IS (ENGINEER BATTALION S2) (SQUADRON 52) THIS IS(ALFA(SECOND SCOUT SQUAD) THIS IS (ENGINEER TROOP COMMANDER)RECONNAISSANCE TEAMTHIS IS (ARTILLERYFORWARD OBSERVER)ONE)(SPOTREP) (SPOTREP) (SPOTREP) (SPOTREP)FORWARD ALFA--(ARTILLERY SCOUT SQUAD) ALFA--(SECOND ALFA--(ENGINEER UNITALFA--(ADJACENTOBSERVER) RECONNAISSANCE TEAM ONE) CONTACT PARTY)BRAVO--FIVE AGGRESSORS BRAVO--ROAD/FIVE METERS BRAVO--BRIDGE/ONE-EIGHT BRAVO--FORD/SIX-FIVEWITH MACHINEGUN WIDE/CONCRETE SURFACE METERS LONG/SIX METERS METERS LONG/ONE-TWOWIDE/CONCRETE SLAB/CLASS METERS WIDE/ROCK BOTTOM/SEVEN-TWO/THREE SIX METER ONE-HALF METER DEEP/SPANS/CLEARANCESUNLIMITEDCURRENT SLOW/APPROACHESTWO-ZERO PERCENT GRAVELBOTH SIDESCHARLIE--COORDINATES CHARLIE--FROM CHECKPOINT CHARLIE--COORDINATES CHARLIE--FROM CHECKPOINTMIKE-BRAVO-NINER- ONE-NINER TO CHECKPOINT (MIKE-ALFA-EIGHT-SIX-SIX- TWO-NINER DOWN THREE-EIGHT-FIVE-FIVE-NINER- SIX-ONE/TIME TWO-FIVE- NINER-SIX-FIVE)/TIME TWO- HUNDRED RIGHT ONE-FIVE-ONE/TIME TWO-FIVE-ONE- ZERO-NINER-FIVE-ZERO FIVE-ONE-ZERO-ZERO-ZERO ZERO/TIME TWO-FIVE-ZERO-SEVEN-FOUR-TWOSIX-ZERO-ZERODELTA--DUG IN/FIRING DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/ DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/NO DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/NOSUITABLE FOR USE BY BYPASS WITHIN FIVE-HUNDRED ENEMY(FIRST BRIGADE)/NO ENEMY METERS/NO ENEMYCONTACTECHO--CAN FIRE IF YOU ECHO--CONTINUING TOWARD ECHO--RETURNING TO YOURDESIRE CHECKPOINT EIGHT-EIGHT LOCATION WITH MOREECHO--CONTINUING MISSIONINFORMATIONOVER OVER OVER OVERFigure 52.SPOTREP originating or used at company/troop/battery level and below.Radiological survey data (NBC 5 report) is re- lion-level or higher unit for a period specifiedported as directed. DA Form 1971-1-R (Route by SOP. It is prepared by the S2 and distrib-Technique or Course Leg Technique (Ground uted electrically or by messenger through intelandAerial Survey)) is locally reproduced and ligence channels to higher, lower, and adjacentis used for recording information collected. units. An example is shown in figure 54. SeeThese reports are used for exchanging infor- FM 30-5 for a detailed discussion.mation with NATO forces. For discussion of f. Patrol Report. Patrol report form ((2),these reports see FM 3-12.fig. 54) is used to guide patrol leaders and ine.Intelligence Summary (INTSUM). This terrogating officers in preparing a final patrolis a periodic summary of the significant infor- report. The paragraph headings of the formmation developed from all sources by a batta- are lettered and not numbered. This is to pre-269