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Lecture: 09-2004
By: Skip Gochenour
August
21, 2004
DEFINITION: The operational definition of “traveling” as
used in this context refers to the employment of a firearm while purposefully
moving from one point to another. The purposeful
movement is goal and/or mission oriented.
Such movements are accomplished in anticipation of, and/or during actual
hostile fire from antagonists.
I.
Target engagement while traveling.
A.
“Traveling” assumes various forms and the selected form is
tied to the momentary mission imperative.
1.
While the goal of the mission may remain consistent, the
evolving circumstances may call for a transition to another form of traveling.
2.
Each of the several forms of traveling has as its purpose
the maximization of effective engagement of the hostile who has created a
necessary lethal response.
B.
Forms of traveling include:
1.
Examination or “search” of a particular environment.
2.
Aggressive engagement of a hostile threat.
3.
Emergency evacuation of a location that is the object of
incoming hostile fire.
C.
Each of these forms of engagement are employed as a result
of the practitioner’s need to respond with weapons employment as the only
available lawful option to preserve the life of himself or others for whom he
is legally or morally responsible.
D.
Examination or “search” of a particular environment.
1.
Examination or search techniques are used in a controlled,
calculated manner where the environment is littered with blinds that obstruct
the immediate view of the practitioner and call for some level of considered
examination.
2.
Techniques for this form of traveling include forward and
reverse motion
3.
Techniques for this form of traveling include squared body
as well as bladed body orientation.
4.
Squared body orientation, forward motion.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “contact ready.
d. Ordinary
ambulatory movement.
e. Heel to
toe foot placement.
f.
Consider the surface for its impact on noise discipline.
g. The need
for noise discipline is situationally dependant.
h. Practice
on gravel surfaces to develop the required increase of foot pressure to surface
interface increase to minimize noise.
5.
Squared body orientation, rearward motion.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “contact ready”.
d. Ordinary
ambulatory movement.
e. Toe to
heel foot placement.
f.
Consider the surface for its impact on noise discipline.
g. The need
for noise discipline is situationally dependent.
h. Practice
on gravel surfaces to develop the required increase of foot pressure to surface
interface increase to minimize noise.
i.
Note the position of obstacles or uneven surfaces to aid
in sure footing while backing away while executing this movement.
6.
Bladed body orientation, forward motion.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “contact ready”.
d. Step off
with the off-side foot. Ball and toe of
that foot makes initial contact with the ground surface and the remainder of
the foot rolls into contact with the ground surface. The strong side foot is lifted from contact with the ground
surface and is placed flatly on the ground surface directly under the strong side
shoulder. The strong side foot is
lifted from contact with the ground surface at the same time the off-side toe
touches the ground surface. Do not drag
the strong side foot.
e. Consider
the ground surface for its impact on noise discipline.
f.
The need for noise discipline is situationally dependent.
g. Practice
on gravel surfaces to develop required increase of foot pressure to surface
increase to minimize noise.
7.
Bladed body orientation, rearward motion.
a. Body
erect,
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “contact ready”.
d. Step
off, rearward, with the strong side foot.
The toe makes initial contact with the ground surface and the rest of
the foot rolls onto contact with the ground surface. As the ball of the strong side foot makes contact with the ground
surface, the off-side foot is lifted and moved rearward to a position below the
off-side shoulder. The toe and ball of
the off-side foot makes initial contact with the ground surface and the
remainder of the foot is rolled into contact with the ground surface.
e. Consider
the make-up of the ground surface for its impact on noise discipline.
f.
The need for noise discipline is situationally dependent.
g. Practice
on gravel surfaces to develop required increase of foot pressure to surface
increase to minimize noise.
h. Note the
position of obstacles or uneven surfaces to aid in sure footing while backing
away and executing this movement.
E.
Aggressive engagement of a hostile threat.
1.
Aggressive engagement is used when there is a lawful need
to actively engage hostiles with gunfire while moving to another location.
2.
Aggressive engagement is accomplished in a controlled
fashion while delivering accurate fire.
3.
Techniques for this form of traveling include forward and
reverse motion.
4.
Techniques for this form of traveling include squared body
and bladed body orientation.
5.
Squared body orientation, forward movement.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “engage ready”.
d. Controlled and accurate fire directed at
confirmed hostiles.
e. Heel to
toe foot placement.
f.
Ordinary ambulatory movement accomplished at quick time.
6.
Squared body orientation, rearward movement.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “engage ready”.
d. Controlled
and accurate fire directed at confirmed hostiles.
e. Toe to
heel foot placement.
f.
Ordinary ambulatory movement accomplished at quick time.
7.
Bladed body orientation, forward motion.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “engage ready”.
d. Controlled
and accurate fire directed at confirmed hostiles.
e. Step off
with the off-side foot. Ball and toe of
that foot makes initial contact with the ground surface and the remainder of
the foot rolls into contact with the ground surface. The strong side foot is lifted from contact with the ground
surface and is placed flatly on the ground surface directly under the strong
side shoulder. The strong side foot is
lifted from contact with the ground surface at the same time the off-side toe
touches the ground surface. Do not drag
the strong side foot.
f.
Repeat the process in “e” as needed, at the quick step.
8.
Bladed body orientation, rearward motion.
a. Body
erect.
b. Knees
flexed.
c. Weapon
deployed and at “engage ready”.
d. Controlled
and accurate fire directed at confirmed hostiles.
e. Step
off, rearward, with the strong side foot.
The toe makes initial contact with the ground surface and the rest of
the foot rolls onto contact with the ground surface. As the ball of the strong side foot makes contact with the ground
surface, the off-side foot is lifted and moved rearward to a position below the
off-side shoulder. The toe and ball of
the off-side foot makes initial contact with the ground surface and the
remainder of the foot is rolled into contact with the ground surface.
f.
Repeat the process in “e” as needed, at the quick step.
F.
Emergency evacuation of a location that is the object of
incoming hostile fire.
1.
Emergency evacuation of a location is used to move from
one location to another when the paramount concern is for the practitioner to
remove himself from an area that is the object of incoming hostile fire.
2.
The movement is accomplished as a flat out run.
3.
A deployed handgun is carried, strong hand only.
4.
Employment of the weapon, if any, is done strong hand only
or off-side hand only.
5.
Efficient, effective, secure and controlled hand to hand
transition of the handgun, while at a dead run, must be practiced.
G.
Tracking moving targets.
1.
In instances where both the hostile and the practitioner
are in motion and engagement is necessary, one handed shooting will often be
called for.
2.
The multi-dimensional movement will require the practitioner
to “track” the hostile with his weapon while engaging the hostile with fire.
3.
Practitioners must practice this technique to establish
the requisite skill and to determine the effective range at which they are
capable of effective fire under these circumstances.
a. This
skill is best practiced with other practitioners, all armed with AirSoft
weapons of a form consistent with live weapons usually used by the
practitioner.
b. Such
practice can only be conducted in a live weapons sterile environment.
H.
Oblique angle
engagement.
1.
Each of the above movement techniques should be practiced
with targets that are oriented forward of and at right and left oblique angles
to the line of movement.
2.
Practitioners will find that off-side targets are best
engaged using a two handed hold that approximates a two handed, bladed body
technique.
3.
Practitioners will find that strong side targets are best
engaged with a one handed technique.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
AUGUST
21, 2004
AGGRESSIVE ENGAGEMENT OF A HOSTILE THREAT
Pit: 2
Props: (4) IPSC Targets
Purpose: To allow practitioners to practice
aggressive engagement of hostile targets.
Process: Two IPSC targets are place directly down
range of the practitioner at a range of 10 yds. Two IPSC targets are placed down range from the practitioner at a
range of 3 and 5 yds. The targets at 3
and 5 yds are facing each other and are perpendicular to the plane of the
targets at 10 yds. The targets at 3 and
5 yds are 6 yds off the charge line along which the practitioner will operate.
Exercise one: The practitioner will begin at 10 yds from
the most distant targets. Using the
squared body orientation, he will engage each of the targets as he moves
forward directly towards the targets at 10 yds.
Exercise two: The practitioner will begin at 4 yds. from
the targets directly down range. Using
a squared body orientation, he will engage each of the targets as he moves
rearward.
Exercise three: The practitioner will perform the same
exercise as in Exercise one, using the bladed body orientation.
Exercise four: The practitioner will perform the same
exercise as in Exercise two, using the bladed body orientation.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
AUGUST
21, 2004
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
Pit: Indoor range
Props: (2) AirSoft handguns
Purpose: To allow practitioners to practice emergency
evacuation of a location while engaging hostiles.
Process: The Indoor range will be rendered sterile of
all live weapons. Practitioners will
practice emergency evacuation while engaging hostile who are in motion.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
AUGUST
21, 2004
THOSE DAMNED DOTS
Pit: 3
Props: (2) IPSC targets with ATSA Dots.
Purpose: To allow practitioners to practice the sight
visualization/trigger management skills needed to make shots at various
distances.
Process: The target is adorned with (5) 3” dots and
(1) 11/2” dot.
String 0ne: At 3 yds, the practitioner comes to “contact
ready”. On the signal “gun”, he
transitions to “engage ready” and fires one shot into the 1/12” dot. This process is repeated for (4) additional
repetitions. Using a separate and
similar start he fires a continuous string of (5) shots. The total number of shots fired on this
string is (10) rds.
String Two: At 5 yds. the practitioner repeats the
process in String One on the lower left hand 3” dot.
String Three: At 7 yds. the practitioner repeats the
process of Sting One on the middle left hand 3” dot.
String Four: At 10 yds. the practitioner repeats the
process for Sting One on the middle right 3” dot.
String Five: At 15 yds the practitioner repeats the
process for String One on the top left 3” dot.
String Six: At 20 yds the practitioner repeats the
process of String One on the top right 3” dot.
String Seven: At 25 yds the practitioner repeats the
process of String One on the head portion of the target.
ATSA STUDY GROUP
AUGUST
21, 2004
STRONG HAND/WEAK HAND PLATES
Pit 5
Props: (6) 8” plates
Purpose: To allow practitioners to practice strong
hand/weak hand shooting.
Process: Practitioners face a bank of 8” plates at 10
yds at “carry ready”. On the signal
“gun” they transition to engage ready, strong hand only, and engage the plates
until all plates are knocked down.
The practitioner will recover,
make ready and assume “carry ready”. On
the signal “gun” the practitioner will transition to engage ready, weak hand
only, and knock down all six plates.