Summary: Military Tactical Maneuvers: Individual Movement Techniques (IMTs)<br> In a tactical situation you will:<br> <br> Approach an opposing force<br> Be approached by an opposing force<br> <br> When these situations occur, you have two choices:<br> <br> Decide to move<br> Sit still<br> You will have next to no time to decide… What do you do?<br> <br> So when practicing, you will create “immediate actions” that you take in different scenarios.<br> <br> Hundreds of possible scenarios<br> Practice for basic movements that will cover a wide range of situations.<br> These immediate actions are called “Individual Movement Techniques (IMTs)”<br> <br> Much of what I discuss is for a pair of people or an extremely small group.<br> Before we get into it, we need to talk about one more item…<br> Small Group Movements<br> Remember, this is a military tactic… movement often is paired with suppressive fire.<br> <br> This principle is called “fire and movement” and this is the first IMT.<br> Also known as leap-frogging if done multiple times<br> <br> Fire and Movement<br> <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fire-and-movement.jpg"></a><br> Basic Steps of Fire and Movement:<br> <br> You provide suppressive fire at an enemy.<br> Another group or pair advances to close in on the target.<br> Then they provide suppressive fire at the enemy<br> Then you advance toward the target.<br> <br> This allows both teams to advance toward their objective under the protection of suppression.<br> Now that we have discussed basic movements, we can talk about another Individual Movement Technique.<br> One of the most common IMTs is taking cover.<br> <br> It doesn’t matter where the danger is coming from, many times you will attempt cover.<br> Cover = Invisibility and Shielding (dirt bank)<br> Concealment = Only being hidden (bathroom door)<br> <br> The point here is NOT to cover every IMT, it is to give you a training template to determine your own IMTs.<br> Let’s go over a couple situations…<br> You Encounter an Enemy Ahead<br> Instantly, take cover.<br> <br> They see you? Take cover.<br> They don’t see you? Take cover.<br> <br> This may seem like common sense, but is super important for everything else to occur.<br> What if the enemy has seen you?<br> <br> Take Cover<br> Your partner provides suppression.<br> You attempt to move to a 45 degree angle from him (either his 2 or his 10).<br> Now you are set up for multi-directional fire, a huge advantage.<br> If you aren’t satisfied with your positions, suppression and fire may be used again.<br> <br> What if the enemy has not seen you?<br> <br> Take Cover<br> You can decide to move to a 45 degree angle again.<br> There probably won’t be suppressive fire… you don’t want to give away your position.<br> As you move, your partner will WATCH, and fire if the enemy sees you.<br> Once again, you are set up for multi-directional fire.<br> And again, you can do this over again.<br> <br> These are two variations of the same exact movements. With lots of practice and training this can be done safely with very little thought.<br> You Encounter a Flank Attack<br> What if you get fired on from an enemy flank?<br> <br> You may decide to immediately dive behind cover.<br> Using suppressive fire, everyone scatters<br> This is a strategic placement, so you have multiple attack directions.<br> Everyone is now in place, now they look to you for direction.<br> <br> <br> <a title="TPP 125: Individual Movement Techniques" href="//www.slideshare.net/KenJensen8/tpp-125-individual-movement-techniques" target="_blank">TPP 125: Individual Movement Techniques</a> from <a href="//www.slideshare.net/KenJensen8" target="_blank">Ken Jensen</a><br> The Benefits of Individual Movement Techniques<br> <a href="http://theprepperpodcast."></a>
