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APPENDIX C

FRATRICIDE REDUCTION MEASURES**

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Mission

Tactically Sound and Simple Scheme of Maneuver
Complete and Concise Orders
Doctrinally correct clearance of fires
CPs and TOCs accurately track the battle; render timely reports
Maintain graphics two levels down
Use large scale battalion and brigade sector sketches for detail
Coordinate with adjacent units; track adjacent battle
Subcompartment sectors and assign responsibility during LIC
Aviation and maneuver elements must coordinate and communicate
Get Air Tasking Order day prior and see what's flying
FA Bn HHB Cdr clears fires around BSA--he is FSO for the FSB
Only allow the QRF in the BSA perimeter
SOCCE is the key to coordination of SOF and conventional unit maneuver
Anticipate or assess fratricide risk during planning
Send key leader on objective reconnaissance- -(e.g., squad leader from lead platoon)

Enemy

Know enemy characteristics and equipment
Know hostile criteria and enemy aircraft flight profiles
Additional recognition signals or markers

Terrain

Navigate Accurately--Know your Location
Fire control measures on identifiable terrain
Unit boundaries on identifiable terrain
OCOKA Analysis to identify fratricide risk
Redundant navigation aids or checks
Control the MSR--Know what should be on it and what shouldn't

Troops and Equipment

Always Rehearse--Don't accept excuses
Consider Limited visibility rehearsal
Situational Awareness--Units, Enemy, Hazards
Know your weapon and vehicle orientation
Anticipate where weapon system density will be highest
Recognize Battlefield Stress
Use validated SOPs to simplify operations
Know Rules of Engagement
Accurate and timely spot reports
Positive Target Identification--Don't shoot first, ask questions later
Sustain good aircraft identification training program
Train BSA troops in threat ID and survivability skills
Know friendly weapons effects
Train worst-case MOUT--flimsy structures or high fragmentation

Time

Maximize Planning Time
Prioritize Tasks or Rehearsals or Reconnaissance
Multiple WARNORDs and FRAGOs to save time
Adjust pace and Tempo

**Derived from JRTC "Tips to Prevent Fratricide" and TRADOC Fratricide Prevention Measures

Table of Contents
Appendix B - Fratricide Risk Assessment Matrix
Appendix D - 20th Century Fratricide Statistics