DEFENSE
- GENERAL
_____ Camouflage.
_____ Fortification (FM 5-103, FM 7-7).
_____ Bunkers
_____ Berms/Sandbag walls (aiming circle, collimators, etc)
_____ Ammunition, commo wire, generators.
_____ Over head cover.
_____ OP/LP (Consider METT-T).
_____ Avenues of approach.
_____ Visibility.
_____ 2-man team.
_____ Communications.
_____ Escape route.
_____ Equipment (NVGs, binoculars).
_____ Perimeter.
_____ Concertina wire (FM 5-103, FM 5-34).
_____ Barbed wire and tangle foot.
_____ Lanes marked and observed.
_____ Mines in place and locations recorded.
_____ Check daily.
_____ Covered by observation and fire.
_____ Dissiminate locations.
_____ Individual fighting positions (FM 7-7, FM 5-103).
_____ Sector of responsibility (primary/alternate).
_____ Sector stakes.
_____ Interlocking fields of fire.
_____ Final protective line.
_____ Protect from direct fire (FM 7-7, FM 5-103).
_____ Overhead cover (FM 7-7, FM 5-103).
_____ Crew served fighting positions.
_____ Sectors of fire.
_____ Traverse and elevation mechanism used.
_____ Final protective line.
_____ Range cards for each weapon system (FM 6-50, page 3-12).
_____ Protect from direct fire (FM 7-7, FM 5-103).
_____ Overhead cover (FM 7-7, FM 5-103).
_____ Command and control centers.
_____ Dug in or bermed to protect from direct/indirect fires.
_____ Equipment protected from overhead bursts (sand bags).
_____ In bunkers if possible (should be the goal).
_____ Redundant computation and communication capabilities.
_____ Defensive diagram.
_____ Signals (day and limited visibility).
_____ Plan targets for indirect fires (protective).
_____ Coordinate with adjacent unit.
_____ Special teams rehearsal (anti-tank, reactionary, etc.).
_____ Chemical detection devices properly emplaced.
_____ Civilians on the battlefield.
_____ Rules of engagement.
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