Ranger Handbook

U.S. Army Ranger Handbook. This manual draws from bloody lessons learned from two centuries of special operations combat. Crammed with info on demolitions, booby traps, communications, patrolling, tactical movement, battle drills, combat intelligence and much more TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGER CREED i STANDING ORDERS ROGER'S RANGERS i RANGER HISTORY ii PREFACE vi CHAPTER 1 LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES 1-1 DUTIES. RESPONSIBILITIES. AND ACTIONS 1-2 ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND 1-8 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES 2-1 COMBAT INTELLIGENCE 2-5 WARNING ORDER 2-6 OPERATION ORDER 2-10 FRAGMENTARY ORDER 2-14 ANNEXES 2-17 COORDINATION CHECKLISTS 2-25 TASK, PURPOSE, OPERATION 2-30 TERRAIN MODEL 2-31 CHAPTER 3 FIRE SUPPORT BASIC FIRE SUPPORT TASKS, TARGETING, AND INTERDICTION 3-1 CAPABILITIES 3-2 RISK ESTIMATE DISTANCES 3-2 TARGET OVERLAYS 3-3 CALL FOR FIRE 3-5 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT 3-8 CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK AVIATION 3-10 CHAPTER 4 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MILITARY RADIOS 4-1 MAN-PACK RADIO ASSEMBLY (AN/PRC-1 1 9F) 4-4 AUTOMATED NET-CONTROL DEVICE 4-5 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 4-6 ANTENNAS REPAIRS 4-6 CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT 4-7 FIELD EXPEDIENT (FE) OMNI DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS 4-8 ANTENNA LENGTH PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 4-12 CHAPTER 5 DEMOLITIONS INITIATING (PRIMING) SYSTEMS 5-3 DETONATION (FIRING) SYSTEMS 5-4 SAFETY 5-4 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-IMPROVISED SHAPED CHARGE 5-4 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-PLATTER CHARGE 5-5 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-GRAPESHOT CHARGE 5-6 DEMOLITION KNOTS 5-7 MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCES 5-8 BREACHING CHARGES 5-8 TIMBER CUTTING CHARGES 5-11 CHAPTER 6 MOVEMENT FORMATIONS 6-1 MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES 6-1 STANDARDS 6-4 FUNDAMENTALS 6-4 TACTICAL MARCHES 6-5 MOVEMENT DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS 6-6 DANGER AREAS 6-7 CHAPTER 7 PATROLS PRINCIPLES PLANNING 7-1 RECONNAISSANCE 7-1 SECURITY 7-1 CONTROL 7-1 COMMON SENSE 7-1 PLANNING TASK ORGANIZATION 7-1 INITIAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION 7-3 COMPLETION OF PLAN 7-3 RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS FUNDAMENTALS OF RECONNAISSANCE 7-5 TASK STANDARDS 7-5 ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE. AREA RECONNAISSANCE 7-5 ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE, ZONE RECONNAISSANCE 7-8 COMBAT PATROLS PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 7-9 AMBUSH 7-10 HASTY AMBUSH 7-11 DELIBERATE (POINT/AREA) AMBUSH 7-12 PERFORM RAID 7-15 SUPPORTING TASKS LINKUP 7-18 DEBRIEF 7-18 OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT 7-19 PATROL BASE 7-20 MOVEMENT TO CONTACT TECHNIQUES 7-23 TASK STANDARDS 7-24 CHAPTER 8 BATTLE DRILLS REACT TO CONTACT (VISUAL, ED, DIRECT FIRE RPG]) (07-3-D9S01) 8-1 BREAK CONTACT (07-3-D9505) 8-6 REACT TO AMBUSH (FAR) (07-3-D9503) 8-9 REACT TO AMBUSH (NEAR) (07-3-D9502) 8-12 KNOCK OUT BUNKER (07-3-D9406) 8-15 ENTER AND CLEAR A ROOM (07-4-D9509) 8-18 ENTER A TRENCH TO SECURE A FOOTHOLD (07-3-D9410) 8-21 BREACH A MINED WIRE OBSTACLE (07-3-D9412) 8-25 REACT TO INDIRECT FIRE (07-3-D9504) 8-28 CHAPTER 9 MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING TRAINING 9-1 DISMOUNTED MOBILITY 9-1 TASK ORGANIZATION 9-1 RESCUE EQUIPMENT 9-2 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT 9-3 ANCHORS 9-5 KNOTS 9-8 BELAYS 9-13 CLIMBING COMMANDS 9-15 ROPE INSTALLATIONS 9-15 RAPPELLING 9-22 CHAPTER 10 MACHINE GUN EMPLOYMENT SPECIFICATIONS 10-1 DEFINITIONS 10-2 CLASSES OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE 10-3 OFFENSE 10-8 DEFENSE 10-9 CONTROL OF MACHINE GUNS 10-10 AMMUNITION PLANNING 10-11 CHAPTER 11 CONVOY OPERATIONS PLANNING 11-1 FIVE PHASES OF TRUCK MOVEMENT 11-1 CHAPTER 12 URBAN OPERATIONS AN URBAN PERSPECTIVE 12-1 STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF URBAN AREAS 12-1 MODERN ARMY URBAN OPERATIONS 12-1 TASK ORGANIZATION 12-1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS 12-1 PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE URBAN OPERATIONS 12-2 CONDUCT OF LIVE. VIRTUAL. AND CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING 12-3 RANGERS - URBAN WARRIORS 12-3