Irregular Training Report

[Boxcar0715]

First off, I would like to thank eGoatBoy for his time and training. He didn't have to take away from his schedule to be with us at training. I just want all Irregulars to know that, for me, that is the kind of leadership and dedication I hoped for from our officers. Thanks man, I appreciate your efforts.

My lips are chapped. Be right back.

Okay, my lips are thoroughly moistened again. The training we had was about ambushing the opposing force as they reached points on the battlefield we were expecting them to come to. But first, some general attack methods were touched on. They were:
1. Direct assault
2. Flanking
3. Ambush
4. I can't remember (unfortunately too much THC resin from my past remains in my brain. Hopefully a later reply to this post can jar my memory.)

Next, we learned moving in column formation. We lined up at evenly spaced intervals, each squad member covering a different arc of fire. The point man covers a 180 degree to the front, squad members 2 through 5 alternate left and right covering arcs, and the 6th squad member covers the rear. This practice provided two advantages:
1. Lined up in the way we were, the enemy has less of a chance to spot the squad as it moved. When spread out, the possibility of movement "catching the eye" of someone looking is greater.
2. With each member covering a different arc of fire, there was less chance that a flanking maneuver from the enemy was going to go undetected.

After formation instruction, we learned what to do when spotting the enemy.
Example: In column formation, the point man spotted a target. We broke from formation, sought cover, and fired at the target. The key to this training was communication. When spotting the target, "Q" the target and relay details. "Contact spotted north, two infantry, moving west." Keep it short.

Ambush training followed. We were first taught how to stop the target. This could be done either by laying mines, for delaying a tank for example, or shooting rifle fire at the target. The key was to draw the target's attention and stop them so the ambush team could attack. NOTE: Have a spotter that can "Q" the target and relay to the ambush team when to attack.

Next was the medic ambush. We have all noticed that, more than likely, when a target is taken down a medic will come on-site for the revive. Stay where you are and get the medic too. We tried, through trail and error, to let the medic revive first then shoot him. This didn't work well. The initial target came back shooting and the possibility to become a casualty posed too great a risk. Take down the medic BEFORE he gets the revive.

A couple of small scrims followed. We applied what we were taught to practical situations. Blonov was my squad leader. I learned from him that the setup is extremely important. Duh! But what impressed me was that he used all available inventory he could for the ambush. Set claymores here, put C-4 there...stuff like that. When you set up an ambush, think of what you would do if you were advancing on a position. Use that knowledge against your enemy.

Lastly for me, I had to go, was covering a withdrawal. The squad was in column formation and spotted a target. Squad members 2 through 5 broke out of formation in the direction they were facing a few steps and faced the target. This created an alley in the formation. All members fired at the target while allowing for the forward most member to run down through the alley. Two important notes:
1. From the 3rd member back, ensure that your firing line doesn't cross the forward members withdrawal down the alley.
2. When the squad member reaches the back of the alley - turn, crouch, fire at the target and "sound off" for the next member to move.

These are the things I took from the training. I may have interpreted some of it wrong. If so, hopefully later posts will clarify. I was a little disappointed at the number of attendees, but that happens as we are all Irregulars. Anyway, hope to see and team with you on the battlefields. Until then...

Peace

|TG-Irr| Boxcar0715

[Wimpinator]

Great write up Boxcar! I really wish I could have been there for this one. Goat always leads a great training session but don't tell him I said that, his head is big enough already. How many people attended?

[Boxcar0715]

We had eGoatBoy leading the way. Foxoq, Blonov and myself were at the beginning of training, Foxoq being there no worse for the wear after his birthday. Later Sugarbear (I think that is her name) helped out and Cappy joined us after "Dogfights" went off. I had fun and except for an occasional firearm discharge, no problems.

Peace

|TG-Irr| Boxcar0715

[Foxoq]

Great times guys. My hangover was all but gone by 1, so practice went good. Definatley learned some indispesible squad-leading tips, great stuff Goat and Bloov, thoughourly enjoyed it. Sorry I had to cut and run a little early, my parents we're kinda freakin out about the state of my basement after last night.
Ah well, still worth it. Thanks again,

Fox

[|30+|SirShotalot]

Nice summary! I look forward to trying some of these things live...let's make a point to squad up and practice next time we're online...

SSA out.

[eGoatBoy]

Hey guys,

First off...mucho thanks to Boxcar for getting an AAR up! Saved me a lot of time

I don't have access to my screenshots right now, but I believe the full list of attendees from yesterdays practice was:

1. Blonov
2. Boxcar
3. Foxoq
4. Sugarncamo
5. Cappy
6. KraZyRusskie
7. Goat

Cappy and KraZy joined towards the end of practice, but still got some time in.

Thanks to everyone who came out and participated, and to Sugar for making a CAMeO appearance!

Turn-out was low for this one, but I'm not entirely surprised since it's been awhile...we have had as many as ~20 people at practices before, and I've learned long ago to expect to have to adapt and adjust to circumstances every time we run a practice. I appreciated everyone's patience yesterday, as I altered my curriculum a couple times for the circumstances which made for some...pauses.

Cheers,

[Dick Blonov]

The last thing we worked on was breaking formation. I forgot to take screenies.

But here's the video


DB

[eGoatBoy]

Cool video...not sure if you noticed the skull & bones in the spade at the end...it looked, well very Irregular.

Cheers,

[Dick Blonov]

Originally Posted by eGoatBoy

Cool video...not sure if you noticed the skull & bones in the spade at the end...it looked, well very Irregular.

Cheers,

Very

DB