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SNIPER SUPPRESSION AND BUILDING CLEARANCE

NCJ Number
266
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1968
Length
35 pages
Annotation
OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST OF A MODIFIED MILITARY METHODOLOGY, COMPOSITION AND TRAINING OF SQUADS FOR ANTI-SNIPER ACTIVITY ARE OUTLINED.
Abstract
TACTICAL CONCEPTS - METHODS OF MOVING, TAKING POSITIONS, SEARCHING BUILDINGS, AND PERIMETER DEFENSES ARE PRESENTED AS ARE HAZARDS OF AMBUSH, DECOY SNIPERS, AND USE OF HOSTAGES. APPENDIXES ILLUSTRATE ANTI-SNIPER SQUAD FORMATION, THE TWO SQUAD MOVEMENT, AND BASIC HAND AND ARM SIGNALS.