APPENDIX IV
TEN WEEK TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR CLOSE COMBAT AT NIGHT
First week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| See Appendices I and II |
Second week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire armored reconnaissance unit. | Hand grenade precision and combat throwing; sniper training; hasty firing and firing from hip with immediate follow-up. | Overpowering sentries with and without weapons; defense against bayonet, dagger, rifle butt, shovel thrusts; jiu-jitsu; close antitank combat. |
| Scouts. | Outpost training; patrol leader training. |
Third week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire unit. | Sniper training; firing light machine gun while moving; hasty firing and firing from hip at moving targets. | Holds used in hand-to-hand fighting; penetration into position involving close combat. |
| Scouts. | Eliminating a strong point; cover and concealment; creeping and crawling; construction and removal of hasty obstacles. | |
| Patrols. | Dismounted reconnaissance and fighting; construction and removal of hasty obstacles. |
Fourth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire unit. | Sniper training; hand grenade throwing in wooded areas. | Surprise assault in wooded areas. |
| Scouts. | Hasty firing with pistol and submachine gun. | Three-day field exercise at platoon level; applying all previously learned subjects. |
| Patrols. | Pistol and submachine gun firing; firing from reconnaissance vehicles. | Night orientation. |
Fifth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire unit. | Reconnaissance patrol; holds used in hand-to-hand fighting; close antitank combat. | |
| Scouts. | Sniper training; light machine gun firing from hip at moving targets. | Combat patrols. |
| 75-mm. gun crews. | Cover and concealment; observation exercises from vehicles; defense against enemyclose combat antitank teams. | |
| Patrols. | Disengagement from enemy with rearguard action; defense against enemy antitank teams. |
Sixth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Scouts. | Pistol and submachine gun firing; hasty firing and firing from hip with rifle or carbine; firing light machine gun while moving; bayonet training. | House-to-house fighting; combat within a building; raids. |
| Patrols. | Machine gun practice. | Reconnaissance in forests and inhabited localities. |
Seventh week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire unit. | Sniper training; firing at direction of sound, sources of light, muzzle flashes, and poorly illuminated targets. | Close antitank combat. |
| Scouts. | Advanced defensive firing practice by scout car crews. | |
| 75-mm. gun crews. | Fire fight against enemy surprise attack; advanced combat firing practice at moving targets. |
Eighth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Entire unit. | Continuous 7-day combat exercise (including night bivouac) of a combined armoredreconnaissance company. One third of the combat exercise must take place duringthe hours of darkness. The following problems should be included: counterthrustsagainst an enemy penetration Involving hand-to-hand fighting; mounted and dis-mounted reconnaissance; limited objective attack at duck; forest fighting; house-to-house combat; combat patrols; demolitions; attack by an armored reconnaissanceplatoon with 75-mm. gun and 80-mm mortar support, involving penetration into enemy position and close combat with live ammunition. |
Ninth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Scouts. | Feint attack by dismounted armoredreconnaissance platoon, using varioustricks against a powerful enemy; penetration into enemy position and close combat. | |
| Patrols. | Rear guard action by reinforced armored reconnaissance patrols. |
Tenth week
| Participants | Night firing practice under simulated combat conditions | Combat training at night |
|---|---|---|
| Scouts. | Forest fighting and combat In inhabited localities by scout car section; surpriseraid on river crossing sites; use of light signals and other devices. | |
| Patrols. | Rear guard action by armored reconnaissance patrols; use of light signals, etc. |
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