Vehicle Movements in Non-Permissive Environs - PART 1
There could shortly come a time when a mundane task such as driving into town to pick up a family member could become a seriously dangerous activity. Some of us are used to this concept as we performed it routinely overseas as part of a military unit or a clandestine services unit.
The military unit will for the most part roll out in a heavy or overt-profile; meaning part of the psychological strategy is visibly projecting force....the "you don't want none of this" approach. This approach may work depending on the METT-TC or environmental/situational reality. As many a soldier has learned, in a warzone, this can make you a rather juicy target. This could also be applied to a domestic "grid-down/WROL/SHTF" scenario. The clandestine operator will generally follow a policy of low-profile (or no-profile), meaning they seek to blend into the local environment as neatly as possible. This is for a couple of reasons, most of which should be obvious but lets examine a few.
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| Decidedly overt ODA gun truck |
1. Unlike a military unit with air assets and support forces, the ClanOps generally have very limited, if any support (usually limited to other members of their homogeneous unit).
2. It is usually imperative to the successful outcome of their operation that they draw little if any attention to themselves.
3. A military vehicle patrol/convoy/truck team can have anywhere from 12 men to company strength, while the ClanOps will generally have 2 to 5 men.
4. Military units will move in armored vehicles whenever possible (almost exclusively anymore), while a low-profile armored vehicle may not be available for the ClanOps or fit within the mission parameters.
Where am I going with all this?
The ClanOps model is a logical model for the aforementioned SHTF scenarios we may face domestically. Most of us are going to be limited in manpower to our family/friends or neighborhood defense team members. We want to avoid drawing attention and avoid getting into pitched battles as much as possible. Where as before we could simply jump in the car and head into town for groceries, in this scenario we will need to start each movement with a plan and movement brief.
Your planning area should include large and small scale maps of your AO (area of operations) and extra maps for extended movements out of area. Ideally your maps would have overlays that indicate the following:
1. Heavy traffic areas
2. Dead ends and choke points (avoidance of likely ambush points)
3. Government/Military facilities
4. Traffic cameras
5. Medical facilities (hospitals, pharmacies, veterinary clinics)
6. Fuel points (public, government, commercial)
7. Resupply areas (stores, caches)
8. Known trouble areas (to be updated daily)
9. Lay-up points / safe-houses
It should also include a radio scanner tuned to all local emergency frequencies, base station units for your particular radio system, cell phones, computers with area webcam feeds/traffic cams and any other comms items you deem necessary.
As part of your pre-movement brief you would draw your primary route, as well as secondary and tertiary routes. You would also label your phase lines or check points as well as your timelines for departure/arrival/return. This gives your backup team/QRF a better idea of where to find you if lines of communication break down.
In the follow-on articles we will discuss:
- Equipping the vehicles
- Maintenance tasks
- Emergency action plans
- Communications
- Personal gear/weapons configurations for low-profile
- Quick Reaction Force duties
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| Configuring locally sourced vehicles to meet the mission |
Good stuff, I was just pondering over this. I live in a hilly, wooded, rural area. All I see is choke points everywhere!
ReplyDeleteYou write this as if "we the people" are the tiny minority that is pissed at the Fedgov. Here's a thought. In October 2016 a record was broken. 28 million guns were sold, in one month. Lets just say each gun was bought by one person and a Patriot to boot. That puts 28 million on "our" side. Usually the number for "our side" is figured at 10 million. Have you done your homework and counted up the numbers of military that are qualified to stand battlefield roadblocks? Lets throw in the TSA and the HSA, why not the EPA, IRS, hell even the Post Office has a SQUAT Team now don't they? Lets put all those armed goons out in the field.
ReplyDeleteStill think we are outnumbered? Once the festivities begin our numbers will soar.
"Clan Ops", give me a break. You must be a fedgov plant.
Well "Anonymous", I will go out on a limb and address you as if you are not just trolling my site.
DeleteAm I to understand that you label me a "fedgov plant" based on your perceived view that I feel we need to be prepared for tough times? Well I pray you are correct sir, and that the foes of liberty are hopelessly outnumbered and our victory is all but assured. Have a good one...
From anonymouse #99-
Deleteconsider the personnel breakdown of non military fegov-alleged LE. first you have the 3% on the left, and the 3% on the right. Then you have the 10% that will be sort of followers of the left, and 10% sort of followers of the left. Then you will have the standard, all talk, sit and do nothing- 64% who ain't gonna risk nuthin' for no one. Followed lastly by the 10% management package of screws dumped in the carburator. They will just mismanage as usual. If they are held accountable under 18USC242, "we the people" will have a clean sweep. Opposition will be criminals of any sort. So every point K made, is dead on the money. But you will have criminal gov involvement. Look at Katrina where atf was breaking into houses and stealing legal guns from law abiding citizens. atf then tried to hoodwink the guard units into following their illegal orders. So as with anything- a plan only works as advertised until it's actually implemented, then every third man will be a murphy. Know your team, identify like teams next AO over, and you will do ok. Only other consideration is that good guys don't start gunfights- they finish them. So plan from a good guy point of view. All published firearm statistics are irrelevant. the only thing that matters is your team, and your partner teams.
"In October 2016 a record was broken. 28 million guns were sold, In one month."
ReplyDeleteUh....no.
According to the FBI, there were 2,333,539 NICS checks run in October 2016; for 28 millions guns to be sold in the US each NICS check would have to cover 11.998 guns (go ahead and round up to 12, we'll wait), assuming each sale went through an FFL. Assume half of the 28M were private, no-FFL sales, and it's still 5.99 per each check; possible, but certainly not probable. Might he have been thinking about all of 2016? Closer, but still no cigar: 22,206,233 through Oct 31 sez the Fibbies. I guess Mattel's Barbie was right: "Math is hard."
I'm afraid Crichton's Gell-Mann Amensia Effect applies here.
Norman