II. Extreme?
III. Defending Your Retreat
Ensure retreat is defendable
barbed wired, entrenchments
stay away from population centers, isolated
IV. Never retreat alone
safety in numbers
1. cooperation in coordinating defensive system
2. sharing tasks of defense
3. qualified medical personell (most important)
V. Neighbors? None
2+ retreats in close proximity linked by CB radios
VI. Types of Attacks
Mel Tappan - Survival Guns, 1976
1. Exposed Attack
2. Stealth Blitz
3. Fire Blitz
4. Scouting Attack
VII. Chain of Command
most experienced in charge
coordinate defensive/offensive combat operations
only room for one boss
VIII. Guards are a must
day, can be kept to a minimum
worse at night
1. clear fields of fire, remove objects limiting observation
2. prepare adequate communication/observation systems
3. shelters, storage, weapons
4. design/install barbed wire obstacles/barricades
5. camouflage of defensives
VIIII. Shoot or not?
Deadline beyond which
no one may approach without permission
VII. Escape Route
determine in advance
assign personnel to man
assign place of safety to regroup
all members know how to find, esp. in darkness
emergency caches, bury critical materials
1. spare weapons/ammo
2. dehydrated food/vitamins
3. first aid/medical
4. compass/maps
5. gold/silver coins
6. clothing/misc.
Methods of long-term underground storage
protect against corrosion/elements
IX. Emergency packs
1. spare ammo/armolight AR-7 rifle
2. compass/maps
3. dehydrated food/vitamins/utensils
4. fire equipment
5. tube tent/insulated thermal blanket
6. hunting knife
7. spare canteen
8. dry clothing/extra socks
9. misc. personal items
X. Communication
XI. Defensive Lighting
1. Floodlights require large power source
2. can be shot out
flares better
mortar launched parachute flair
magnesium flair
night vision devices
active/passive
active:light emitted
M1 Sniping system
con: packs bulky
passive: most desirable,
emits no light
amplifies existing light
nightvision mounted on rifle
XII. Binoculars/Spotting scopes
guards/patrols
XIII. Sandbags
choose synthetic
XIIII. How good is your wire?
XX. Topographic Maps
XXI. Always be armed
never more than arms length away from
each adult should
wear sidearm and leave with assault rifle
.223 or .308 calibre
XXII. Standardization of Weapons
1. reduce # of calibres
2. easier to stock spare parts
3. reduce # of magazines stored
4. reduce weapons to be familiar with
XXIII. Ammo
45 ACP, 308, 223, 12-gauge
reloading equipment, dyes, powders & bullets
XXIV. Ready-room/alert area
central portion, mainline defensive weapons, magazines
ammo, cleaned, inspected regularly
rotated
VII. Escape Route
determine in advance
assign personnel to man
assign place of safety to regroup
all members know how to find, esp. in darkness
emergency caches, bury critical materials
1. spare weapons/ammo
2. dehydrated food/vitamins
3. first aid/medical
4. compass/maps
5. gold/silver coins
6. clothing/misc.
Methods of long-term underground storage
protect against corrosion/elements
IX. Emergency packs
1. spare ammo/armolight AR-7 rifle
2. compass/maps
3. dehydrated food/vitamins/utensils
4. fire equipment
5. tube tent/insulated thermal blanket
6. hunting knife
7. spare canteen
8. dry clothing/extra socks
9. misc. personal items
XX. Topographic Maps
XXI. Always be armed
never more than arms length away from
each adult should
wear sidearm and leave with assault rifle
.223 or .308 calibre
XXII. Standardization of Weapons
1. reduce # of calibres
2. easier to stock spare parts
3. reduce # of magazines stored
4. reduce weapons to be familiar with
XXIII. Ammo
45 ACP, 308, 223, 12-gauge
reloading equipment, dyes, powders & bullets
XXIV. Ready-room/alert area
central portion, mainline defensive weapons, magazines
ammo, cleaned, inspected regularly
rotated
XXV. Establish fields of Fire
range card, drawn in advance, visual representation
to key landmarks within fields of fire, used to
adjust sights
XXVI. Chainsaw
self-contained, self-lubricating chainsaw
1. trees for barricades
2. lumber for construction
3. small trees/underbrush
XXVII. Need to have Scout Outs
armed with walkie talkies
1. give warning of enemy attack
2. gauge size/strength of force
3. harass enemy, attack supplies, vehicles, comms.
4. perform sniper duty
5. flank, block path of retreat
XXVIII. Patrols and their Weapons
weapons complementary
50% armed with light assault rifles, the rest heavy
terrain a factor for armor
wooded favor 223, open spaces 308
XXIX. What weapon? What range?
800 yards, M14, G3, 308, 7.62mm, FAL
300 yards, 223, AR-15, AR-180, mini 14
100 yards, riot shotgun, 12 gauge
100-300: 223, 5.65mm
300+: 308, 7.62 NATO cartridge,
300-800: match-grade M14, 9-power Redfield scope
XXX. Cleanliness and weapon
cleaned daily, inspected, lube oil, bore solvent, cleaning rods, brushes
XXXI. Weapons Practice
XXXII. Automatic Weapons
Semi-automatic is desirable when weapon at a premium
5 subjects to learn
bulletproof vests, lightweight kevlar
headgear, Israeli issue
lightweight impact bullet resistence plastic
uniformity of clothing
alternate identification
munitions