Infantry Drills

H-12: Improvised Obstacles

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(FM 3-21.8 The infantry Rifle platoon & squad)

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H-12. Improvised obstacles are designed by Soldiers and leaders with imagination and ingenuity when using available materiel and other resources. An example of obstacles in urban terrain is shown in figure H-3. Improvised obstacles include the following:

  • Rubble. Rubble from selected masonry structures and buildings in a built-up area will limit movement through an area and provide fortified fighting positions.
  • Battle damage. Damaged vehicle hulks or other debris are used as roadblocks.
  • Flooding. Flooded areas are created by opening floodgates or breaching levees.
Figure H-3. Urban obstacles

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