TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGER CREED i STANDING ORDERS ROGER'S RANGERS i RANGER HISTORY ii PREFACE vi CHAPTER 1 LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES 1-1 DUTIES. RESPONSIBILITIES. AND ACTIONS 1-2 ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND 1-8 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES 2-1 COMBAT INTELLIGENCE 2-5 WARNING ORDER 2-6 OPERATION ORDER 2-10 FRAGMENTARY ORDER 2-14 ANNEXES 2-17 COORDINATION CHECKLISTS 2-25 TASK, PURPOSE, OPERATION 2-30 TERRAIN MODEL 2-31 CHAPTER 3 FIRE SUPPORT BASIC FIRE SUPPORT TASKS, TARGETING, AND INTERDICTION 3-1 CAPABILITIES 3-2 RISK ESTIMATE DISTANCES 3-2 TARGET OVERLAYS 3-3 CALL FOR FIRE 3-5 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT 3-8 CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK AVIATION 3-10 CHAPTER 4 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MILITARY RADIOS 4-1 MAN-PACK RADIO ASSEMBLY (AN/PRC-1 1 9F) 4-4 AUTOMATED NET-CONTROL DEVICE 4-5 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING 4-6 ANTENNAS REPAIRS 4-6 CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT 4-7 FIELD EXPEDIENT (FE) OMNI DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS 4-8 ANTENNA LENGTH PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 4-12 CHAPTER 5 DEMOLITIONS INITIATING (PRIMING) SYSTEMS 5-3 DETONATION (FIRING) SYSTEMS 5-4 SAFETY 5-4 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-IMPROVISED SHAPED CHARGE 5-4 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-PLATTER CHARGE 5-5 EXPEDIENT EXPLOSIVES-GRAPESHOT CHARGE 5-6 DEMOLITION KNOTS 5-7 MINIMUM SAFE DISTANCES 5-8 BREACHING CHARGES 5-8 TIMBER CUTTING CHARGES 5-11 CHAPTER 6 MOVEMENT FORMATIONS 6-1 MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES 6-1 STANDARDS 6-4 FUNDAMENTALS 6-4 TACTICAL MARCHES 6-5 MOVEMENT DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS 6-6 DANGER AREAS 6-7 CHAPTER 7 PATROLS PRINCIPLES PLANNING 7-1 RECONNAISSANCE 7-1 SECURITY 7-1 CONTROL 7-1 COMMON SENSE 7-1 PLANNING TASK ORGANIZATION 7-1 INITIAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION 7-3 COMPLETION OF PLAN 7-3 RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS FUNDAMENTALS OF RECONNAISSANCE 7-5 TASK STANDARDS 7-5 ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE. AREA RECONNAISSANCE 7-5 ACTIONS ON THE OBJECTIVE, ZONE RECONNAISSANCE 7-8 COMBAT PATROLS PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 7-9 AMBUSH 7-10 HASTY AMBUSH 7-11 DELIBERATE (POINT/AREA) AMBUSH 7-12 PERFORM RAID 7-15 SUPPORTING TASKS LINKUP 7-18 DEBRIEF 7-18 OBJECTIVE RALLY POINT 7-19 PATROL BASE 7-20 MOVEMENT TO CONTACT TECHNIQUES 7-23 TASK STANDARDS 7-24 CHAPTER 8 BATTLE DRILLS REACT TO CONTACT (VISUAL, ED, DIRECT FIRE RPG]) (07-3-D9S01) 8-1 BREAK CONTACT (07-3-D9505) 8-6 REACT TO AMBUSH (FAR) (07-3-D9503) 8-9 REACT TO AMBUSH (NEAR) (07-3-D9502) 8-12 KNOCK OUT BUNKER (07-3-D9406) 8-15 ENTER AND CLEAR A ROOM (07-4-D9509) 8-18 ENTER A TRENCH TO SECURE A FOOTHOLD (07-3-D9410) 8-21 BREACH A MINED WIRE OBSTACLE (07-3-D9412) 8-25 REACT TO INDIRECT FIRE (07-3-D9504) 8-28 CHAPTER 9 MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING TRAINING 9-1 DISMOUNTED MOBILITY 9-1 TASK ORGANIZATION 9-1 RESCUE EQUIPMENT 9-2 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT 9-3 ANCHORS 9-5 KNOTS 9-8 BELAYS 9-13 CLIMBING COMMANDS 9-15 ROPE INSTALLATIONS 9-15 RAPPELLING 9-22 CHAPTER 10 MACHINE GUN EMPLOYMENT SPECIFICATIONS 10-1 DEFINITIONS 10-2 CLASSES OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE 10-3 OFFENSE 10-8 DEFENSE 10-9 CONTROL OF MACHINE GUNS 10-10 AMMUNITION PLANNING 10-11 CHAPTER 11 CONVOY OPERATIONS PLANNING 11-1 FIVE PHASES OF TRUCK MOVEMENT 11-1 CHAPTER 12 URBAN OPERATIONS AN URBAN PERSPECTIVE 12-1 STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF URBAN AREAS 12-1 MODERN ARMY URBAN OPERATIONS 12-1 TASK ORGANIZATION 12-1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS 12-1 PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE URBAN OPERATIONS 12-2 CONDUCT OF LIVE. VIRTUAL. AND CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING 12-3 RANGERS - URBAN WARRIORS 12-3 PRINCIPLES 12-4 METT-TC 12-4 CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT 12-6 REHEARSALS 12-6 TTPS FOR MARKING BUILDINGS AND ROOMS 12-8 CHAPTER 13 WATERBORNE OPERATIONS ROPE BRIDGE 13-1 PONCHO RAFT 13-4 OTHER WATERCRAFT 13-5 CHAPTER 14 EVASION/SURVIVAL EVASION PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 14-1 INITIAL EVASION POINT 14-1 EVASION MOVEMENT 14-1 ROUTES 14-1 COMMUNICATIONS 14-2 HIDE SITE 14-2 HOLE-UP AREA 14-2 CAMOUFLAGE 14-2 SURVIVAL MEMORY AID 14-3 SURVIVAL KITS 14-3 NAVIGATION 14-3 TRAPS AND SNARES 14-11 PROCESSING OF FISH OR GAME 14-15 SHELTERS 14-19 FIRES 14-21 METHODS 14-23 CHAPTER 15 AVIATION REVERSE PLANNING SEQUENCE 15-1 SELECTION AND MARKING OF PICKUP AND