CQB Pointers

Quick tips on CQB situations

Understand your environment

Room Clearing Principles:
1. Clear Doorway
2. Clear immediate area (3 foot radius of door)
3. Clear your corner
4. Establish a dominant position within the room
5. Sweep sector of fire.

Techniques

This guide is based off a 2 man team entering a court yard at the back of a 2-story building and the clearing the 2-story building. CQB tactics are situationally dependant and initiative based. No 2 situtations will ever require the same tactics. So going forward, understand this guide is meant to give a few pointers for techniques......NOT tactics.

Sometimes, you want to secure a courtyard before entering the building within it. As a 2 man team this isn't an option. Recon the courtyard to spot enemies.

Then use smokes to cover your approach

While covering the door, look down your sights and have the #2 man open the door. This allows you to get the door open and engage immediately.

Once the door is open and the enemies standing in the immediate area of the door are down. The #1 man and #2 man should make entry. (Notice how the #2 man's weapon is down after opening the door.)


Clear the doorway and clear your corners as they appear. Dominate the room.

Stack up and proceed to the next room in the same manner.

My beloved Marines training Room Clearing
https://youtu.be/WKJhwy1l640

[NIGHTFIGHTER]

Thanks keyboard warrior

[Declan]

#1 rule of opening a door to clear a room: Don't stand directly in front of the door you're opening.

Guide half right, mostly lacking.