User Guide

Lateral Movement in Formation

If your whole team is pinned down by a wall, it is better to spread your men all

the way across the street. See Figure 25. Start the maneuver by first moving the two

members who will be able to provide covering fire for movement of the remainder

of the team. Now carefully proceed with the third soldier moving into position at

point A. Execute a quick reconnaissance and continue to point B. Follow up by mov-

ing the remaining member of the team. You are now in a situation similar to

Forward Movement in Formation.

Retreat

Should you come across opposition that’s too strong, consider retreating. If

you’re attacked from one side in a narrow corridor or street where there is no

chance to retreat, see Figure 26. The large arrow indicates the direction of enemy

attack. Riflemen and soldiers armed with non-automatic weapons should be moved

back first. Covered by submachine gun fire, they should take defensive positions

and provide covering fire for the retreating submachine gunners. Because every-

thing in street combat happens at a substantially shorter range than in the country,

the submachine gunners have to move in phases. First move to point A and provide

fire support to the remaining team members; only then do they run to point B.

Sometimes it is possible to retreat around a corner. If so, see Figure 27. First,

pull your soldiers back to point A under covering fire provided by the other team

members. Now comes the risky phase of the maneuver, when you have to retreat

with the remaining two soldiers to point B. The soldier marked number 2 retreats

first, followed under covering fire by number 1. Should the enemy press too hard,

it is possible to retreat with both soldiers at the same time, but this is more danger-

ous. Soldier number 4 retreats behind the corner last. Now retreat soldiers number

1 and 2 to point C. The remaining soldier then retreats behind the corner.

Another method is to retreat to both arms of the T-Junction. See Figure 28.

Using this method, move the whole team to the edge of the intersection. Then recall

the soldiers that are further away from the T-junction, followed by the rest of the

team. Should the enemy press too hard, you may retreat the whole team simulta-

neously, but again, there is a high risk of loss.

COMBAT

Fig. 25

Fig. 26 Fig.27 Fig.28