Best way to survive in combat? (Soldiers only please)?

Question

When ur in combat and ur being attacked by the enemy by rockets Bullits Etc u got any tips on how to survive?

Answer 1

Duck.

Answer 2

For Bullets/ Rockets:
1. You prone down as fast as you can.
2. Find the nearest cover and leopard crawl there.
3. Try to determine the enemies direction.
4. Return fire in the general direction with the whole section to suppress the enemies.
5. Call in artillery or other support on the enemies' position if you can.
6. Deploy smoke grenades and try to flank the enemies while a saw gunner and a grenadier deploys suppression fire.
7. Once within range without getting the enemies alert, throw frag grenades on their positions. Start firing on their positions and charge the enemies with bayonets on, once within striking distance. The grenades should act as the signal for the group giving supression fire to stop firing.

For Grenades:
1. Run from the grenade and prone down with your feet together facing the grenade and hands covering your neck. Do this within 2 seconds.
2. Take cover once the grenade has exploded.
3. Determine the position of the enemies.
4. The group leaders lob a grenade each at the direction of the enemies.
5.Deliver supression fire with the whole team.
6. Attempt to close in with the enemies while firing.
7. Lob all remaining grenades and attach the bayonets once the section is close enough for a charge at the enemies.
8. Immediately after the moment the grenades blows, charge the enemies with all weapons blazing.

Answer 3

The best way to survive any combat situation is to rely on the training you received. We were very well trained to react to a wide variety of attacks, including nuclear, biological and chemical.
There is no one correct or incorrect procedure for every mission or engagement just like there is no one procedure for every type of defense against an attack.
Training and only training can prepare you to deal and react during a highly stressful and dangerous situation.

Answer 4

I like Murphy's rules of combat. Here is another -

Marine Corps Rules of Gun Fighting:

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12. Have a plan.

13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.

14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

16. Don't drop your guard.

17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.

19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

23. Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4."


Navy Rules for Gun fighting:

1. Go to Sea

2. Send the Marines

3. Drink Coffee

Answer 5

Soldiers are trained to:
Dash - i.e. move 2 to 3m from where you were when they opened fire
Down - get down on your belt buckle to present a smaller target to your enemy
Crawl - get away from the place you went down at, so if the enemy saw you drop to the floor they won't where you ended up once you'vre crawled
Observe - never just stay prone without taking advantage of your position, if the enemy can see you, you can see them. Look for the enemy (movement, muzzle-flash etc.) so that you can get fire down on them so they can't fire back
Sights - set your sights to the correct distance or if you accustomed to aiming off just aim higher or lower than usual
Retun fire - win the fire fight!!!

Remember: in combat there are no runners up.

Answer 6

Fight back fiercely and as quick as possible.Carry plenty of ammo, do not put your rifle on safe and carry 6 grenades not 2 . Before battle make sure everything is ready to go. Do not have a claymore mine on safety. If you have incoming( bombing) stay close to the ground or in a foxhole.If you have buddies that are wounded, do not help until the area is clear or it is safe.You might have a better chance of surviving.

Answer 7

Reprinted from joeofdove

Murphy's Law of Combat:

You are not Superman

If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid

Never draw fire. It irritates everyone around you.

Odd or conspicuous objects attract fire. Never lurk behind one.

Armored vehicles are bullet magnets.

Incoming fire has the right of way.

It's not the one with your name on it. It's the one marked "To whom it may concern" you have to worry about.

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

Tracers work both ways.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

If the Sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.

Those who hesitate under fire usually do not wind up WIA or KIA.

There's nothing more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you, and miss.

Avoid loud noises. There are very few silent killers in a combat zone.

One enemy soldier is never enough. Two is too many.

Try to look unimportant. The enemy may be low on bullets.

When in doubt, empty your magazine. Ammo is cheap.

Answer 8

Well, I like a bit of sarcasism in some things, so I am all with Evil Mouse. I am American, but I wouldn't mind having a cup of tea with him after we blew the bast@rds up and then spoke bad about the French.

Answer 9

Well if your French, just wave the white flag, that normally does it for them.

If your British, Head down, load your rocket launcher, and blast them motherfukers to bits.

When you've done that, go and have a nice cup of tea.

Answer 10

Yeah- take cover. If you're dismounted, get behind the nearest object that will stop a bullet; a wall, a car-whatever-return fire. If you're mounted keep freakin' moving! Don't stop unless your truck is disabled! If it is disabled someone will come back for you, but until then keep freakin' shooting. You want someone to save your *** you better provide some suppressive fire! If your truck is disabled don't just out and go running for cover- ambushes usually happen at or around designated IED drop sites. It would be moronic to think for one moment that the guys shooting are the only threat.

Answer 11

If it were me... I would run really fast in the opposite direction of the all the loud bangs.

Luckily for me I'm a vet and not a soldier... nowhere near brave enough. Although when you've had your arm up a cows bottom, I reckon I could put my mind to anything!