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1 ATP Reconnaissance Platoon APRIL 2013 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. headquarters , Department of the army This publication is available at army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at *ATP DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This manual supersedes FM 7-92, 23 December 1992 and FM , 18 April 2003. i army Techniques and Procedures headquarters No. Department of the army Washington, DC, 5 April 2013 Reconnaissance Platoon Contents Page PREFACE .. viii Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION .. 1-1 Section I Overview.

2 1-1 Operational Environment .. 1-1 Decisive Action .. 1-2 Combat Power .. 1-2 Leadership .. 1-3 Information .. 1-3 Warfighting Functions .. 1-3 Section II Mission Command .. 1-3 Command .. 1-4 Control .. 1-5 Communication .. 1-7 Section III Command and Support Relationships .. 1-9 Command Relationships .. 1-9 Support Relationships .. 1-9 Section IV Planning Considerations .. 1-10 Operational Variables .. 1-10 Mission Variables .. 1-10 Troop-Leading Procedures .. 1-11 Risk Management .. 1-12 Fratricide Avoidance .. 1-12 Contents ii ATP 5 April 2013 Chapter 2 RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON .. 2-1 Section I Role of the Reconnaissance Platoon .. 2-1 Fundamental Role .. 2-1 Section II Organization and Capabilities.

3 2-1 Reconnaissance Squadron and Combined Arms Battalion Reconnaissance Platoon in the ABCT .. 2-1 IBCT Mounted Reconnaissance Platoon .. 2-4 IBCT Dismounted Reconnaissance Troop and Infantry Battalion Reconnaissance Platoons .. 2-7 SBCT Reconnaissance Platoon and Infantry Battalion Scout Platoon .. 2-10 Battlefield Surveillance Brigade Reconnaissance Platoon .. 2-14 Section III Key Personnel .. 2-16 Duties and 2-16 Chapter 3 RECONNAISSANCE .. 3-1 Section I Overview .. 3-1 Platoon Missions .. 3-2 Fundamentals of Reconnaissance .. 3-2 Section II Reconnaissance Planning Considerations .. 3-2 Reconnaissance Planning Guidance .. 3-2 Operational Considerations .. 3-5 Reconnaissance Techniques .. 3-5 Section III Forms of Reconnaissance.

4 3-8 Zone Reconnaissance .. 3-9 Obstacle Reconnaissance .. 3-13 Area Reconnaissance .. 3-14 Route Reconnaissance .. 3-17 Section IV - Reconnaissance Handover .. 3-33 Operational Considerations for Reconnaissance Handover .. 3-33 Section V Dismounted Reconnaissance Patrols 3-37 Chapter 4 SECURITY .. 4-1 Section I Overview .. 4-1 Section II Fundamentals of Security Tasks .. 4-1 Section III Forms of Security .. 4-2 Five Forms of Security .. 4-2 Contents 5 April 2013 ATP iii Positioning the Observation Post .. 4-8 Manning the Observation Post .. 4-11 Perform Counter Reconnaissance .. 4-15 Route Security tasks .. 4-25 Convoy Escort .. 4-30 Local Security .. 4-41 Chapter 5 STABILITY .. 5-1 Section I Fundamentals of Stability.

5 5-1 Purpose of Stability .. 5-1 Section II Planning .. 5-3 Considerations .. 5-3 Rules of Engagement .. 5-7 Section III Preparation .. 5-8 Precombat Checks and Inspections .. 5-8 Training for Stability .. 5-8 Section IV Execute and Assess .. 5-9 Detained Persons .. 5-14 Chapter 6 OTHER TACTICAL OPERATIONS .. 6-1 Section I Platoon Tactical Movement .. 6-1 Planning and Operational Considerations .. 6-1 Fundamentals of Movement .. 6-2 Platoon Formations .. 6-8 Movement Techniques .. 6-12 Section II Infiltration/Exfiltration .. 6-17 Infiltration .. 6-17 Exfiltration .. 6-20 Section III Patrol Bases and Combat Outposts .. 6-23 Patrol Bases .. 6-23 Combat Outposts .. 6-26 Section IV Direct Fire Planning.

6 6-26 Direct Fire Standard Operating Procedure .. 6-27 Engagement Area Development .. 6-28 Section V Assembly Areas .. 6-31 Characteristics .. 6-31 Quartering Party Responsibilities .. 6-31 Occupation of an Assembly Area .. 6-33 Section VI Linkup .. 6-34 Forms of Linkup .. 6-34 Contents iv ATP 5 April 2013 Section VII Passage of Lines .. 6-37 Overview .. 6-37 Planning .. 6-37 Preparation .. 6-40 Section VIII Relief in Place .. 6-46 Chapter 7 AUGMENTING COMBAT POWER .. 7-1 Section I Fires .. 7-1 Overview .. 7-1 Fire Support Personnel .. 7-2 Mortar Employment .. 7-5 Field Artillery Support .. 7-6 Close Combat Attack .. 7-11 Air Ground Intergration .. 7-14 Sniper Employment .. 7-17 Section II Engineers.

7 7-18 Support in Reconnaissance Tasks .. 7-18 Section III Intelligence .. 7-19 Sensor Teams .. 7-19 Ground Surveillance Systems .. 7-20 Human Intelligence Collection .. 7-20 Unmanned Aircraft System tasks .. 7-21 Military Intelligence Company .. 7-25 Section IV Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives .. 7-26 Reconnaissance Support .. 7-26 Section V Other Combat Augmentation .. 7-26 Military Working Dogs .. 7-27 Interpreters .. 7-27 Tactical Military Information Support 7-27 Explosive Ordnance Disposal .. 7-27 Civil Affairs Team .. 7-28 Chapter 8 SUSTAINMENT .. 8-1 Section I Planning and Responsibilities .. 8-1 Planning Considerations .. 8-1 Individual Responsibilities.

8 8-3 Section II Supply tasks .. 8-5 Classes of Supply .. 8-5 Section III Functions of Sustainment .. 8-10 Contents 5 April 2013 ATP v Maintenance .. 8-10 Force Health Protection .. 8-11 Appendix A ANALOG REPORTS .. A-1 Contact and Blue Reports .. A-1 Intelligence Reports .. A-6 Logistics Reports .. A-8 Personnel Reports .. A-13 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives Reports .. A-15 Glossary .. Glossary-1 References .. References-1 Index .. Index-1 Figures Figure 2-1. Reconnaissance squadron and CAB reconnaissance platoons in the ABCT .. 2-2 Figure 2-2. IBCT mounted reconnaissance platoon .. 2-5 Figure 2-3. DRT reconnaissance platoon and Infantry battalion reconnaissance platoons.

9 2-8 Figure 2-4. Infantry battalion reconnaissance platoon .. 2-9 Figure 2-5. SBCT reconnaissance platoon .. 2-10 Figure 2-6. SBCT Infantry battalion scout platoon .. 2-12 Figure 2-7. BFSB reconnaissance platoon .. 2-14 Figure 3-1. Area reconnaissance .. 3-15 Figure 3-2. Example of overlay graphics .. 3-21 Figure 3-3. Reconnaissance overlay symbols .. 3-22 Figure 3-4. Route width .. 3-27 Figure 3-5. Formula method for determining curve radius .. 3-30 Figure 3-6. Formula for slope percentage .. 3-31 Figure 3-7. Pace method for percentage slope .. 3-31 Figure 3-8. Map method for percentage slope .. 3-32 Figure 3-9. Example of reconnaissance platoon handover (phase one) .. 3-36 Figure 3-10. Example of reconnaissance platoon handover (phase two).

10 3-36 Contents vi ATP 5 April 2013 Figure 3-11. Example of reconnaissance platoon handover (phase three) .. 3-37 Figure 3-12. Primary and alternate routes .. 3-41 Figure 4-1. Use of redundancy in surveillance tasks .. 4-5 Figure 4-2. Use of cueing in surveillance tasks .. 4-6 Figure 4-3. Linear positioning of observation posts .. 4-9 Figure 4-4. In-depth positioning of observation posts .. 4-9 Figure 4-5. Vehicles overwatching a potential observation post site . 4-11 Figure 4-6. Counterreconnaissance (part one) .. 4-16 Figure 4-7. Counterreconnaissance (part two) .. 4-17 Figure 4-8. Use of patrol, observation post, and ambush site to enhance area security .. 4-25 Figure 4-9. Convoy security (possible locations/tasks that can be executed by a reconnaissance platoon within the overall convoy security mission).