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GTA 05-08-001
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DISTRIBUTION: US Army Training Support Centers (TSCs) 1
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
AUGUST 1993eT eRe eS ses
esponsibilities of the commanders are to --
Protect troops.
Provide materials
Supervise construction
Inspect survivability position.
Plan and select location of survivability positions (fighting positions and
protective positions of bunkers).
Improve and maintain unit survivability
Obtain technical advice from engineers, as required
eferences: FM 5-103, Chapter 4, and FM 5-34, Chapter 4.
DO--
Ensure adequate material is
available
Dig down as much as possible
Maintain, repair, and improve
positions continuously
Inspect and test position safety
day. after heavy rain, and after
recelv'ng direct and indirect fires.
Revet excavations in sandy soil
(see 7 step 2)
Inter ook sandbags for double wall
cons:r_ction and corners.
Chec« stabilization of wall bases.
Fill sandbags approximately 75
perce:
Construct to standard.
Use common sense.
DON'T--
Fail to supervise.
Use sand for structural support
Use sandbags for structural
support
Forget to camoufiage.
Drive vehicles within 6 feet of a
position
Overfill sandbags
Put soldiers in marginally safe
survivability positions.
Take shortcuts
Build above ground unless
absolutely necessary.
Forget lateral bracing on stringers.a
IMARY OF MATERI.
In a combat situation
survivability position by
it may be necessary to improvise construction of a
using materials normally associated with the
construction. Examples of field expedient materials are-
WALL REVETMENT
Sheet metal
Corrugated sheet metal
Plastic sheeting
Plywood
Air mat panels
Air Force air load pallets
OVERHEAD COVER STRINGERS.
Single pickets
Double pickets
Railroad rails
| beams
Pipe. 2 inches in diameter and larger
Timbers, 2°«4", 4°x4, and larger
Reinforced concrete beams
58-gallon drums. cut iongitudinally in
half
Large diameter pipefculverts, cut in
half
Precast concrete panels. 6-8 inches
thick
Aufield panels
Air Force air load pallets
Shipping pallets
STAND-ALONE POSITIONS
Concrete catch basins. valve pits. and
utility boxes.
Military vans
Consolidated express (CONEX)
containers.
Large diameter pipe/culvert
Steel water tanks
Other storage tanks (cleaned and
ventilated]
Vehicle nulks
WALL CONSTRUCTION
(BUILDING UP)
Sand grid material
55 gallon drums. filled with sand
Expended artillery sheils, filled with
sand
Shipping boxes/packing material
Prefabricated concrete panels
Prefabricated concrete traffic barriers
NOTE All positions require a minimum of 18 inches of dry sand for overhead
cover (double thickness for wet sand }
Determine the level of protection "equired through intelligence preparation of the
battlefield (IPB: observation and fre concealmert and cover, obstacles, key
terrain, and avenues of approach (OC OKA): and mission. enemy, terrain. troaps,
asd time available iMETT-T). See page.4. Table 1, for a summary of protection
of common threat weapons systems for direct and indirect fire.
