Protection Plan

[Mortblanc]

Difficult to plan a defense if one is not trained in HOW to plan.

There are rules for these things. Follow them and you might survive, ignore them and you are guaranteed failure/death.

There is no second place winner.

Observation; See them before they see you. Have observation posts and listening posts WAAAAY out there, (But keep them close enough so you can hear them scream when the enemy cuts their throats). Run patrols to find out what is in your area. Information is power.

Cover and Concealment; Cover is protection from fire, concealment is not. Have both available and well positioned for yourself and deny it to the enemy. Your people will not operate aggressively without proper cover to shoot from or retreat too and operating against an unseen enemy is terrifying for green troops.

Obsticles: Know the obstacles in your area, how they will help you or hinder you. Create obstacles to channelize the enemy into your killing zones

Key Tarrain; Control the high ground, water sources, river crossings, observation points over your own position. (sometimes you do not have a choice in this matter, but remember to consider it as a shortcoming of your position and work around it.)

Avenues of Approach; Have fire from the proper weapons trained on specific avenues of approach. Anti-vehicle weapons for the roads, anti-personnel weapons for foot access. Use your obstacles to channel the enemy toward your most efficient weapons or concentrate their numbers into a mass for easy elimination.

It does not mater if you have 5 people or 50, the rules do not change. Study your position like you were the enemy. Walk the perimeter from the outside and find the easy points and hard points. Then study it as a defender.

If you see a weak point the enemy will too. If you see strength so will the enemy.

Barbed wire is your friend. Even though you might mot be able to buy it you should know where to get it SHTF. That empty factory or prison may not need it on top of their fence any more.