Tactical combat
TACTICAL COMBAT -
FORCE RESPONSE SOLUTION
BY – CHIEF TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR CHRIS MAR
TACTICAL COMBAT SYSTEMS
.APA - ANTAGONIST PERPETRATED AGGRESSION .APA-CQC TACTICAL TRAINING SYSTEMS .SPECIAL POLICE GROUP – ANTITERRORIST UNIT .SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS .COMBINED OPERATIONS RESCUE AND EXTRACTION .RAPID REACTION DEPLOYMENT .CLOSE PROTECTION SECURITY .TACTICAL RIOT
DEFINITION: Tactical Combat indicates military and law enforcement operations conducted by top-echelon specialists allocated into expertise and function specific teams adept and technologically sophisticated in battle planning supported by advanced weapons and logistical effectiveness, where there is the presumption of armed hostile threat and high risk conditions requiring Special Response, Internal Security, or Special Operation Teams to respond and bring under control.
OBJECTIVES: While the job of the Tactical Team is invariably to obtain the highest probability of bringing the immediate Tactical Environment under total control,
1.The First priority will be the isolation of the constituents
i. Identify and assess the site terrain and targets, ii. Gain advantageous pre-entry positions, iii. Establish perimeter and Fire Zone iv. Open lines of communication for negotiation.
2.During the progression of events, intelligence gathering and defenses are established through reactive and proactive analog, digital, sensory, and host measures
i. Field radar, Motion Detection, ii. Thermal imaging, Video Monitoring iii. Optic cable inspection, Vision Enhancement, iv. IR Bounce Listening, Decibel Metering v. Long Range Surveillance, Stealth Recon vi. Decoy, Trapping, Lure vii. Biometrics, Encrypting, Code and Signals viii. Electronic Interception, Scanning, EW, ECM ix. Penetration Methodologies, Services Denial
In Tactical Combat and Special Operations use, extraction is the process of removing constituents from a targeted site when it is considered imperative that they be immediately relocated out of a hostile environment and taken to a Secured Area under friendly control. Extraction may imply the rescuing of entities from grave danger or immediate conditions that they are incapable of surviving within. Both Extraction and Rescue may be for unsuspecting and/or unwilling persons and involve rapid deployment, dynamic defense of the moving tactical envelope and high-speed extrication by a Special Force Protection Team.
UNITS: Where there are many strata of national and local level defense or security, from Department of Defense military systems and Federal Agencies to local Law Enforcement police units, a tactical team generally indicates the smallest operationally functional unit of trained individuals grouped into the following unit designation:
1. A Detachment (3 to 5 men) is known as a Fire Team (a 4 man unit). 2. A Squad comprises of 3 Fire Teams (12-15 person) & a Team Leader 3. A Platoon is made of 3 Squads and a Platoon Leader.
There are 3 Fire Teams within a Squad of 12 to 15 operators which includes one Team Leader (Staff Sergeant Level) and 3-4 Squads per Platoon with a Platoon Leader (Lieutenant or Instructor in rank).
DISTINCTION: Tactical implies the implementation of evolved and intelligent behavior made second nature versus hyper-conditioning of reflex and intuitive behavior. The training and thinking processes are brought together under a fundamental tactical plan or approach, where the objectives of the solitary combatant and his equipment are applied according to the needs and initiatives of the strategic overview.
SEMANTICS: To delineate, the term “Combat” as in Combat Sciences refers to technologies and systems specific to Tactical Infrastructure in Force Protection, Bio-kinematics Analytics and Protocol, and “Battle” is the active physical involution of force on force confrontation where, if not contained and/or resolved, has immediate potential to escalate and spill-over into adjunctive areas. A Unified Tactical Infrastructure is accomplished by the integration of the three primary combat systems; Team Assault, Combat Marksmanship and Close Quarters Combat
URBAN GROUND CONTROL: 99% of all Tactical Deployment calls for teams to dynamically close distances in order to bring the environment and its constituents under total control.
1.Multiple interlocking procedures are used to move into entry position for penetration or creating optimal conditions.
2. The 4 Elements of Strategy
a. Initiative b. Depth c. Synchronization d. Agility
3. 4 Factors to Reconcile
a. Terrain b. Intelligence c. Tactics d. Weaponry
4.Tactical Operations Threat Assessment
a. Lethality (Technical) b. Reliability (Tactical) c. Availability (Operational) d. Sustainability (Strategic)
•SUMMARY - •Tactical Combat force engagement conditions and response methodology
are specific to special force protection solutions prepared in strategic battle planning which integrates logistical effectiveness, high-speed mobility and sophisticated weapons support.
•Rapidly deployable by nature, elite teams’ common objective is the interdiction of terrorism, hostile subterfuge and open confrontation
of both domestic and foreign origin.
•Procedural emphasis is placed on the complete integration of tactical protocol into a unified system comprising of three essential combat sciences; Team Assault, Close Quarters Combat and Combat Marksmanship. •A tactical environment is the envelope of containment which is continually minimized through the progressive accumulated isolation of the target subject by a proactive force delegation whose activities are based upon a strategic model. •Tactical Response is called for when there is imminent threat to safety by an overpowering antagonist. Perceived threat includes throng turbulence, urban guerrilla combatants and barricaded subjects where conditions may require hostage rescue, selective extraction,
exploratory recon, surveillance and VIP Protection.
•Operational Intelligence and Situational Awareness are important in the most effective preparation of force protection however superior tactics and weaponry are most essential in obtaining the highest probability of total control over the tactical environment and its constituents.
APA TACTICAL - Advanced Methodologies for Simultaneous Counter Attack
APA–Tactical CQC is the only proven tactical close-quarters-combat system which uses total simultaneous attack and counter during physical interaction. APA provides a Force Response Solution for the full spectrum of conditions facing Special Response Teams in the field.
CERTIFIED by multiple international Military and Law Enforcement agencies involved with Tactical Support and Counterterrorist Response, APA Tactical CQC is documented tried and true, serving 20 years with elite teams live in the field.
ACCESS is limited to SWAT, Hostage Rescue, and Rapid Reaction Deployment whose functions focus on Terror Interdiction, Hostage Rescue, Extraction, Team Assault, Tactical Riot and VIP Security.
APA Tactical Protocol seamlessly integrates with on-going tactical processes, law enforcement policy and field procedures. This is inclusive of specialized arrest processes, tactical riot formation, and VIP security within the Tactical Close Quarters Combat system.
SYSTEM PROPAGATION PRIORITIES-
1. To Provide Documentation,– Full disclosure SOP, on-location Digital Video Learning, Field Guides, Course Materials, Training Equipment 2. To Facilitate Certification – Establish Course duration and Certification Requirements 3.To Exhibit and Present – for Heads-of—State, Testing and Reviews, Live Fire Off-Range, Force Extraction, and Tactical Riot Systems
TRAINING DURATION
a. 120 hours - Agency Instructor Level, Senior Tactical Commander, Warrant Officer. All instructors are Active Tactical Team and expert marksman, combat experienced
b. 100 hours- Active Tactical, First Responder
c. 80 hours - Back-up and Support, Riot Forces, Operations Support
APA remains the exclusive National SWAT and Spec Ops Presentation method since 1984. APA-CQC has been taught to elite SPG (Special Police Group), antiterrorist instructors, SWAT, Spec Ops, Special Forces, Royal Guard and other tactical teams.
NON-ESCALATION POLICY - There are 5 levels of Escalation; Passive, Resistance, Hostile Confrontation, Armed Insurgence, Wide Ranging Destructive Energy Within densely populated areas there is a high probability of multiple antagonist confrontation occurrences. Regardless of the circumstances, it is essential that the actions taken by law enforcement to contain do not instead create spill-over or escalation. During operations, the policy of avoiding, if at all possible, dispersed deterrents, lethal or un-natural force, including firearms, tear gas, stun devices, rubber bullets, electricity or chemicals other than marking dyes must be observed. Inappropriate or over approximation of response will result in Accidental Violence.
ORGANIZATION STAGE - Establish a training team of qualified instructors for certification to instruct the CQC tactical training system. Note that while in-keeping with the state-of-the-technology and current international standards in use by SWAT and Rapid Reaction Forces the solution for crisis management is unique to every country. It is highly preferable to create multi-media training materials on-base. To unify the applied training requires the total integration of appropriate close quarters combat into a single all inclusive and consistent logic, specific and exclusive for use by tactical and spec ops only. The training is high speed, intensively demanding and specializes in the total tactical environment of arrest and extraction.
INTENT OF APA - APA is a tactical force response and force protection system based on Simultaneous Counterattack. The ultimate goal aside from situational control is to facilitate rescue and expedite extraction. As such, the preferable deployment procedure for special tactical operation is in stealth. Stealth applies to Information Systems and any radiating source of energy. In this mode the only reason for confrontation is not to gain or protect ground, but rather when confrontation is unavoidable according to the following three conditions:
1. If safe passage is not available and stationary positions are not viable. 2. In order to avoid counter-domination 3. When the need to rescue or extract outweighs the danger in doing so.
APA Tactical Combat is not only tactical systems integration; it involves the interpersonal and intra-personal thought process of the individual. To be Inspired, Precise and Decisive means to have the capability to source the creative intelligence from within in order to observe, analyze and act with precision and finality.
UNITS TRAINED IN APA TACTICAL COMBAT INCLUDE TAIWAN NATIONAL POLICE INSTRUCTORS TAIPEI COUNTY RAPID DEPLOYMENT, SWAT AND SPECIAL POLICE ANTITERRORIST TEAMS IN CHINA PLA-APF, SPECIAL POLICE GROUP ALSO KNOWN AS IMMEDIATE ACTION UNIT INSTRUCTORS SPECIAL FORCES TEAMS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SELECT TEAMS FROM NORTH AMERICA
APA IS FOUNDED BY CHIEF TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR CHRIS MAR HE IS THE SOLE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR WITH AUTHORIZATION AND CERTIFICATION FROM ELITE TEAMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIWAN STRAITS AND THE UNITED STATES.