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“Small Unit Commands” Training Manual
Overview: Many criminals today are tactical thinking and have military style training in
their background. Based upon violent trends occurring in Mexico and consistent within this
training manual are criminal groups armed with fully automatic weapons, body armor, radio
communications and synchronized combat training. This is to be utilized as an Officers Guide
to counter the tactics being used by criminal groups.
Source: DEA – Late October / Early November 2009
Validity: This manual was taken from deceased persons identified as “Zeta members”.
Translation: Spanish into English by TX DPS Fusion Center
*Note – Some wording may be lost in translation.
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Small Unit Commands
General objective
To strengthen into an effective interactive unit in an urban environment, in order to obtain organization at the group level and build individual skills, based on intensive and specialized training
Specific objectives
A) To coordinate weapons used by each operator B) To raise the level of operator shooting C) To increase abilities in an urban environment D) To develop tactical skills to finalize opponents during close combat
Program content
Coordination: To align aim (Bodies) of weapon with line of vision of shooter to bring down the desired goal.
A) Weapons B) Basic shooting principles C) Precision shooting D) Reactive shooting E) Shooting practice F) Close combat G) Urban combat H) Urban area clearance
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Weapons A) Maintenance B) Coordination (relearn it) C) Competency Precision shooting A) Range of 10-15-20 meters with gun while standing B) At close range 25 meters with rifle C) Range of rifle 50-75-100-150 meters with positions D) Range with metals 15 meters with gun Reactive shooting A) Controlled Sites B) Double tap C) Simbawe D) Transition E) Changing Ammunition Clips Quick shooting A) Executive test B) Novice Sportsman C) Stress track D) Target discernment E) Range in motion F) Range from offset vehicle
This practical shooting exercise aims to teach how to shoot while under stress (pressure)
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Close Combat
-The use of tactics and techniques during ground control where vision and mobility may be restricted -Principles:
Surprise: Battle tactics that catch your enemy off guard
Quickness: Combining speed with accuracy
Acts of Violence: Act cautiously and safely when taking action
Basics:
Formation of teams
Ropes
Clearing rooms
Clearing intersections
Urban Combat
-Movement techniques in urban areas -Clearing a building -Improvising positions in urban areas -Types of buildings and streets -Types of cities -Characteristics of urban warfare -Classification
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Standard safety
- All exercises will be done under the supervision of instructors - Weapons should remain disengaged during training - Avoid communication equipment during training. Chargers in their bags. - During training, the ammunition will be handled only by instructors - Wear light equipment - Hearing, optical and physical protection should be used
Initial Activities
Compliance of intervention equipment
Security measures with Weapons
- Load – to place the magazine on the weapon - Ready –Put ammunition in the chamber - Unload - Change out the magazine and empty the chamber
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Universal Rule of the Shooter
Be prepared physically and psychologically to receive the recoil of the shot
Correct position
Position: You should take a comfortable position, facing the object or target.
Weapon: You must have a weapon based on the size of your hand for better gun and hand
coordination, (correct elevation), (dovetails).
View alignment: Do a triangular view test to check your vision to establish eye dominance
(Dominant Eye)
Monitor breathing: Shots should be taken when breathing is more controlled.
Action finger on the trigger: The action of the finger is slow and progressively backward until
the shot is executed.
Fail Safe: Weapon to chest.
Realigning: After taking a shot realign and implement muscle memory.
Positioning the gun
The weak hand must take the gun by the hand guard, weak leg semi-flexed towards the
target; strong leg semi flexed and well planted supporting the full weight to reduce any recoil.
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Complementary Exercises
1. A target or object should be placed on the wall while the shooter aligns his body and
aims the weapon and fires a shot, takes his gun to his chest and then repeats the
exercise (perform exercise with an unloaded weapon) with gun and rifle.
2. Insert a cartridge in the chamber avoiding discharge; repeat this exercise several times,
with gun and rifle.
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Precision Shooting
This exercise is executed with a shot in each silhouette and is used to measure the degree of
accuracy. In this exercise, 1 gun chamber is supplied with 10 cartridges, and 1 rifle chamber
with 10 cartridges is supplied, for use.
-15 - Gun - 15 meters - - - 25 -With rifle - 25 meters
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Precision Shooting
2nd Exercise
This exercise is performed with 2 shots into the silhouette and serves to correct impact and
positions of the shooter.
-15 - Gun - 15 meters - - - - - 25 - - - Rifle - - - 25 meters
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Precision Shooting
3rd Exercise
This exercise is executed by shooting in the order given by the firearm instructor at high,
medium and low level targets.
This exercise is performed with a gun and rifle (interchanging them), using a chamber with 10
cartridges for the gun and a chamber with 10 cartridges for the rifle.
(Alto=High/ Medio=Medium/ Bajo=Low)
- - - 5 Meters - - - Gun - - - 5 Meters -
Gun
Rifle Rifle
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Reaction and Transition Shooting
4th Exercise
This exercise is performed using 3 chambers for a gun and 3 chambers with 10 cartridges for a
rifle, and on orders of the firearm instructor the gun should be fired carrying out the transition
without losing the sequence of shots, on 2 levels, high and low.
(Fusil=Rifle/ Pistola=Gun)
- - - 8 Meters - - - - - - - 8 Meters - - - -
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Controlled Site Shooting
5th Exercise
This exercise uses 3 chambers for a gun with 12 cartridges each, 2 chambers for practice and
one to assess ability, aiming at the chest of the metal silhouettes.
Note: Firearm instructor will order 2 consecutive shots to the chest and then repeat, the
exercise is repeated until the cartridges are empty, and chamber should only be changed
once.
(36 Gun Cartridges)
- - - 13 Meters - - - Distance - - - 13 Meters -Distance
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Controlled Site Shooting
6th Exercise
This exercise uses 2 chambers, 1 stocked with 13 cartridges and the other with 12 cartridges,
on metallic silhouettes, with speed and accuracy, the chamber is changed with a cartridge still
in the chamber.
(Gun, 13 Cartridges, 12 Cartridges)
- - - 13 Meters -Distance - 13 meters -Distance
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Controlled Site Shooting on a Track with Advancement,
Transition and Precision
7th Exercise
In this Exercise, you will use 3 chambers for a gun, 1 stocked with 11 cartridges one with 14 cartridges and another with 6 cartridges, 2 chambers for a rifle, 1 stocked with 9 cartridges and the other with 8 cartridges.
Starting at point number "1", 4 shots are made into controlled site silhouette #1, 4 shots into the controlled site silhouette #2, chamber is changed and transitioned, 2 shots are made to the # 4 silhouette and with gun to chest advance to lumber point number “2”, at which 2 shots are made to silhouette #5 and 2 shots to silhouette #6, then advance with gun to chest to point number "3"
At this point take 2 shots to silhouette #7, advance toward point number "4" changing the chamber while moving.
At this point shots are made into silhouette #8, take as many shots as necessary to hit all the targets on silhouette # 8, from this location fire 2 shots to silhouette #9, from this same point change and transition the chamber, and fire 4 shots into controlled site silhouette # 10 and #4, fire into controlled site silhouette # 11, then advance to point number "5"
Make the transition and fire shots at the 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 targets, and here this exercise ends.
Note:
The chambers for the gun use is as follows, first the chamber is stocked with 11 cartridges, then change chambers for one with 14 cartridges, and finally we change for a chamber with 6 cartridges.
For rifles first use 1 chamber with 9 cartridges and then exchange for 1 chamber with 8 cartridges.
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Controlled Site Shooting at a Track with Advancement, Transition and Precision
7th Period
(Blue – Silhouettes and Targets/ Green - Shooter/ Black – Gun/ Red – Rifle)
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Shooting Double Tap
8th Exercise
In this Exercise 3 gun chambers are used, 1 stocked with 7 cartridges, another with 5 cartridges and the other also with 5 cartridges, this is a practice exercise.
- - - - - - 10 Meters - - - - - - Distance
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9th period
Hitting a Middle Silhouette
- - - - - - 10 Meters - - - - - Distance
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Double Tap shooting
10th Exercise
1 Chamber with 7 cartridges
2 Chambers with 5 cartridges
- - - - - - - - 10 Meters - - - - - -
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Simbawe shooting
11th exercise
Firm Standing Practice
1 Chamber with 15 Cartridges
- - - - - 10 Meters
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Simbawe Exercise
12th exercise
This exercise is done with 2 chambers stocked with 15 cartridges each, shots will be fired standing firm using 1 chamber with 15 cartridges and the other will be fired while advancing from back to front.
- - - - - - - - 15 Meters - - - - - - - -
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13th exercise
For this exercise 2 chambers are needed for a rifle, each one stocked with 30 cartridges, and 2 chambers for a gun stocked with 15 cartridges each.
This exercise is done with 2 gun chambers stocked with 15 cartridges; the shooter executes the shots and should change the chamber while advancing from a distance of 30 meters.
The exercise is carried out while standing firmly using 1 chamber for a rifle stocked with 30 cartridges at a distance of 60 meters, the chamber is changed and the shooter executes the shots while advancing.
(60 meters rifle/30 meters gun)
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14th Exercise
For this exercise a gun chamber is stocked with 10 cartridges and a rifle chamber stocked with 10 cartridges, the shooter in the line of fire should be laying down with his chest to the ground, stands, then runs and fires 10 cartridges with the gun, the exercise is then repeated with the rifle.
(Corriendo= Running)
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15th Exercise
This exercise is carried out in sets of groups with an unlimited number of cartridges with a pole in the middle of two partitions.
Shooting and Clearance of Areas
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16th Exercise
Lateral Formation with a Profound Entry
Each shooter will make 4 shots to their respective silhouette
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