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Canadians React to Contact in Panjwaii District
Published 3 years ago
Members of 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, Oscar Company, 8PL, get ambushed by the Taliban in the village of Salavat, Panjwaii district, Kandahar province and pull off a textbook contact left.
Immediate Actions drills, also known as IA drills, are military drills designed to provide swift and positive small unit reactions to certain scenarios. Most common amongst these IA drills are Contacts: Front, Left, Right, and Rear. These drills are the foundation on which infantry patrol operations are built, and they offer a standard operating procedure that the individual soldier can react with in a highly dynamic situation. When drilled properly, these foundational skills allow every professional Soldier to react in the same manner to most situations. That's what you're seeing in this video.
The second contact is initiated by the Taliban, each and every Canadian Warfighter in this video immediately reacts by maneuvering to cover and laying down a base of return fire. Not a single one of them is told what they should be doing, yet you'll notice every single one of them starts to do the same exact action. Then, within seconds, a small unit leader starts to control his troops into a more advantageous position so that they can take the initiative back from the Taliban who have ambushed them.
Damn good work Oscar Company. This isn't an overtly exciting video, but is a damn fine showcase of basic warfighting fundamentals. I'd go to war with these guys in any clime or place.
