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MCWP 3-11.3

Scouting and Patrolling

U.S. Marine Corps

17 April 2000

PCN 143 000075 00

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Headquarters United States Marine Corps

Washington, DC 20380-1776

17 April 2000

FOREWORD

1. PURPOSE

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-11.3, Scouting and Patrolling,

provides the doctrinal foundation and the tactics, techniques, and procedures for

scouting and patrolling conducted by Marines from the fire team to the company level.

Although the information focuses on infantry units, much of the information is also

applicable to combat support units that are assigned patrolling missions.

2. SCOPE

MCWP 3-11.3 provides all Marines with the instructional material they need to build

the skills necessary to become effective scouts and patrol team members. This

publication provides the fundamentals of scouting and patrolling and their relationship

to each other. It also addresses organizational structure of teams and patrols, the

training required to develop teamwork, and reporting requirements.

3. SUPERSESSION

MCWP 3-11.3 supersedes Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 6-7, Scouting and

Patrolling , dated 6 January 1989.

4. CERTIFICATION

Reviewed and approved this date.

BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

J. E. RHODES

Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps

Commanding General

Marine Corps Combat Development Command

DISTRIBUTION: 143 000075 00

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

P ART I. S COUTING

Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Scouting

1001

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1002

Required Scouting Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 2. Terrain, Maps, and Direction

2001

Terrain Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2002

The Lensatic Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2003

Stars, Sun, and Other Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2004

Range Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Chapter 3. Enemy Activity

3001

Estimating Enemy Strengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3002

Interpreting Signs and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3003

Knowing the Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Chapter 4. Daylight Scouting

4001

Cover and Concealment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4002

Camouflage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4003

Individual Movement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

4004

Route Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Chapter 5. Night Scouting

5001

Night Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

5002

Appearance of Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5003

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5004

Smells and Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5005

Clothing and Weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5006

Concealment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5007

Aids to Night Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5008

Aids to Night Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

5009

Locating and Plotting the Enemy at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

50010

Routes of Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Chapter 6. Observing and Reporting

6001

Observation Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

6002

Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

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Chapter 7. Scouting Fire Team

7001

Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

7002

Locating Enemy Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

7003

Action With an Attacking Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

7004

Action With an Enveloping Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

P ART 2. I NFANTRY P ATROLLING

Chapter 8. Fundamentals of Infantry Patrolling

8001

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8002

Relation of Patrolling to Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8003

Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8004

Types of Patrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

8005

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

8006

Keys to Successful Patrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Chapter 9. Patrol Organization

9001

General Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

9002

Task Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Chapter 10. Patrol Preparation

10001

Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

10002

Factors Influencing Patrol Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

10003

Commander’s Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

10004

Patrol Leader Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Chapter 11. Movement to and Return from the Objective Area

11001

Passage of Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

11002

Organization for Movement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

11003

Control Measures for Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4

11004

Precautions at Danger Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5

11005

Hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6

11006

Immediate Actions Upon Enemy Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6

11007

Patrol Leader’s Action in a Developing Situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

11008

Return From Objective Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

Chapter 12. Reconnaissance Patrols

12001

General Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

12002

Specific Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

12003

Types of Reconnaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

12004

Task Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

12005

Size of Reconnaissance Patrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

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