09-06-2011, 12:58 AM
That particular drill is more for vehicle-mounted personnel operating in a low-profile, LE, or PSD role, which will always be applicable. Open warfare with military vehicles involves crew-served weapons in turrets. Stan's points are legitimate questions about the what-if's surrounding CQB out of the vehicle when encountering a numerically-superior force, who most likely have initiated the contact. One thing you will notice is that organizations with a higher level of experience often feel or recognize when the crap is about to hit the fan, and will initiate the contact themselves, although IED-initated ambushes are next to impossible to anticipate.
Either way, the drill is just a template from which to work when conducting Immediate Action Drills from civilian vehicle designs. These drills are normally elaborated upon with casualty evac under fire, and night iterations, after react-to-contact from front, left, right, and rear have been honed to an acceptable standard. None of the training guarantees 100% survival for everyone, it just increases its likelihood significantly.
Either way, the drill is just a template from which to work when conducting Immediate Action Drills from civilian vehicle designs. These drills are normally elaborated upon with casualty evac under fire, and night iterations, after react-to-contact from front, left, right, and rear have been honed to an acceptable standard. None of the training guarantees 100% survival for everyone, it just increases its likelihood significantly.