Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Kicking out listening posts should be automatic. Seems a hasty ambush to me, not a planned ambush. Hard to say unless one was there.
Steady now Ken.

I refer you you to "CHAPTER 10 PATROLLING; Section II. TYPES OF PATROLS" in FM 3-21-9

" Hasty Ambush. A platoon or squad conducts a hasty ambush when it makes visual contact with an enemy force and has time to establish an ambush without being detected."