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====== Leading small groups ======

**Leading small tactical units**.\\
Handout of the command course on 07-10-2011 at the Great Shaft (HIKG) by Friedrich Hinrichs von Heydenwall.

{{:theoretisches:kommandokurs_hikg_2011_10_07_friedrich.pdf|Leading small groups}} (De)

===== Course content =====

  - What is small group in free fencing?
  - What is tactics?
  - What is leadership?

===== The Small Group =====


A small group is the unit on the field that fights together and receives and executes independent orders from the main command.
It is usually between 10 and 30 in size. A small group has its own leadership.
A small group is usually made up of a training group or a combat alliance.


===== Tactics are: =====

  * The art of deploying a group in an appropriate order of battle.
  * The coordinated application of all the resources of a group to achieve the specific objective. Coordinated is the fighting force and method, related to place and time.
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Communication, movement and combat power

===== Leadership Tasks =====

Trainer, coordinator/motivator, spokesperson.
plan, coordinate, control, communicate!\\
Making decisions!\\

**"Know what's going on,\\
do what works. "**

Much of this requires experience, which must be gained through constant training.



==== What is the role of leadership during combat? ====

To determine the combat power and type, relative to place and time.

==== What is the task of leadership before combat? ====

The guidance to develop the operational capabilities of the group.
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===== Flow of the management cycle in relation to events =====

==== Before the event ====

Training a group with an event in mind.

==== Before the battle ====
 
Establish chain of command
Weapons check\\
Reporting to the main command\\
Planning with the main command\\
Informing about the plan and what may follow.\\

==== Before the battle ====

Organize the group (deployment)\\
Motivation puschen\\


==== During the battle ====


=== Steps of commanding ===
 
  * Determining the situation and possibilities.
  * Planning of actions, search for victory
  * Commanding
  * Control of the execution 

**Commands should be:** Brief, Understandable, Distinguishable, and Addressed.
Give orders when there may be doubt about what to do. This provides security and peace of mind.

**To be noted:** Those in combat attachment are more difficult to address.

=== Phases of combat ===

**Phase 1:** First meeting - First clash - Winning the first initiative.\\
**Phase 2:** Second encounter - Keeping or gaining the second initiative.\\
**Phase 3:** Clean up (Clear the Fields/ Chaos Zone) \\
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**Initiative** is the activity that is not a reaction solely for defensive purposes. 


==== After Combat ====

Follow up: What happened?\\
What can individuals do better?\\
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** → Before the event**