LESSON 1
ROUTE RECONNAISSANCE OVERLAY
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OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
In this lesson, you will learn how to prepare a route reconnaissance overlay. You will learn
what items are required on an overlay and the symbols used.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
You will identify the information and procedures required to prepare a
route reconnaissance overlay.
CONDITION:
You will be given the material contained in this lesson.
STANDARD:
You will correctly answer practice exercise questions at the end of this
lesson.
REFERENCES:
The material contained in this lesson was derived from the following
publications: FMs 101-5-1, 5-170, and 5-34 and STANAG 2253.
INTRODUCTION
Route reconnaissance is used to gather information about enemy activities, obstacles
(including chemical or radiological contamination), route conditions, and critical terrain
features along a specific route. The techniques that are used and the requirements for a
route reconnaissance are less time consuming and are performed more rapidly than other
types of reconnaissance. Two methods used for performing a route reconnaissance
arehasty and deliberate.
Hasty route reconnaissance is usually performed when required time and qualified
personnel are not available. It is used to determine the immediate trafficability of a route
for military traffic. A hasty reconnaissance report usually consists of an overlay,
supplemented by additional reports (dependent on the detail required) about various
aspects of the terrain.
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