LESSON 1
ROUTE-LIMITING CHARACTERISTICS
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OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
It is critical that the personnel conducting a route reconnaissance be capable of correctly
calculating and reporting required information on a reconnaissance overlay. In this lesson,
you will learn to determine, calculate, and record route-limiting characteristics for traffic.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
You will learn to determine, calculate, and record route-limiting
characteristics for traffic.
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 5-170 and 101-5-1, STANAG 2253, and
STP 5-12B24-SM-TG.
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.
A 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,
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