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26 Cards in this Set
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Pub # for ground sign awareness |
L-1-1-43 |
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Human activity consists of two areas |
Human presence and human patterns |
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Human presence consists of |
Visual indicators that suggest humans have been in the immediate vicinity’s |
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Human presence can consist of |
Back (Definition) |
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Human patterns are |
Associated with identifiable factors of human movement and IED emplacement |
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Human patterns consist of |
Well worn trails Well traveled routes Choke pints Known enemy ttps |
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Things of Visual Processing (what you see) |
Outlines Shapes Value (contrast) Texture Shine Rhythm |
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What’s identifiable characteristics (what you perceive) |
Disturbance Color change (hme can leak and stain) Regularly (straight lines) Flattening Transferring (movement from 1thing to another) |
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Visual inductors ground spoor |
Regularly Flatting Transference Color change Disturbance |
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What’s aerial spoor |
Damage or disturbance to vegetation created by the passage of the enemy from foot to head |
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What’s aerial spoor |
Damage or disturbance to vegetation created by the passage of the enemy from foot to head |
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Aerial spoor consist of |
Crushed broken or bent vegetation Leaf creases Crushed or bruised leaves plants or twigs Broke or stripped branches twigs or leaves Skinned bark or knocks Vegetation out of place |
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Sign/Ground sign |
Any indicator other then ground or aerial spoor |
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Sign can be defined as |
Any change from the natural/normal state |
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Sign consist of |
Broken cobwebs Displaced vegetation or stones Disturbed insect nests Animal or bird alarms Water splashes and deposits |
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What lighting is optimal |
Daylight is normally optimal However moonlight artificial light ambien light can be just as good |
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Most tracking will be conducted during |
The day |
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When exploiting ground sign |
Use all available light to the max |
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The golden rule of tracking ground sign |
Place tracks between the tracker and the sun |
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S.T.Y means |
Sun,tracks, you |
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Proper viewing angle concept is most noticeable during? |
Early morning and late afternoon |
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What happens when the sun reaches it zenith |
Light shines right into the print washing out the shadows |
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Most effective times for viewing angles |
First light till 1030 1530 until sunset |
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Least effective times for viewing angles |
1100-1300 |
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How far should you look ahead |
As far as you can see ground sign approx-15-20M |
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Scanning too close to your feet can cause |
Slowing you down Lose track of terrain Losing your SA Exposing to ambush Headache and eye strain |
