Defending Your Battle Space

In the event of an active threat, your personal battle space can span from hundreds of yards to conversational ranges. These can be divided into three discernible distances: long range, confined areas and non-ballistic contact ranges. How you will defend your personal battle space depends on the distance and weapon(s) used by your attacker(s). At long range, a sniper can hit you from distances determined by the capability of the attacker and their weapon system. Long gunners, using a rifle, can strike far beyond or outside your line of sight using extreme distance, concealment, position, camouflage, etc., which means you may not be able to see them. Your defensive options at long range and under these extreme conditions are to…Read More