This is a small "advanced" guide on "precision room clearing" with 4 man,

3man and 2 man teams this method is typicially used by S.A.S ,Commando's,
SEAL teams and a select few of british and US forces.
This is also a great technique to use when u have a shortage of players,
wounded or are just undermanned for the task at hand.

What are the principles of precision room clearence

Battles that occur at close quarters, such as within a room or hallway, must
be planned and executed with care. Units must train, practice, and rehearse
precision room clearing techniques until each fire team and squad operates
smoothly. Each unit member must understand the principles of precision
room clearing: surprise, speed, and controlled violence of action.

Surprise
Surprise is the key to a successful assault at close quarters. The fire team or
squad clearing the room must achieve surprise, if only for seconds, by
deceiving, distracting, or startling the enemy. Sometimes stun grenades may
be used to achieve surprise. These are more effective against a nonalert,
poorly trained enemy than against alert, well-trained soldiers.

Speed

Speed provides a measure of security to the clearing unit. It allows soldiers to

use the first few vital seconds provided by surprise to their maximum
advantage. In precision room clearing, speed is not how fast you enter the
room, rather it's how fast the threat is eliminated and the room is cleared.

Controlled Violence of Action

Controlled violence of action eliminates or neutralizes the enemy while giving
him the least chance of inflicting friendly casualties. It is not limited to the
application of firepower only, but also involves a soldier mind-set of complete
domination.Controlled violence coupled with speed increases surprise.
Hence, successful surprise allows increased speed.

what are the fudamentals of precision room clearing

There are ten fundamentals of precision room clearing that soldiers take
while moving: along confined corridors to the room to be cleared or while
preparing to enter the room also during room entry and target engagement,
and also after contact.

Move tactically and silently.

Ensure that you are set on "combat pace" this allows for a quicker
reaction time to movement commands and engagements.

Arrive undetected at the entry to the room in the correct order of

entrance, prepared to enter on a single command by the section
leader.

Enter quickly and dominate the room. Move immediately to your

positions that would allow complete control of the room and provide
your fields of fire.

Eliminate all enemy in the room by fast and accurate fire.

Gain and maintain immediate control of the situation and all personel.

Confirm whether enemy casualties are wounded or dead.

Perform a "brief" search/scan of the room in case ther are other

entry/exit points.

Evacuate all wounded.

Maintain security and be prepared to react to more enemy contact at

any moment or move.
Do not neglect rear security.

things to consider upon entry

The entire team enters the room as quickly and smoothly as possible and
clears the doorway immediately. If possible, the team moves from a covered
or concealed position already in their entry order. Ideally, the team arrives
and passes through the entry point without having to stop.

The door is the focal point of anyone in the room. It is known as the
fatal funnel, because it focuses attention at the precise point where the
individual team members are the most vulnerable. Moving into the
room quickly reduces the chance anyone being hit by enemy fire
directed at the doorway.

On the signal to go, the clearing team moves from covered or

concealed positions through the door quickly and takes up positions
inside the room that allow it to completely dominate the room and
eliminate the threat. Team members stop movement only after they
have cleared the door and reached their designated point of
domination.

The first man's position is deep into the near corner of the room. The
depth of his movement is determined by the size of the room, any
obstacles in the room, such as furniture, and by the number and
location of enemy and any non-combatants in the room.

To make precision room clearing techniques work, each member of the

team must know his sector of fire and how his sector overlaps and links
with the sectors of the other team members. Team members do not
move to the point of domination and then engage their targets,they
engage targets AS they move to their designated point.

However, engagements must not slow movement to their points of

domination. Team members may shoot from as short a range as 1m 3m.
They engage the most immediate enemy threats first.

now we will cover the techniques of each clearing fashion.

4 man precision clear
1ST MAN.
Where enemy forces may be concentrated and the presence of
noncombatants is highly unlikely, the assault team can precede their entry by
throwing a fragmentation or concussion grenade into the room, followed by
bursts of automatic small-arms fire by the number one man as he enters.

The first man, enters the room and eliminates the immediate threat.

He has the option of going left or right, normally moving along the path of
least resistance to one of two corners. Upon entering, the size of the room,
enemy situation, and furniture or other obstacles that hinder or channel
movement become factors that influence the number 1 man's direction of
movement.

The direction each man moves in should NOT be preplanned unless the
exact room layout is known. Each man should go in a direction
opposite the man in front of him Every team member must know the
sectors and duties of each position.

As the first man goes through the entry point, he can usually see into
the far corner of the room. He eliminates any immediate threat and
continues to move along the wall if possible and to the first corner,
where he assumes a position of domination facing into the room.

LIKE BELOW

2nd man
The second man (team leader), entering almost simultaneously with the
first, moves in the opposite direction, following the wall and staying out of
the center (see below) The second man must clear the entry point, clear
the immediate threat area, clear his corner, and move to a dominating
position on his side of the room.
see below

3rd man
The third man simply goes opposite of the second man inside the room at
least one meter from the entry point and moves to a position that
dominates his sector.
see below

4th man
The fourth man moves opposite of the third man and moves to a position
that dominates his sector or in some situations will not enter the room but
hold on the entrance of the room an provide rear security.

see below

If the path of least resistance takes the first man to the left, then all points
of domination are the mirror image of those shown in the diagram.
Points of domination should not be in front of doors or windows, so team
members are not silhouetted to the outside of the room. No movement
should mask the fire of any of the other team members.
see below for the finished product

3 man,2 man clearing

Reasons for Modifying the Entry Technique.
Although this technique is an effective procedure for clearing a
room, leaders may be required to modify the existing action to meet
their current situation.

reason

method

Objective rooms are consistently small - Clear with two or three

men.
Shortage of personnel - Clear in teams of two or
three.
Enemy poses no immediate threat - One or two men search
room.
No immediate threat,speed is of the essence - One man visually
searches each room

When full four-man teams are not available for room clearing, threeand two-man teams can be used,below shows the points of
domination and sectors of fire for a three-man clearing team.
Leaders should use the entry technique blueprint when modifying
their techniques at all times! In the instance below you would lose /
sacrifice the rear guard and concentrate on entering the building
and securing it.

Below you will the same formation (clearing with 3 guys) but you

will notice that is has a left sided door on the entrance, this example
is what is meant by "modifying techniques" to achieve the same
goal of clearing the room sufficiently and safely.

below is a 2 man clearing team, this should only be conducted with

veteran players and those that are experienced in cqb , although
times do get tough in war and sometimes this cannot be avoided.

key points to remember are :

Upon entry if there is a secondary door leading to another

room the first and second man are to "stack up" on this door ,
cover it and prepare to breach, the rest fall in behind with the
same procedure followed above.

Precision shooting, and weapon control is a high priority in

theese situations.

Remember if the R.O.E states that it's possible and the S.O.P,
a concussion grenade may be used upon entry of the room.

cover your sector , and move quickly and in a fluid like

motion.

keep chatter to the minimum, only talking to call out door's,

window's, targets - anything that could cause a threat or a
position a threat could come from.

part 2 hallways and stairs.