Category Archives: Terrain and AO Development

Defense – Obstacles Part II: Understanding Natural Obstacles

Posted on 18/06/2012 by Treaded

In the last entry we identified three categories of obstacles (natural, man-improved, and manmade).  In  this entry we’re going to look at natural obstacles and try to gain an understanding of why they work and how they impact a threat … Continue reading →

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Defense – Obstacles Part I: Introduction

Posted on 14/06/2012 by Treaded

So far we have covered fields of fire and observation, cover and concealment, and now it’s time to tackle obstacles.  Note I’m going to venture a bit away from normal military doctrine in covering obstacles.  What is an obstacle?  An … Continue reading →

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Defense: Farm and Ranch Concealment Theory 101

Posted on 07/06/2012 by Treaded

In the last entry we examined developing cover in and around our immediate area of operations (which as usual is our ranch or farm).  Referring back you’ll remember cover is the first part of the C in OCOKA (Observation and … Continue reading →

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Defense: Terrain Modification Part II – Planning For Cover

Posted on 05/06/2012 by Treaded

In the last entry I pointed out some issues that were discovered during out terrain review and tackled the first task that was at hand – clearing fields of observation and fire.  Referring back to that entry you’ll see that … Continue reading →

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Defense: Terrain Modification Part I

Posted on 03/06/2012 by Treaded

Surgery went well and it’s time to get back in the saddle.  So far we have conducted a terrain analysis of our immediate AO and using the acronym OCOKA (Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Key terrain, … Continue reading →

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Defense: More Concepts To Take Into Consideration

Posted on 30/05/2012 by Treaded

Rainy weather is giving me a little slack time so I’m back at it today – and please excuse me for crappy art I’m not an artist.  In the last entry we examined the immediate zones (A through C) and … Continue reading →

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Defense: Homestead Case Study – Back to Terrain Pt.2

Posted on 29/05/2012 by Treaded

In the last entry I oriented you to our notional homestead and we dissected a threat based zone system along with identifying what/how the threat could move and observe in our immediate Area of Operations (AO).  The zone system is … Continue reading →

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Defense: Homestead Case Study – Back to Terrain Pt.1

Posted on 25/05/2012 by Treaded

I know a lot of you have been waiting for this and I’ve gotten a lot of emails asking when I was going to get into the nuts and bolts of building a homestead defense plan.  This is going to … Continue reading →

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Building Tribe: The Rule of Law vs. The Rule of Honor

Posted on 10/05/2012 by Treaded

In the last entry I posed a question – “What good is our Micro Republic without law?”.  In this entry I’ll discuss the rule of law vs. the rule of honor.  A concept in the prepper community is a world … Continue reading →

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Building Tribe: Someone’s Gotta Be In Charge

Posted on 10/05/2012 by Treaded

I’ve delved into Tribal Politics a bit with the blog and with this entry I’m going to take it one step further.  Let’s say all hell has broken loose.  The shit has really hit the fan.  It’s a few weeks … Continue reading →

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