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- </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Introduction</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Combat intelligence is knowing everything possible about the
- enemy, the weather and the terrain. This information is used to
- plan and conduct operations in one's own area.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Counterintelligence concerns plans and actions to be carried
- out in order to:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Keep the enemy from knowing your plans, intentions and
- troop activities.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Find out the enemy's efforts to get
- information.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Deceive the enemy as to your plans and impending
- actions.</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>The more you know about the enemy and the less he knows about
- you, the easier he is to defeat.</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>Types of information</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Positive:</p><p>Positive information refers to enemy activity actually
- observed in progress.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Negative:</p><p>Negative information refers to an activity that normally takes
- place, but not at the time of observation.</p><p>(Example:) You observe than an everyday activity in a village
- is not taking place. You see no children. You see very few or no
- adults at all. This may mean that enemy forces are
- nearby.</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>Gathering Information</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p> You can obtain information about the enemy from the following
- sources:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Enemy soldiers and line crossers</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Captured equipment</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Captured documents</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Enemy activity</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Local populace</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p> If you are close to the enemy, you can observe him and the
- terrain he controls. Look for the following:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Who? (Whom or what do you see?)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>What? (What is happening?)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>When? (When do you see it?)</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Where? (Where is it happening, and where are you
- located?)</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>When you report, give the following information:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Size of the enemy unit</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Activity</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Location</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Unit identification</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Time</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Equipment </p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>Reports:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Types of reports and their
- characteristics:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Oral reports:</p><p>They are faster. Questions can be asked and
- answered immediately.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Written reports:</p><p>They can be delivered exactly in the form in
- which they were prepared.</p></li></ol></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>Maps, photos, sketches, captured enemy documents
- and equipment and any other useful information
- should be included in the report.</p></li></ol></div></li></ol></div></li></ol></div><p>
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