Fox Hole Construction

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I tried rendering a drawing of a foxhole. As you might have already read in my archives, a proper foxhole is 2 meters X 1 meter and armpit deep to the smallest occupant.

I tried writing, “Fields of fire”. These will intersect with fields of fire from adjacent foxholes which along with still other foxholes will make up your defensive perimeter.

I also tried illustrating how the overhead cover is constructed. When no steel cover is provided, you can get the biggest - fattest log, place it over the center, then run narrower logs out to the sides. If the weather is inclement, you can cover this with a poncho or other waterproofing material as available.

Don’t forget your grenade pits. Slope the floor down from the center, toward the sides. In the floor along the side walls, dig holes as deep as you can get them. These will serve as places to kick a grenade into if one should unfortunately enter your pit.

Topside: to keep dirt from caving in (in between your aiming stakes) Stack horizontal branches for dirt retainers.

Camo your foxhole by using vegetation similar to what is located to the front and rear of your position. Note: Taking excessive plant life from near your position could give your position away.

If you are in a foxhole, with a foxhole beside you, the aiming stakes keep you from accidentally firing at your own guy. The aiming stakes are the stakes that hold back the dirt allowing for your fields of fire. Your fields of fire won’t always be at 45 degree angles. They must intersect with fields of fire from holes beside you.

You might also decide to create fall-back positions. These may be more like hasty fighting positions providing more concealment and somewhat less cover.

If your site is overrun, you’ll fall back to those positions and keep engaging the enemy. This is important because the vital important thing is keeping the Tactical Operation Command (TOC) secure for as long as possible.

Any comments will be greatly appreciated. Please share your knowledge, and pardon my poor spelling and grammar.