CENTER FLOOD
Description:
Four operators get ready by the door. There position
in the room is known in advance.
Number one always goes to the left, and clears from the centre of the room,
to the left hard corner.
Number two always goes to the right, and clears from the centre of the room,
to the right hard corner.
Number tree always goes to the left, and clears from the hard corner to the
deep left corner.
Number four always goes to the right, and clears from the hard corner to the
deep right corner.
Some aggressive teams only divide the sectors and then the operators must
move around and clear all things in his AOR immediately, and not
concentrating about the other team members AOR.

Pros:
- Clearly defined areas of responsibility.
- Direction in room is determined before entry.
- Defined fields of fire.
- Good command and control.
- Can't be out flanked.
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Effective
in structure where there normaly are furniture
along the walls.
Cons:
-
Can be out flanked.
- Doesn't clear barricades as god as other entry
methods.
- Usually not effective in residential structure
due to furniture along the walls.
- No overlap responsibility to the corners.
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