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• position: Tanks firing from overwatch positions can suppress antitank guided missile gunners at 1,500 to 3,000 meters with WP ammunition.

• fire: Air cavalry assets can also provide overwatching fires during the extraction.

• aircraft: Primarily, the overwatching aircraft enhances the survivability of the bounding aircraft by alerting the team member of an enemy sighting or suspicious activity.

• technique: The bounding overwatch technique is also normally used when conducting reconnaissance and enemy contact is expected.