However, it is easier for the pilots to spot targets as vehicles move to dispersion positions. It is more difficult to continue the move after the attack. Though the support battalion has limited firepower, small arms defense can be effective against low-flying aircraft. Passive defense against artillery or indirect fire is similar to that discussed above. Active defense consists of coordinating air or artillery fires and directing fires against the enemy forward observer if located.
Commanders have a plan to avoid ambushes whenever possible.
They minimize the effects by protecting vehicles and personnel. If the convoy is ambushed, vehicles in the kill zone drive out if possible. Personnel abandon disabled vehicles in the kill zone or move them if they are blocking the road. Vehicles not in the kill zone do not attempt to pass through it. Personnel dismount and take up defensive positions.