Personnel use radios minimally. If attacking aircraft are spotted, the convoy commandeer may choose to halt the convoy, continue to move, or disperse. A halt makes the convoy harder to spot, but if spotted, it becomes easier to hit. If the move continues, vehicles are easier to spot but harder to hit. Also, fewer soldiers are available to provide small arms fire.
Proper dispersion makes it harder for pilots to make multiple hits.
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.