Planning for construction

Construction projects should be planned before deployment, particularly when building large compounds or defensive positions.

Key considerations:

• Use terrain effectively
  • Take advantage of elevated positions and existing structures
  • Ensure sufficient flat ground for construction
• Consider surrounding terrain
  • Use natural obstacles such as rivers or steep slopes
  • Avoid locations overlooked by nearby high ground or concealed approaches
• Maintain access
  • Consider proximity to roads and supply routes where regular access is required
  • Avoid creating predictable approaches to defensive positions
• Partition the site
  • Separate key facilities to reduce the effects of attack or accidents
  • Use barriers and walls to limit blast effects and line of sight between sensitive areas