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Exiting A Vehicle Solo - Enhancing Your Vehicle Tactics

Updated: 4 days ago


We have seen the world become more violent, with mobs swarming vehicles, increased carjacking, and ambushes on our law enforcement officers. With the increase in violence and the amount of time we spend in and around our vehicles, we need to make sure we have the skills to defend ourselves and our families.


At War HOGG Tactical, we use our real-world experience combined with a building-block methodology of instruction. Remember, you always want to get to your feet as quickly as possible when the situation allows. Standing gives you mobility options, and you are not stuck in one place trying to engage a threat. Try to always treat the flat range like the real world when you train.


Fighting from a vehicle, vehicle counter ambush, vehicle close quarters battle, VCQB, bailing from a vehicle, vehicle tactics or vehicle close quarters combat are all terms used when talking about defending yourself or your family in a deadly force encounter in and around a vehicle. These vehicle tactics can be used if you are a law enforcement officer, military or a law abiding citizen. I am demonstrating with a Walther red dot pistol PDP.


Vehicle Tactics - Counter Ambush

The vehicle ambush can come in many different forms, everything from a carjacking to a firearms-initiated ambush against a law enforcement officer. You can’t predict every single scenario but having some type of plan will definitely help your situation in that moment of high stress. Below are vehicle-centered techniques to increase survivability.

 

Drive Forward

The drive forward is just that; there is a threat to your front that warrants deadly force. Use that 3,000-plus-pound vehicle to drive forward towards the threat and out of the danger area.

 

Vehicle Rub

Use your vehicle and another solid object (another vehicle, wall, etc.) to shield and strike the threat between you and that object, then drive away from the danger area.

 

Back Out

If you have space, reverse your vehicle out of the situation. You have some options depending on the situation.

 

You could back out to a safe distance, conduct a J turn, and leave the area.

 

If you are taking effective fire, try to get low or lie towards the passenger seat. Use your backup camera and create distance between you and the threat. This is a classic situation where the trunk could be damaged, and the ability to retrieve the carbine is not possible. This technique also shows how mobility equals survivability.

 

The last option is, once you are a safe distance back from the threat, get your carbine in action.

 

Always be learning

There’s a lot of information about vehicle tactics out there. Shooters beware, if someone does not give you the why or does not sound right, that technique might not be sound. Social media is also full of vehicle‑tactics content, so be careful with some of those techniques that might get you killed in a deadly force situation.


Exiting a vehicle is your last resort when looking at vehicle tactics. The vehicle offers you mobility options as long as it is still mobile. Remember mobility equals survivability. To many times the “why” is never explained when it comes to vehicle tactics. If needed your vehicle could be used as a weapon verse using your firearm or the vehicle could offer you an out to a dangerous situation provided you have the time and distance. The other thing is we are not used of hitting things with our vehicles. This is my a well rounded training program is essential in a vehicle tactics plan. This should include not only firearms training, but also evasive driving to include ramming another vehicle that could be blocking your escape path.

Exiting from a vehicle is a skill that must be practiced for every vehicle you are driving. Simple things like where is the door handle, so you are not wasting precious time exiting your vehicle. How am I placing my foot on the door to hold it open when exiting the vehicle.

When you do exit the vehicle you should be looking at what are the potential threats and where is that safe area you are moving to. Every situation is difficult and you must train for as many different scenario as possible.

What the video for a more in-depth explanation on exiting a vehicle and add this knowledge to both your dry fire and live fire vehicle tactics regiment.

Train hard and stay safe.


Don't forget to check out our other blogs on vehicle tactics


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