Entering a Room Tactically

There are certain steps that you should follow before you enter a room, if you want to be tactical and efficient. I have drawn yet another terrible diagram for you to follow that should help you out.



You should follow these steps in sequential order. You start with step one where you hug the door sill and check the right corner closest to you. You move to step two where you move back and slowly check the far right corner, trying not to overexpose yourself. In between step two and 3 you do a sweeping motion across the door to the other side checking the center of the room as you go. For step 3 check the far left corner, and once again hug the door sill, and check the close left corner for step 4. Steps 1 through 4 should be done as quickly as possible to minimize the chance of enemy movement. This is not fool proof, as their could still be tangos hiding in the two closest corners just out of you vision range, so I suggest flash banging the room, before entering, and then rechecking those two corners. You can normally be sure that the two far corners are clear. If there are windows or doors in the room this presents new challenges, that will have to address based on the situation.