Exam 3 Jeopardy

Rifle Platoon in the Offense

100

What are the two ways to occupy a SBF hot position?

Stealth

Force

200

Define a TRP

Target Reference Point

• An easily recognizable point on the ground (either natural or man-made) used to initiate, distribute, and control fires. TRPs are designated by maneuver leaders from platoon through battalion to define battalion, company, platoon, section, squad, or individual sectors of fire and observation usually within an engagement area. 

300

What are the three categories of indirect fires in the attack?

1. Preparatory Fires

2. Fires in support of conduct

3. Fires in support of consolidation

400

What are the two types of night offensive attacks?

Illuminated

Non-Illuminated

500

Of the six offensive forms of maneuver, list at least 3 and describe what they are.

1. Frontal

2. Flanking

3. Envelopment (main attacking force passes around or over the enemy’s principal defensive positions to secure objectives at the enemy’s rear)

4. Turning Movement (This differs from envelopment in two ways. First, the friendly force does not engage the enemy in their current position, but seeks displacement. Second, friendly forces normally rely on external support, such as aerial resupply, to accomplish their mission)

5. Infiltration (Moving and assembling forces covertly through enemy positions)

6. Penetration (

seeks to rupture enemy defenses on a narrow front to disrupt the defensive system)

Rifle Platoon in the Defense

100

Two types of defensive preparation?

1. Hasty

2. Deliberate

200

Explain the format for a defensive scheme of maneuver? (HINT: TDOOTS)

T: Type & Method of defense (Area defense using Battle Position)

D: Distribution of forces (Main effort, SE1, SE2, SE3, etc.)

O: Orientation (Cardinal direction, South)

O: Occupation method (Crows foot, bent L, etc.)

T: Tactical Control Measures (TCMs) this includes every TCM to get the platoon from the Assembly Area to the defense and every TCM within the defense (TRPs, Trigger lines, etc.)

S: Security plan (Security postures such as stand-to, LP/OPs, patrolling efforts, etc.)

300

List the three types of defensive operations.

Area

Mobile 

Retrograde

400

List the 6 types of defensive methods?

1. Battle Position

2. Strong Point

3. Linear

4. Perimeter

5. Reverse-Slope

6. Sector

500

2nd Lt Fritz sneaks into your room, utilizing the trinity of the night (surprise, direction, control). He proceeds to quiz you on all things defense. As the buzzwords buzz, he asks you the 7 steps of EA development...Humor him and list all 7.

1. Identify all likely avenues of enemy approach

2. Identify the enemies SoM

3. Determine where to kill the enemy

4. Emplace direct fire weapons systems

5. Plan and Integrate obstacles

6. Plan and Integrate Indirect Fires

7. Rehearsals 

Machine Gun Employment

100

What are the two types of machine gun Final Protective Fires?

1. Principal Direction of Fire (PDF)

2. Final Protective Line (FPL)

200

Explain a MORT statement's purpose and what each letter stands for.

A MORT statement is given to a Machine-gun squad in order to coordinate their displacement.

Method (unit or echelon)

Objective (where going)

Route 

Time (Signal)

300

What are the 4 classification of offensive fires for machine guns?

1. Fires in support of Maneuver

2. Fires in support of Assault

3. Fires in support of Consolidation

4. Fires in support of Isolation

400

What is PICMDEEP acronym used to describe and list all 8?

Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment

Pairs

Interlocking Fires

Coordination of Fires

Mutual Support

Defilade

Enfilade

Economy of Fires

Protection

500

What are the 4 Classifications of Machinegun Fire In relation to the target?

Flanking

Frontal

Oblique

Enfilade

Engineering in the Offense

100

What Are the 5 Breaching Tenets (Keyword IFOMS)?

1. Intelligence

2. Fundamentals

3. Organization

4. Mass

5. Synchronization

200

What are the "5 C's" once an IED is identified?

1. Confirm

2. Clear

3. Cordon

4. Check

5. Control

300

What are the 5 Breaching Fundamentals? SOSRA

Suppress

Obscure

Secure

Reduce

Assault

400

What is the task organization of a breaching force?

Support Force

Breach Force

Assault Force

500

2nd Lt Rowe has become fed up with the criticism from fifth platoon regarding his "red meat" cam and con work. Rowe decides to begin constructing an an IED using his golden boot as a "CONTAINER". What are the remaining 4 components for Rowe to complete his IED

Switch

Initiator

Main Charge

Power source

Container

Engineering in the Defense

100

List the 4 battlefield functions of engineering.

Mobility

Counter-mobility

Survivability

General Engineering

200

Two general categories of obstacles?

1. Existing

-natural

-cultural/man-made

2. Reinforcing (those obstacles placed on the battlefield through military effort, which are designed to extend or improve the effectiveness of existing obstacles)

300

What are the four tactical effects that tactical wire can accomplish on the enemy?

Disrupt

Turn

Fix 

Block

400

What are the types of reinforcing obstacles?

1. Constructed

2. Demolitions

3. Mines/Minefields

4. Contamination

5. Expedient

500

What is the acronym for the principles of obstacle employment and what are they? (HINT: 8 total)

FOCDPIG

Covered by Fire

Observed

Concealed

Employed in Depth

Protected

Integrated with existing and reinforcing obstacles

Non-Geometric