Battle Positions
The Primary Battle Position
What Is the main area of Defense?
The first event in the sequence of events
What is Reconnaissance?
Name one of the four types of obstacles
What are Disrupt, Turn, Fix, or Block?
The first Characteristic of a defense
What is Preperation?
The Hisorical Example Used
What is D-Day?
The alternate battle position
What is positioned near the primary to maintain coverage if primary is compromised?
The Second event in the sequence of events
What is Occupation?
Name one of the four Examples of Obstacles listed in the slides
What are mines, claymore, C-Wire, Ditch?
The Second Characteristic of a Defense
What is Security?
The specific date of the example used
When was June 6, 1944?
The Supplementary Battle Position
What is covers alternate avenues of approach not addressed by alternate or primary?
The third event in the sequence of events
What is the Approach of the enemy attack?
The third characteristic of a defense
What is Disruption?
Reason for failure
What is re-supply and re-enforcements too slow?
Subsequent
What is Used for a planned withdrawal?
The fourth event in the sequence of events
The fourth characteristic of a defense
What is Massing Effects?
Barriers used to stop armored vehicles
What are Hedgehogs?
The Strongpoint
What is Heavily fortified position that denies enemy access to terrain?
The fourth and fifth events in the sequence of events
What is Counterattack and Consolidation and reorganization?
Define Obstacles
What is Used to force enemy into engagement areas?
The fifth Characteristic of a defense
What is Flexibility?
The length it took the allied powers to secure Omaha beach
What is 5 days?