TBS Phase III BOARD EVALUATION 2026
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● MG Support relationships - Direct Answer: A unit in direct support of
another unit is assigned the mission of providing the support requested
directly to the supported unit
● MG Support Relationships - Attachments Answer: Attachment is the
placement of a unit in an organization where such placement is relatively
temporary. The organization to which a unit is attached assumes
complete tactical and administrative control over the unit, subject to any
limitations (usually time) stipulated in the attachment order.
● Oblique Fire Answer: Fire delivered on the oblique of a target, when
the target is oriented between 0 and 90 degrees to the firing unit.
● Enfilade Fire Answer: - The long axis of the beaten zone coincides
with or nearly coincides with the long axis of the target.
- This class of fire is either Frontal or Flanking and is the most desirable
class of fire with respect to the target, because it maximizes the use of
the beaten zone
● MG Employment Principles Answer: PICMDEEP: Pairs, Interlocking
Fires, Coordination of Fires, Mutual Support, Defilade, Enfilade,
Economy of Fires, Protection
, ● Offensive Roles of MG's Answer: Fires in Support of: Maneuver,
Consolidation, Assault, Isolation
● MG Displacement Considerations Answer: MORT
Method
Objective
Route
Time
● M240B Grazing Fire Answer: 600m
● M240B Sustained Rate of Fire Answer: 100 rpm
● M240B Rapid Rate of Fire Answer: 200 rpm
● M240B Max Effective Range Answer: 1800m
● M2 .50cal Rapid Rate of Fire Answer: 40 or more rds per minute
6-9rd burst
5-10 sec pause
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● MG Support relationships - Direct Answer: A unit in direct support of
another unit is assigned the mission of providing the support requested
directly to the supported unit
● MG Support Relationships - Attachments Answer: Attachment is the
placement of a unit in an organization where such placement is relatively
temporary. The organization to which a unit is attached assumes
complete tactical and administrative control over the unit, subject to any
limitations (usually time) stipulated in the attachment order.
● Oblique Fire Answer: Fire delivered on the oblique of a target, when
the target is oriented between 0 and 90 degrees to the firing unit.
● Enfilade Fire Answer: - The long axis of the beaten zone coincides
with or nearly coincides with the long axis of the target.
- This class of fire is either Frontal or Flanking and is the most desirable
class of fire with respect to the target, because it maximizes the use of
the beaten zone
● MG Employment Principles Answer: PICMDEEP: Pairs, Interlocking
Fires, Coordination of Fires, Mutual Support, Defilade, Enfilade,
Economy of Fires, Protection
, ● Offensive Roles of MG's Answer: Fires in Support of: Maneuver,
Consolidation, Assault, Isolation
● MG Displacement Considerations Answer: MORT
Method
Objective
Route
Time
● M240B Grazing Fire Answer: 600m
● M240B Sustained Rate of Fire Answer: 100 rpm
● M240B Rapid Rate of Fire Answer: 200 rpm
● M240B Max Effective Range Answer: 1800m
● M2 .50cal Rapid Rate of Fire Answer: 40 or more rds per minute
6-9rd burst
5-10 sec pause
