IBOLC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Audacity.
Answer: Simple plan of action, boldly executed
⩥ Concentration.
Answer: Massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to
achieve a single purpose
⩥ Surprise.
Answer: In the offense, achieved by attacking the enemy at a
time or place they do not expect or in a manner for which they
are unprepared
⩥ Tempo.
Answer: The relative speed and rhythm of military operations
over time with respect to the enemy
⩥ Offensive Tasks.
,Answer: Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit
⩥ Movement to Contact.
Answer: An offensive task designed to develop the situation and
establish or regain contact
⩥ Attack.
Answer: Destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures
terrain, or both
⩥ Exploitation.
Answer: Follows an attack and disorganizes the enemy in-depth.
Seeks to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have
no alternative but surrender or retreat
⩥ Pursuit.
Answer: An offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile
force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying them.
Normally follows exploitation
⩥ Forms of Manuever.
,Answer: Envelopment, Turning Movement, Frontal Attack,
Penetration, Infiltration, Flank Attack
⩥ Envelopment.
Answer: A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks
to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives
behind those defenses allowing the targeted enemy force to be
destroyed in their current positions
⩥ Turning Movement.
Answer: A form of maneuver in which the attacking force seeks
to avoid the enemy's principle defense positions by seizing
objectives behind the enemy's current position
⩥ Frontal Attack.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to
destroy a weaker enemy force, or fix a larger enemy in place
over a broad front. Can be used to overrun a weak enemy force
⩥ Penetration.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to
rupture enemy defenses in a narrow front to disrupt the
defensive system
, ⩥ Infiltration.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force conducts
undetected movement through or into an area controlled by
enemy forces. The goal is to occupy a position of advantage
behind enemy positions while exposing only small friendly
elements to their defensive fires
⩥ Flank Attack.
Answer: A form of offensive maneuver directed at the flank of
an enemy force. A flank is the right or left side of a military
formation and is not oriented toward the enemy
⩥ Characteristics of the Defense.
Answer: Preparation, Security, Disruption, Mass and
Concentration, Flexibility, Maneuver, Operations In-Depth
⩥ Defensive Tasks.
Answer: Area Defense, Mobile Defense, Retrograde
⩥ Area Defense.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Audacity.
Answer: Simple plan of action, boldly executed
⩥ Concentration.
Answer: Massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to
achieve a single purpose
⩥ Surprise.
Answer: In the offense, achieved by attacking the enemy at a
time or place they do not expect or in a manner for which they
are unprepared
⩥ Tempo.
Answer: The relative speed and rhythm of military operations
over time with respect to the enemy
⩥ Offensive Tasks.
,Answer: Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit
⩥ Movement to Contact.
Answer: An offensive task designed to develop the situation and
establish or regain contact
⩥ Attack.
Answer: Destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures
terrain, or both
⩥ Exploitation.
Answer: Follows an attack and disorganizes the enemy in-depth.
Seeks to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have
no alternative but surrender or retreat
⩥ Pursuit.
Answer: An offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile
force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying them.
Normally follows exploitation
⩥ Forms of Manuever.
,Answer: Envelopment, Turning Movement, Frontal Attack,
Penetration, Infiltration, Flank Attack
⩥ Envelopment.
Answer: A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks
to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives
behind those defenses allowing the targeted enemy force to be
destroyed in their current positions
⩥ Turning Movement.
Answer: A form of maneuver in which the attacking force seeks
to avoid the enemy's principle defense positions by seizing
objectives behind the enemy's current position
⩥ Frontal Attack.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to
destroy a weaker enemy force, or fix a larger enemy in place
over a broad front. Can be used to overrun a weak enemy force
⩥ Penetration.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to
rupture enemy defenses in a narrow front to disrupt the
defensive system
, ⩥ Infiltration.
Answer: A form of maneuver where an attacking force conducts
undetected movement through or into an area controlled by
enemy forces. The goal is to occupy a position of advantage
behind enemy positions while exposing only small friendly
elements to their defensive fires
⩥ Flank Attack.
Answer: A form of offensive maneuver directed at the flank of
an enemy force. A flank is the right or left side of a military
formation and is not oriented toward the enemy
⩥ Characteristics of the Defense.
Answer: Preparation, Security, Disruption, Mass and
Concentration, Flexibility, Maneuver, Operations In-Depth
⩥ Defensive Tasks.
Answer: Area Defense, Mobile Defense, Retrograde
⩥ Area Defense.
