SGTS COURSE TACTICAL PLANNING FINALS 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Preparation phase begins with - ✔✔receipt of warning order.
ends when lead element crosses line of departure or enemy contact is made
✔✔Conduct phase consists of - ✔✔movement
action
✔✔Identify the offensive phases of the attack - ✔✔Preparation
-conduct
-consolidation and reorganization
-exploitation
-pursuit
✔✔Which technique establishes a base of suppressing fire with one unit while seeking
an alternate position of advantage from which to fire and move with another unity -
✔✔Fire and maneuver
✔✔What are the two forms of maneuver for the rifle squad in the attack? - ✔✔Single
envelopment and frontal attack
, ✔✔What types of offensive operations may occur in sequence, simultaneously, or
independently across the depth of the battlespace? - ✔✔Movement to contact, attack,
exploitation, and pursuit
✔✔The characteristics of offensive operations are? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Concentration, Surprise, Tempo
✔✔Which of the following is considered the last covered and concealed position before
reaching the objective? - ✔✔Assault position
✔✔The squad moves in a ________ formation when the squad leader does not
anticipate early contact, the objective is distant, and speed and control are critical. -
✔✔Column
✔✔What are the purposes for going into the defense? Select all that apply - ✔✔-To
retain or control terrain
-To economize forces to allow the concentration of forces elsewhere
-To gain time or to develop more favorable conditions for offensive actions
✔✔What is the mission of a Marine Corps rifle squad in the defense? - ✔✔Repel the
enemy assault by fire and close combat
✔✔Three types of defensive operations - ✔✔-Area defense
-Mobile defense
-Retrograde defense
✔✔The range card should be drawn to scale and contain the following: Select all that
apply. - ✔✔-Orientation to the ground
-Final protective fires (either a final protective line or a principle direction of fire)
-The gun number, unit designation, and date prepared
✔✔What is the primary mission assigned to a squad automatic weapon (SAW) in the
defense? - ✔✔Principle direction of fire
✔✔The defensive fundamentals are: ________, ________, ________, offensive action,
use of terrain, ________, defense in depth, surprise, and ________ - ✔✔Preparation,
concentration, mutual support, knowledge of the enemy
✔✔There are three types of defensive operations with which the squad can participate?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Mobile defense,Retrograde,Area defense
✔✔The principle direction of fire is employed to? Select all that apply. - ✔✔-Cover a gap
in a final protective line of a machine gun,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Preparation phase begins with - ✔✔receipt of warning order.
ends when lead element crosses line of departure or enemy contact is made
✔✔Conduct phase consists of - ✔✔movement
action
✔✔Identify the offensive phases of the attack - ✔✔Preparation
-conduct
-consolidation and reorganization
-exploitation
-pursuit
✔✔Which technique establishes a base of suppressing fire with one unit while seeking
an alternate position of advantage from which to fire and move with another unity -
✔✔Fire and maneuver
✔✔What are the two forms of maneuver for the rifle squad in the attack? - ✔✔Single
envelopment and frontal attack
, ✔✔What types of offensive operations may occur in sequence, simultaneously, or
independently across the depth of the battlespace? - ✔✔Movement to contact, attack,
exploitation, and pursuit
✔✔The characteristics of offensive operations are? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Concentration, Surprise, Tempo
✔✔Which of the following is considered the last covered and concealed position before
reaching the objective? - ✔✔Assault position
✔✔The squad moves in a ________ formation when the squad leader does not
anticipate early contact, the objective is distant, and speed and control are critical. -
✔✔Column
✔✔What are the purposes for going into the defense? Select all that apply - ✔✔-To
retain or control terrain
-To economize forces to allow the concentration of forces elsewhere
-To gain time or to develop more favorable conditions for offensive actions
✔✔What is the mission of a Marine Corps rifle squad in the defense? - ✔✔Repel the
enemy assault by fire and close combat
✔✔Three types of defensive operations - ✔✔-Area defense
-Mobile defense
-Retrograde defense
✔✔The range card should be drawn to scale and contain the following: Select all that
apply. - ✔✔-Orientation to the ground
-Final protective fires (either a final protective line or a principle direction of fire)
-The gun number, unit designation, and date prepared
✔✔What is the primary mission assigned to a squad automatic weapon (SAW) in the
defense? - ✔✔Principle direction of fire
✔✔The defensive fundamentals are: ________, ________, ________, offensive action,
use of terrain, ________, defense in depth, surprise, and ________ - ✔✔Preparation,
concentration, mutual support, knowledge of the enemy
✔✔There are three types of defensive operations with which the squad can participate?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Mobile defense,Retrograde,Area defense
✔✔The principle direction of fire is employed to? Select all that apply. - ✔✔-Cover a gap
in a final protective line of a machine gun,
