TBS PHASE 3 EXAM PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
UPDATED VERSION VERIFIED A+
◉ Types of Attack.
Answer: Hasty - an attack when the commander decides to trade
preparation time for speed to exploit an opportunity.
Deliberate - a type of offensive action characterized by pre-planned and
coordinated employment of firepower and maneuver to close with and
destroy the enemy.
◉ Frontal Attack.
Answer: Used to rapidly destroy a weak enemy force or to fix an enemy
in place to support a flanking attack. Attacks the enemy's strongest
point.
◉ Flanking Attack.
Answer: Uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of advantage
against an enemy vulnerability. A flanking attack usually uses a support
by fire position that diverts attention away from the main effort and uses
fires to fix the enemy in place which prevents them from reorienting on
the main effort. The commander uses FSP coordination measures,
TCM's, and signal plan to avoid fratricide.
◉ Minimum Safe Line.
Answer: Unfixed (bipod) - 45 degrees
,Fixed (tripod) & M16 - 15 degrees
◉ Principals of War.
Answer: Keyword: MOOSE MUSS
Mass
Objective
Offensive
Security
Economy of Force
Maneuver
Unity of Command
Surprise
Simplicity
◉ COC Coordination - METT-TC Analysis.
Answer: S-2 - Ground, signal, and human intel - info on terrain and
enemy
S-3 - real-time info on terrain and enemy. Coordinates pre-planned fires
with target lists, notifies adjacent mission sets.
S-4 - Logistics
S-6 - CEOI and challenge/pass
◉ Leader's Recon.
,Answer: a small, leadership-heavy reconnaissance patrol that will
operate in close proximity to the enemy. As such, it must be planned in
detail.
◉ Priorities of Leader's Recon.
Answer: Confirm location and orientation of enemy defense, identify
CV, identify an Assault POS, identify a SBF, identify routes and TCM's
that support SOM
◉ Consideration for SBF Pos.
Answer: - Located on the enemy frontage. This allows the SBF elements
to effectively fix and suppress the entire enemy defense as maneuver
element attacks the enemy flank.
- Direction of fire is ideally located 60-90 degrees offset from the
maneuver element's direction of attack. This allows the maneuver
element to advance as close to the enemy as possible under friendly
suppression.
- Provides cover and concealment to the SBF. This protects the support
by fire element from detection by the enemy.
◉ Types of TCMs.
Answer: - Positional - En Pos, Asslt Pos, SBF
- Navigational - SRP, Phase Line, CP's
- Fire Control - TRP's, MSL's, Targets
- Consolidation - Limit of Advance
, ◉ TCM's used in Platoon Attack.
Answer: AA, Attk Pos, LD, Checkpoint, Phase Line, Release Point,
TRP, Asslt Pos, Obj, LoA, Linkup Point
Linkup Point - an easily identifiable point on the ground where moving
force is to cross the boundaries of force in security.
◉ Two Methods of Occupying the SBF.
Answer: Stealth - SBF initiates fire.
Force - Cleared by IDF or other means for the SBF to take the posistion.
◉ Sequence of Events.
Answer: Leaders Recon -> Asslt Pos -> IDF -> SBF -> Move to
OBjective -> Asslt -> Consolidate -> Reorg
Each event has a condition that allows it to come to fruition (i.e. IDF ->
SBF -- Final minute of IDF, SBF -> Asslt -- MSL2 tripped, SBF ceased)
◉ Preparatory Fires.
Answer: Conducted before the platoon steps into the attack, usually at
the battalion level or higher. These fires isolate the objective by
targeting enemy command and control, logistics, fire support,
reinforcements, etc.
◉ Fires in Support of Conduct.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
UPDATED VERSION VERIFIED A+
◉ Types of Attack.
Answer: Hasty - an attack when the commander decides to trade
preparation time for speed to exploit an opportunity.
Deliberate - a type of offensive action characterized by pre-planned and
coordinated employment of firepower and maneuver to close with and
destroy the enemy.
◉ Frontal Attack.
Answer: Used to rapidly destroy a weak enemy force or to fix an enemy
in place to support a flanking attack. Attacks the enemy's strongest
point.
◉ Flanking Attack.
Answer: Uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of advantage
against an enemy vulnerability. A flanking attack usually uses a support
by fire position that diverts attention away from the main effort and uses
fires to fix the enemy in place which prevents them from reorienting on
the main effort. The commander uses FSP coordination measures,
TCM's, and signal plan to avoid fratricide.
◉ Minimum Safe Line.
Answer: Unfixed (bipod) - 45 degrees
,Fixed (tripod) & M16 - 15 degrees
◉ Principals of War.
Answer: Keyword: MOOSE MUSS
Mass
Objective
Offensive
Security
Economy of Force
Maneuver
Unity of Command
Surprise
Simplicity
◉ COC Coordination - METT-TC Analysis.
Answer: S-2 - Ground, signal, and human intel - info on terrain and
enemy
S-3 - real-time info on terrain and enemy. Coordinates pre-planned fires
with target lists, notifies adjacent mission sets.
S-4 - Logistics
S-6 - CEOI and challenge/pass
◉ Leader's Recon.
,Answer: a small, leadership-heavy reconnaissance patrol that will
operate in close proximity to the enemy. As such, it must be planned in
detail.
◉ Priorities of Leader's Recon.
Answer: Confirm location and orientation of enemy defense, identify
CV, identify an Assault POS, identify a SBF, identify routes and TCM's
that support SOM
◉ Consideration for SBF Pos.
Answer: - Located on the enemy frontage. This allows the SBF elements
to effectively fix and suppress the entire enemy defense as maneuver
element attacks the enemy flank.
- Direction of fire is ideally located 60-90 degrees offset from the
maneuver element's direction of attack. This allows the maneuver
element to advance as close to the enemy as possible under friendly
suppression.
- Provides cover and concealment to the SBF. This protects the support
by fire element from detection by the enemy.
◉ Types of TCMs.
Answer: - Positional - En Pos, Asslt Pos, SBF
- Navigational - SRP, Phase Line, CP's
- Fire Control - TRP's, MSL's, Targets
- Consolidation - Limit of Advance
, ◉ TCM's used in Platoon Attack.
Answer: AA, Attk Pos, LD, Checkpoint, Phase Line, Release Point,
TRP, Asslt Pos, Obj, LoA, Linkup Point
Linkup Point - an easily identifiable point on the ground where moving
force is to cross the boundaries of force in security.
◉ Two Methods of Occupying the SBF.
Answer: Stealth - SBF initiates fire.
Force - Cleared by IDF or other means for the SBF to take the posistion.
◉ Sequence of Events.
Answer: Leaders Recon -> Asslt Pos -> IDF -> SBF -> Move to
OBjective -> Asslt -> Consolidate -> Reorg
Each event has a condition that allows it to come to fruition (i.e. IDF ->
SBF -- Final minute of IDF, SBF -> Asslt -- MSL2 tripped, SBF ceased)
◉ Preparatory Fires.
Answer: Conducted before the platoon steps into the attack, usually at
the battalion level or higher. These fires isolate the objective by
targeting enemy command and control, logistics, fire support,
reinforcements, etc.
◉ Fires in Support of Conduct.
