Pre Assessment Signal Captain Career Course

Tasks for offensive operations - Answer- Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit Characteristics of offensive operations - Answer- Audacity, Surprise, Tempo, concentration Tasks for defensive operations - Answer- area defense, mobile defense, retrograde Seven Steps for engagement area development - Answer- 1) Identify all likely enemy avenue of approach 2) Determine likely enemy scheme of maneuver 3) Determine where to kill the enemy 4) Emplace weapon systems/ direct fires 5)Plan and integrate obstacles 6) Plan and integrate indirect fires 7) Rehearse execution in the engagement area Purpose for offensive operations - Answer- to destroy, defeat, or neutralize the enemy forces Purpose for defensive operations - Answer- to set conditions for counter attack and to retain decisive terrain Troop Leading Procedures - Answer- 1. Receive the Mission 2. Issue a Warning Order 3. Make a Tentative Plan 4. Initiate Movement 5. Conduct Reconnaissance 6. Complete the Plan 7. Issue the Order 8. Supervise and Refine What are the three different war gaming methods (FM 6-0) - Answer- Belt Method Avenue In Depth Sample Box Belt Method - Answer- divides the area of operations into belts (areas) running the width of the area of operations, based on a sequential analysis of events in each belt. Avenue In Depth - Answer- focuses on one avenue of approach at a time, beginning with the decisive operation. This method is good for offensive COAs or in the defense when canalizing terrain inhibits mutual