TBS PHASE 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ Flanking Attack.
Answer: 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of
advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away from
the main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place, preventing them
from reorienting on the main effort.
◉ Classification of Offensive Fires.
Answer: -Fires in support of maneuver-the MG unit will suppress the
maneuver unit's immediate objective to allow the unit to move into
position to conduct the final assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy unit
that can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver
unit's immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be
expected following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the
unit's consolidation and reorganization.
◉ Types of Attacks.
Answer: Deliberate
Hasty
,◉ Priority of Recon.
Answer: o Confirm location of enemy defense CSW, obstacles and
security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault the
enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
◉ Occupying Support By Fire.
Answer: -Stealth
-Force
◉ Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP.
Answer: Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, ◉ Principal Direction of Fire.
Answer: the weapons primary focus is covering a likely avenue of
approach, key piece of terrain, or whatever object of interest that unit
leader assigns it. Weapon will left and right lateral limits.
◉ Final Protective Line.
Answer: the weapon is primarily in a position to employ grazing fires
(center of the cone of fire does not pass 1 meter off the deck) across a
unit's frontage as a last effort to defend the lines.
◉ 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development.
Answer: 1. Identify all likely enemy avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
◉ Types of Defensive Positions.
Answer: Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ Flanking Attack.
Answer: 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of
advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away from
the main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place, preventing them
from reorienting on the main effort.
◉ Classification of Offensive Fires.
Answer: -Fires in support of maneuver-the MG unit will suppress the
maneuver unit's immediate objective to allow the unit to move into
position to conduct the final assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy unit
that can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver
unit's immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be
expected following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the
unit's consolidation and reorganization.
◉ Types of Attacks.
Answer: Deliberate
Hasty
,◉ Priority of Recon.
Answer: o Confirm location of enemy defense CSW, obstacles and
security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault the
enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
◉ Occupying Support By Fire.
Answer: -Stealth
-Force
◉ Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP.
Answer: Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, ◉ Principal Direction of Fire.
Answer: the weapons primary focus is covering a likely avenue of
approach, key piece of terrain, or whatever object of interest that unit
leader assigns it. Weapon will left and right lateral limits.
◉ Final Protective Line.
Answer: the weapon is primarily in a position to employ grazing fires
(center of the cone of fire does not pass 1 meter off the deck) across a
unit's frontage as a last effort to defend the lines.
◉ 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development.
Answer: 1. Identify all likely enemy avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
◉ Types of Defensive Positions.
Answer: Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
