TBS PHASE 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

TBS PHASE 3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 COMPLETE
EXAM PREP WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ MG Support relationships - Direct.
Answer: A unit in direct support of another unit is assigned the mission
of providing the support requested directly to the supported unit


◉ MG Support Relationships - Attachments.
Answer: Attachment is the placement of a unit in an organization where
such placement is relatively temporary. The organization to which a unit
is attached assumes complete tactical and administrative control over the
unit, subject to any limitations (usually time) stipulated in the attachment
order.


◉ Oblique Fire.
Answer: Fire delivered on the oblique of a target, when the target is
oriented between 0 and 90 degrees to the firing unit.


◉ Enfilade Fire.
Answer: - The long axis of the beaten zone coincides with or nearly
coincides with the long axis of the target.
- This class of fire is either Frontal or Flanking and is the most desirable
class of fire with respect to the target, because it maximizes the use of
the beaten zone

, ◉ MG Employment Principles.
Answer: PICMDEEP: Pairs, Interlocking Fires, Coordination of Fires,
Mutual Support, Defilade, Enfilade, Economy of Fires, Protection


◉ Offensive Roles of MG's.
Answer: Fires in Support of: Maneuver, Consolidation, Assault,
Isolation


◉ MG Displacement Considerations.
Answer: MORT


Method
Objective
Route
Time


◉ M240B Grazing Fire.
Answer: 600m


◉ M240B Sustained Rate of Fire.
Answer: 100 rpm


◉ M240B Rapid Rate of Fire.