TBS PHASE 3 ACTUAL 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Reinforcing Obstacles - ✔✔obstacles are those obstacles placed on the battlefield
through military effort, which are designed to extend or improve the effectiveness of
existing obstacles.
✔✔Defensive operations may also be conducted to: - ✔✔Gain time.
Retain key terrain or deny a vital area to the enemy.
Counter surprise action by the enemy.
Economize force, allowing combat power to be concentrated elsewhere.
Increase the enemy's vulnerability by forcing him to concentrate forces.
Attrite or fix the enemy as a prelude to offensive operations.
Prepare to resume the offensive.
✔✔IED intended outcomes - ✔✔Strategic
Operational
Tactical
✔✔five types of reinforcing obstacles are - ✔✔constructed, demolitions,
mines/minefields, contamination, and expedient.
✔✔The obstacle plan designates the following: - ✔✔Obstacle responsibilities.
General location.
Directed/reserve obstacles.
Special instructions.
✔✔The primary role of engineers in offensive operations are to: - ✔✔Ensure
uninterrupted movement of friendly forces maintaining momentum of the attack.
Provide flexibility to the supported maneuver unit.
Degrade the enemy's ability to maneuver.
✔✔IED Network - ✔✔Tactical leaders and planners
intel/ surveillance/ Propaganda
Recruiting/ funding
Supply/ Facilitators
IED makers
Emplacers
✔✔Switch - ✔✔A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an
electrical circuit.
✔✔What is CAS - ✔✔Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets
which are in close proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of
each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces."
, ✔✔Type 2 - ✔✔will be used when the terminal controller desires control of individual
attacks but assesses that either one or a combination of any two or three of the
following conditions exist given there is observation on the target:
✔✔Type 1 - ✔✔when the risk assessment requires them to visually acquire the
attacking aircraft and the target under attack.
✔✔M224A1 60MM LWCMS Mortar - ✔✔Maximum Effective Range
3500m
ECR 30m
Max Rate of Fire
30 rounds per minute for 4 minutes
Sustained Rate of Fire
20 rounds per minute
✔✔Type 3 - ✔✔is used when the terminal controller requires the ability to provide
clearance for multiple attacks within a single engagement subject to specific attack
restrictions. does not require the terminal controller to visually acquire the aircraft or the
target.
✔✔M240B - ✔✔Sustained rate of fire 100rpm
Rapid rate of fire 200 rpm
Cyclic rate of fire 650 rpm
Maximum Range 3,725 meters
Effective range (suppression) 1,800 meters
Grazing fire 600 meters
✔✔MK153 Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) - ✔✔Minimum
17 m
Maximum 1800 m
Maximum effective (HEDM) 250 m
Maximum effective (HEAA) 500 m
✔✔M252 81 MM Mortar - ✔✔Maximum rate of fire
30 rounds per minute for 2 minutes
Sustained rate of fire
15 rounds per minute
Maximum Effective Range 5700m
ECR 35m
✔✔M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun - ✔✔Max Effective Range 1830m
Grazing Fire 700m
Max Range 7400m
Rapid Rate >40 rounds/minute
RATED A+
✔✔Reinforcing Obstacles - ✔✔obstacles are those obstacles placed on the battlefield
through military effort, which are designed to extend or improve the effectiveness of
existing obstacles.
✔✔Defensive operations may also be conducted to: - ✔✔Gain time.
Retain key terrain or deny a vital area to the enemy.
Counter surprise action by the enemy.
Economize force, allowing combat power to be concentrated elsewhere.
Increase the enemy's vulnerability by forcing him to concentrate forces.
Attrite or fix the enemy as a prelude to offensive operations.
Prepare to resume the offensive.
✔✔IED intended outcomes - ✔✔Strategic
Operational
Tactical
✔✔five types of reinforcing obstacles are - ✔✔constructed, demolitions,
mines/minefields, contamination, and expedient.
✔✔The obstacle plan designates the following: - ✔✔Obstacle responsibilities.
General location.
Directed/reserve obstacles.
Special instructions.
✔✔The primary role of engineers in offensive operations are to: - ✔✔Ensure
uninterrupted movement of friendly forces maintaining momentum of the attack.
Provide flexibility to the supported maneuver unit.
Degrade the enemy's ability to maneuver.
✔✔IED Network - ✔✔Tactical leaders and planners
intel/ surveillance/ Propaganda
Recruiting/ funding
Supply/ Facilitators
IED makers
Emplacers
✔✔Switch - ✔✔A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an
electrical circuit.
✔✔What is CAS - ✔✔Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets
which are in close proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of
each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces."
, ✔✔Type 2 - ✔✔will be used when the terminal controller desires control of individual
attacks but assesses that either one or a combination of any two or three of the
following conditions exist given there is observation on the target:
✔✔Type 1 - ✔✔when the risk assessment requires them to visually acquire the
attacking aircraft and the target under attack.
✔✔M224A1 60MM LWCMS Mortar - ✔✔Maximum Effective Range
3500m
ECR 30m
Max Rate of Fire
30 rounds per minute for 4 minutes
Sustained Rate of Fire
20 rounds per minute
✔✔Type 3 - ✔✔is used when the terminal controller requires the ability to provide
clearance for multiple attacks within a single engagement subject to specific attack
restrictions. does not require the terminal controller to visually acquire the aircraft or the
target.
✔✔M240B - ✔✔Sustained rate of fire 100rpm
Rapid rate of fire 200 rpm
Cyclic rate of fire 650 rpm
Maximum Range 3,725 meters
Effective range (suppression) 1,800 meters
Grazing fire 600 meters
✔✔MK153 Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) - ✔✔Minimum
17 m
Maximum 1800 m
Maximum effective (HEDM) 250 m
Maximum effective (HEAA) 500 m
✔✔M252 81 MM Mortar - ✔✔Maximum rate of fire
30 rounds per minute for 2 minutes
Sustained rate of fire
15 rounds per minute
Maximum Effective Range 5700m
ECR 35m
✔✔M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun - ✔✔Max Effective Range 1830m
Grazing Fire 700m
Max Range 7400m
Rapid Rate >40 rounds/minute
