TBS Phase III CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● The _____ allows commanders to confirm or deny the assumptions
developed during the planning process. Answer: Leader's recon
● A(n) _________ seeks to avoid the enemy's frontage by striking from
an unexpected direction. Answer: Flanking attack
● What is an easily recognizable point on the ground (either natural or
man-made) used to initiate, distribute, and control fires. Answer: Target
reference point
● What are the two methods of occupying the Support By Fire?
Answer: Stealth and force
● The PLD, a Tactical Control Measure (TCM) used under limited
visibility to determine where a unit will deploy prior to beginning an
attack is most like what other TCM? Answer: Assault position
● What is an advantage of a flanking attack? Answer: Attacks a
perceived gap in the enemy
, ● The probable line of deployment provides a platoon with _______, by
facilitating the transition to an on-line formation in front of the enemy.
Answer: Direction
● What is a method for loading a probable line of deployment? Answer:
Bent-L
● What is an advantage of limited visibility operations? Answer:
Physical and psychological factors favor the attacker
● What classification of machinegun fire deals with danger space,
plunging fire, and grazing fires? Answer: In relation to the ground
● What are the two methods of displacement? Answer: Unit, Echelon
● What classification of machinegun fire deals with fixed, traversing,
and searching fires? Answer: In relation to the gun
● What is the limitation of the MK19 automatic grenade launcher?
Answer: Minimum arming distance of 18-40 meters
● Which is a class of fire in respect to the target? Answer: Enfilade
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● The _____ allows commanders to confirm or deny the assumptions
developed during the planning process. Answer: Leader's recon
● A(n) _________ seeks to avoid the enemy's frontage by striking from
an unexpected direction. Answer: Flanking attack
● What is an easily recognizable point on the ground (either natural or
man-made) used to initiate, distribute, and control fires. Answer: Target
reference point
● What are the two methods of occupying the Support By Fire?
Answer: Stealth and force
● The PLD, a Tactical Control Measure (TCM) used under limited
visibility to determine where a unit will deploy prior to beginning an
attack is most like what other TCM? Answer: Assault position
● What is an advantage of a flanking attack? Answer: Attacks a
perceived gap in the enemy
, ● The probable line of deployment provides a platoon with _______, by
facilitating the transition to an on-line formation in front of the enemy.
Answer: Direction
● What is a method for loading a probable line of deployment? Answer:
Bent-L
● What is an advantage of limited visibility operations? Answer:
Physical and psychological factors favor the attacker
● What classification of machinegun fire deals with danger space,
plunging fire, and grazing fires? Answer: In relation to the ground
● What are the two methods of displacement? Answer: Unit, Echelon
● What classification of machinegun fire deals with fixed, traversing,
and searching fires? Answer: In relation to the gun
● What is the limitation of the MK19 automatic grenade launcher?
Answer: Minimum arming distance of 18-40 meters
● Which is a class of fire in respect to the target? Answer: Enfilade
