TBS PHASE 3 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔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
Sustained Rate<40 rounds/minute
Weight (total system)128 Lbs
✔✔MK19 MOD 3 Automatic Grenade Launcher - ✔✔Max Effective Range 2212m
Maximum Range 2212m
Rapid Rate 60 rounds/minute
Sustained Rate 40 rounds/minute
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔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
Sustained Rate<40 rounds/minute
Weight (total system)128 Lbs
✔✔MK19 MOD 3 Automatic Grenade Launcher - ✔✔Max Effective Range 2212m
Maximum Range 2212m
Rapid Rate 60 rounds/minute
Sustained Rate 40 rounds/minute
