ECCC ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Breach - ANSWER-Unit employs all available means to break through or establish a
passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification
Disrupt - ANSWER-Unit integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to
upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt the enemy's timetable, or cause enemy
forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion
Occupy - ANSWER-Involves a force moving a friendly force into an area so that it can
control that area. Both that force's movement to and occupation of the area occur
without enemy opposition.
Isolate - ANSWER-Separate a force from its sources of support in order to reduce its
effectiveness and increase its vulnerability to defeat
Canalize - ANSWER-Unit restricts enemy unit to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain
coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly manuever
Ambush - ANSWER-An attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed
positions on a moving or temporarily halted enemy
Attack by fire - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a commander uses direct
fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy force without closing with the
enemy to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive that enemy
Contain - ANSWER-Requires the unit to stop, hold, or surround enemy forces or to
cause them to center their activity on a given front and prevent them from withdrawing
any part of their forces for use elsewhere
Neutralize - ANSWER-to render enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering
with a particular operation
Destroy - ANSWER-physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is
reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it
cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely
rebuilt
Disengage - ANSWER-Unit breaks contact with the enemy to allow the conduct of
another mission or to avoid decisive engagement
Terrain Analysis (OAKOC) - ANSWER-Observation and Fields of Fire
, Avenues of Approach
Key Terrain
Obstacles and Movement
Cover and Concealment
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs) - ANSWER-Receive the mission
Issue the WARNO
Make a tentative plan
Start necessary movement
Conduct recon
Complete the plan
Issue the complete order
Supervise and refine
Exfiltrate - ANSWER-A tactical mission task where a commander removes Soldiers or
units from areas under enemy control by stealth, deception, surprise, or clandestine
means
Fix - ANSWER-Unit prevents the enemy force from moving any part of that force from a
specific location for a specific period. This mission task is also an obstacle effect that
focuses the fire planning and obstacle effort to slow an attacker's movement within a
specified area, normally an engagement area
Suppress - ANSWER-Results in the temporary degradation of the performance of a
force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish its mission
Follow and Support - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a committed force
follows and supports a lead force conducting an offensive task
Retain - ANSWER-Unit ensures that a terrain feature controlled by friendly force(s)
remains free of enemy occupation or use
Bypass - ANSWER-unit maneuvers around an obstacle, position, or enemy force to
maintain the momentum of the operation while deliberately avoiding combat with an
enemy force
Secure - ANSWER-Involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from
being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
Support by Fire - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to
a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another
maneuvering force
Block - ANSWER-denies the enemy access to an area or prevents the enemy's
advance in a direction or along an avenue of approach
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Breach - ANSWER-Unit employs all available means to break through or establish a
passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification
Disrupt - ANSWER-Unit integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to
upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt the enemy's timetable, or cause enemy
forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion
Occupy - ANSWER-Involves a force moving a friendly force into an area so that it can
control that area. Both that force's movement to and occupation of the area occur
without enemy opposition.
Isolate - ANSWER-Separate a force from its sources of support in order to reduce its
effectiveness and increase its vulnerability to defeat
Canalize - ANSWER-Unit restricts enemy unit to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain
coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly manuever
Ambush - ANSWER-An attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed
positions on a moving or temporarily halted enemy
Attack by fire - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a commander uses direct
fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy force without closing with the
enemy to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive that enemy
Contain - ANSWER-Requires the unit to stop, hold, or surround enemy forces or to
cause them to center their activity on a given front and prevent them from withdrawing
any part of their forces for use elsewhere
Neutralize - ANSWER-to render enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering
with a particular operation
Destroy - ANSWER-physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is
reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it
cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely
rebuilt
Disengage - ANSWER-Unit breaks contact with the enemy to allow the conduct of
another mission or to avoid decisive engagement
Terrain Analysis (OAKOC) - ANSWER-Observation and Fields of Fire
, Avenues of Approach
Key Terrain
Obstacles and Movement
Cover and Concealment
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs) - ANSWER-Receive the mission
Issue the WARNO
Make a tentative plan
Start necessary movement
Conduct recon
Complete the plan
Issue the complete order
Supervise and refine
Exfiltrate - ANSWER-A tactical mission task where a commander removes Soldiers or
units from areas under enemy control by stealth, deception, surprise, or clandestine
means
Fix - ANSWER-Unit prevents the enemy force from moving any part of that force from a
specific location for a specific period. This mission task is also an obstacle effect that
focuses the fire planning and obstacle effort to slow an attacker's movement within a
specified area, normally an engagement area
Suppress - ANSWER-Results in the temporary degradation of the performance of a
force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish its mission
Follow and Support - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a committed force
follows and supports a lead force conducting an offensive task
Retain - ANSWER-Unit ensures that a terrain feature controlled by friendly force(s)
remains free of enemy occupation or use
Bypass - ANSWER-unit maneuvers around an obstacle, position, or enemy force to
maintain the momentum of the operation while deliberately avoiding combat with an
enemy force
Secure - ANSWER-Involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from
being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
Support by Fire - ANSWER-A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to
a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another
maneuvering force
Block - ANSWER-denies the enemy access to an area or prevents the enemy's
advance in a direction or along an avenue of approach
