MCCC ENTRANCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
AN ATTACK BY FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MEANS FROM CONCEALED
POSITIONS ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED ENEMY
AMBUSH
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH A COMMANDER USES DIRECT FIRES,
SUPPORTED INDIRECT FIRES, TO ENGAGE AN ENEMY FORCE WITHOUT
CLOSING WITH THE ENEMY TO DESTROY, SUPPRESS, FIX, OR DECEIVE THAT
ENEMY
ATTACK BY FIRE
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK THAT DENIES THE ENEMY ACCESS TO AN AREA
OR PREVENTS HIS ADVANCE IN A DIRECTION OR ALONG AN AVENUE OF
APPROACH
BLOCK
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE UNIT EMPLOYS ALL AVAILABLE
MEANS TO BREAK THROUGH OR ESTABLISH A PASSAGE THROUGH AN
ENEMY DEFENSE, OBSTACLE, MINEFIELD, OR FORTIFICATION
BREACH
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE COMMANDER DIRECTS HIS UNIT
TO MANEUVER AROUND AN OBSTACLE, POSITION, OR ENEMY FORCE TO
MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF THE OPERATION WHILE DELIBERATELY
AVOIDING COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE
BYPASS
A tactical mission task in which the commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow
zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver
Canalize
, A tactical mission task that requires the commander 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
Contain
A tactical mission task that requires the commander to maintain physical influence over a
specified area to prevent its use by an enemy or to create conditions necessary for
successful friendly operations
Control
Attack by part or all of a deafening force against an enemy attacking force, for such
specific purposes as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying enemy advance
units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's
purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the
battle position and is directed at limited objectives
Counterattack
A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and
eliminate organised resistance within an assigned area
Clear
To slow the time of arrival of enemy forces or capabilities or alter the ability of the enemy
or adversary to project forces or capabilities
Delay
A tactical mission task that 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
Destroy
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
AN ATTACK BY FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MEANS FROM CONCEALED
POSITIONS ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED ENEMY
AMBUSH
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH A COMMANDER USES DIRECT FIRES,
SUPPORTED INDIRECT FIRES, TO ENGAGE AN ENEMY FORCE WITHOUT
CLOSING WITH THE ENEMY TO DESTROY, SUPPRESS, FIX, OR DECEIVE THAT
ENEMY
ATTACK BY FIRE
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK THAT DENIES THE ENEMY ACCESS TO AN AREA
OR PREVENTS HIS ADVANCE IN A DIRECTION OR ALONG AN AVENUE OF
APPROACH
BLOCK
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE UNIT EMPLOYS ALL AVAILABLE
MEANS TO BREAK THROUGH OR ESTABLISH A PASSAGE THROUGH AN
ENEMY DEFENSE, OBSTACLE, MINEFIELD, OR FORTIFICATION
BREACH
A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE COMMANDER DIRECTS HIS UNIT
TO MANEUVER AROUND AN OBSTACLE, POSITION, OR ENEMY FORCE TO
MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF THE OPERATION WHILE DELIBERATELY
AVOIDING COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE
BYPASS
A tactical mission task in which the commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow
zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver
Canalize
, A tactical mission task that requires the commander 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
Contain
A tactical mission task that requires the commander to maintain physical influence over a
specified area to prevent its use by an enemy or to create conditions necessary for
successful friendly operations
Control
Attack by part or all of a deafening force against an enemy attacking force, for such
specific purposes as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying enemy advance
units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's
purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the
battle position and is directed at limited objectives
Counterattack
A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and
eliminate organised resistance within an assigned area
Clear
To slow the time of arrival of enemy forces or capabilities or alter the ability of the enemy
or adversary to project forces or capabilities
Delay
A tactical mission task that 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
Destroy
