C400 Exam Study Topics Questions & Answers 2023/2024

C400 Exam Study Topics Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Movement to contact - ANSWER-an offensive task designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact creating favorable conditions for subsequent tactical action; commanders conduct this offensive task when the enemy situation is vague or not specific enough to conduct an attack. Attack - ANSWER-an offensive task that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both incorporating coordinated movement supported by fires or on occaision by fires alone; they may be either decisive or shaping operations, hastily or deliberately planned amd executed depending on time available and differ from a movement to contact because, in an attack, the commander knows part of the enemy's disposition. Exploitation - ANSWER-an offensive task that usually follows the conduct of a successful attack, is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth; seek to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have no alternative but surrender or take flight; Pursuit - ANSWER-an offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it, normally follows a successful exploitation. However, any offensive task can transition into a pursuit, if enemy resistance has broken down and the enemy is fleeing the battlefield. (FM 3-90-1, paras 1-3 thru 1-8, pgs 1-1 to 1-2) Proficiency in the art of command stems from (select all appropriate responses): - ANSWER-a. Years of schooling b. Self-development c. Operational experiences d. Training experiences Breach - ANSWER-Unit employs all available means to break through or establish a passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification