TBS PHASE 3 EXAM – 79 Q’S AND A;S
Frontal Attack - - A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to
destroy a weaker enemy force or fix a larger enemy force in place over a
broad front.
- Flanking Attack - - 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of
advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away from the
main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place, preventing them from
reorienting on the main effort.
- Classification of Offensive Fires - - -Fires in support of maneuver-the MG
unit will suppress the maneuver unit's immediate objective to allow the unit
to move into position to conduct the final assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy unit that
can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver unit's
immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be expected
following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the unit's
consolidation and reorganization.
- Types of Attacks - - Deliberate
Hasty
- Priority of Recon - - o Confirm location of enemy defense CSW, obstacles
and security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault the
enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
- Occupying Support By Fire - - -Stealth
-Force
- Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP - - Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, - Principal Direction of Fire - - the weapons primary focus is covering a likely
avenue of approach, key piece of terrain, or whatever object of interest that
unit leader assigns it. Weapon will left and right lateral limits.
- Final Protective Line - - the weapon is primarily in a position to employ
grazing fires (center of the cone of fire does not pass 1 meter off the deck)
across a unit's frontage as a last effort to defend the lines.
- 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development - - 1. Identify all likely enemy
avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
- Types of Defensive Positions - - Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
- Primary Positon - - is the best place to accomplish the assigned mission.
- Alternate Position - - is where a unit can still accomplish its assigned
mission, but that is occupied when the primary BP becomes either untenable
or unsuitable.
- Supplementary Position - - allows a unit to address unexpected enemy
schemes of maneuver.
- Subsequent Position - - is a preplanned position to which a unit expects to
move during the course of the defensive battle
- Disrupt - - breaks up enemy formations
- Protective Obstacles - - those obstacles employed to protect the defending
force from the enemy's final assault. Close to defensive positions (at least 50
meters away so that they are out of grenade range), tied in with the FPF, and
emplaced by units normally without the engineers assistance.
- Tactical Obstacles - - those obstacles that directly affect the enemy's
ability to maneuver. Meant to produce four tactical effects:
Disrupt, Turn, Fix, Block
Frontal Attack - - A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to
destroy a weaker enemy force or fix a larger enemy force in place over a
broad front.
- Flanking Attack - - 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of
advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away from the
main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place, preventing them from
reorienting on the main effort.
- Classification of Offensive Fires - - -Fires in support of maneuver-the MG
unit will suppress the maneuver unit's immediate objective to allow the unit
to move into position to conduct the final assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy unit that
can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver unit's
immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be expected
following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the unit's
consolidation and reorganization.
- Types of Attacks - - Deliberate
Hasty
- Priority of Recon - - o Confirm location of enemy defense CSW, obstacles
and security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault the
enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
- Occupying Support By Fire - - -Stealth
-Force
- Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP - - Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, - Principal Direction of Fire - - the weapons primary focus is covering a likely
avenue of approach, key piece of terrain, or whatever object of interest that
unit leader assigns it. Weapon will left and right lateral limits.
- Final Protective Line - - the weapon is primarily in a position to employ
grazing fires (center of the cone of fire does not pass 1 meter off the deck)
across a unit's frontage as a last effort to defend the lines.
- 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development - - 1. Identify all likely enemy
avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
- Types of Defensive Positions - - Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
- Primary Positon - - is the best place to accomplish the assigned mission.
- Alternate Position - - is where a unit can still accomplish its assigned
mission, but that is occupied when the primary BP becomes either untenable
or unsuitable.
- Supplementary Position - - allows a unit to address unexpected enemy
schemes of maneuver.
- Subsequent Position - - is a preplanned position to which a unit expects to
move during the course of the defensive battle
- Disrupt - - breaks up enemy formations
- Protective Obstacles - - those obstacles employed to protect the defending
force from the enemy's final assault. Close to defensive positions (at least 50
meters away so that they are out of grenade range), tied in with the FPF, and
emplaced by units normally without the engineers assistance.
- Tactical Obstacles - - those obstacles that directly affect the enemy's
ability to maneuver. Meant to produce four tactical effects:
Disrupt, Turn, Fix, Block
