CORPORAL'S COURSE (TACTICAL PLANNING)

CORPORAL'S COURSE (TACTICAL
PLANNING)


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Makeloreconnaissanceloandlocoordination
Completelotheloplanning
Issuelotheloorder
Supervise

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selodecisionslointoloaction.

Theloreceiptloofloalomissionlo-loans--✔✔Triggerslothelotrooploleadinglosteps

Warningloorderloislo-loans--
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Thelopurposelooflotheloestimatelooflothelosituationloislo-loans--
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slochangeslotolothelomissionloareloreceivedloorloindicated.

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andloaccuracylooflodecisionsloaslothelosituationlochangesloatlothelopointlooflofriction.

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Tloanalysis

,METT-Tlo-loans--✔✔Mission
Enemy
TerrainloandloWeather
TroopsloandloFireloSupport
Time,loSpaceloandloLogistics

Thelofirstlosteploinlotheloestimateloislo-loans--✔✔missionloanalysis

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Whenlodoinglotaskloanalysislo-loans--
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nemyloislodoing.

Enemyloanaysisloquestionslo-loans--✔✔Whatloislotheloenemylotryinglotoloaccomplish?

Howlowilllotheloenemylouseloeachloavailableloelementlooflocombatlopower?

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Theloinformationlousedlotoloanalyzelotheloenemylosituationloincludeslo-loans--
✔✔composition,lodisposition,loandlostrength

capabilitiesloandlolimitations

SALUTElo-loans--✔✔Size
Activity
Location
Unit
Time

, Equiptment

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eloenemylosituation)

DRAW-Dloservesloaslo-loans--
✔✔aloreminderlooflothelominimumlofactorslotolobeloconsideredloforlotheloenemyloanalysisloo
flotheirlocpabliltiesloandlolimitations

DRAW-Dlo-loans--✔✔Defend
Reinforce
Attack
Withdraw
Delay

Whenloanalyzinglotheloenemny'slocapabilitiesloandlolimitationsloyouloshouldloasklotheseloqu
estions:lo-loans--✔✔Whatlocanlotheloenemylodo?

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underloanyloreasonablyloforeseeablelosituation.

Theloestimatelooflothelosituationloofloterrainloandloweatherlomustlo-loans--
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TerrainloAnalysisloanalyzeslo-loans--
✔✔theloconnectionlobetweenlotheloterrainloandlotacticslowhileloconsideringlothelomilitaryloa
spectsloofloterrain.

TheseloaspectsloareloidentifiedloinlotheloacronymloOCOKA.lo-loans--✔✔TerrainloAnalysis

OCOKAlo-loans--✔✔ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFirelo
CoverloandloConcealment
Obstacles
KeyloTerrain
AvenuesloofloApproach

ObservationloandloFieldsloofloFire-COKAlo-loans--
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flotheloterrainlotolojudgelostrength,lopreventlosurprise,loandlorespondlotolothreats.

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firelouponloeffectivelylofromloalogivenloposition.