115 GCE Infantry Fundamentals Flashcards
The mission of the MARDIV
Is to provide forces for amphibious assaults or to execute other operations as may be directed.
How does division commander fight?
Using combined arms tactics and tailors the force to the demands of each mission.
How is marine divison organized?
Headquarters battalion Assault amphibian battalion Light armored reconnaissance Tank Battalion Reconnaissance battalion Artillery regiment Combat enginee battlion Infantry regiment X 3
Primary mission of infantry regiment
Is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel an enemy’s assault by fire and close combat.
How is an infantry regiment organzied?
The primary mission of the infantry battalion
Is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and menuever or to repel the enemys assault by fire and close combat.
What does it form when a battalion is combined with combat support and combat service support units?
A BLT battalion landing team.
H&S company mission
Employed to provide and coordinate security for C2 functions of the battalion HQ and assist in coordinating combat service support.
How is H&S company organzied?
Mission of weapons company?
Is to provide medium mortar, anti armor, and heavy machine gun support, as well as fire support coordination in order to support the infantry battalions scheme of maneuver.
How is weapons company organized?
Mission of rifle company
Defeat the enemy by fire, manuever, and close combat and to conduct other operations as directed across the range of military operations.
How is the rifle company organized?
Mission of rifle platoon
Defeat the enemy by fire, manuever, and close combat and to conduct other operations as directed by the company across the range of operations.
How is a rifle platoon organzied?
Three squads- three fireteams and one anti armor weapon
Small HQ- plt commander, sgt and radio operator
Mission of weapons platoon
Provide fire support coordination, light mortar, antimechanized assault, and medium machine gun support for the infantry company and its subordinate elements.
How is weapons platoon organzied?
Platoon HQ
60mm mortar section- 3 mortar squads
Medium machinegun section-3 machinegun squads- 2 machine gun teams
Assault section-3 squads, 2 assault teams armed with anti personnel weapons
81mm mortar platoon mission
Provide organic indirect fire support to the battalion.
How is 81mm mortar platoon organzied?
Platoon HQ
2 mortar sections
Each section hq capable of serving as FDC and four 81mm mortar squads
Anti armor platoon mission
Provides heavy caliber, long-range antiarmor fires for the battalion.
How is the anti armor platoon organized?
Platoon HQ
Javalin missle section->section leader 2 nine marine javelin squads->4 javalin missle systems
TOW section-> section leader, a driver/radio operator 4 five marine TOW Squads-> two tow systems and two vehicles
What does TOW stand for
Tube launched, optically tracked, wire-command link guided missle
HMG Platoon mission
Provides heavy caliber direct and grenade launcher machine gun fire for the battalion.
How is HMG organzied?
Platoon HQ
3 eight-marine HMG sections-> 2 four-marine squads- a vehicle, M2A1 .50 caliber, Mk-19 40mm machine guns.
CAAT
No standard mission. Task organized unit. Usually 2 sections of four vehicles. Two balanced caats each equipped with four tow systems and four HMGs
Platoon commander responsibilities
Develops/implaments training plan Plans and coordinates with other units Ensures understanding of problem in COC Develops and issues orders Supervises conduct of operation
Platoon sergeant responsibilities
Supervises training Performs platoon commander duties in absence Establishes and supervises standards Enforces SOPs Ensures all reports are made to company Directs supply and resupply of platoon
Squad leaders and NCOs responsibilities
Monitor platoon level nets
Recieve and execute orders from platoon
Notify platoon commander of ant ccir events
Monitor and operate comms and EW systems as directed
Purpose of offense
Offensive operations are the means to achieve decisive victory
Fundamentals of the offense
Concentrate superior firepower at the decisive time and place Orient on the enemy Develop the situation Exploit known enemy weakness Neutralize the enemies ability to react Achieve suprise Maintain momentum Exploit success Seize or control key terrain Be flexible Advance by fire and maneuver Gain and maintain the initiative Speed Provide for the security force Be aggressive Gain and maintain contact
6 forms of maneuver
Turning movement Iinfiltration Penetration Flank attack Eenvelopment Frontal attack
7 special purpose attacks
Counterattack Ambush Raid Demonstration Reconnissance in force Spoiling attack Feint
Spoiling attack
Attack to delay, disrupt, or destroy the enemies ability to attack
Feint
Attack to delay or disrupt enemy preperation or cause them to act in a particular way
Demonstration
Similar to feint however friendly force does not make contact
Reconnissance in force
Attack designed to gain information
Raids
Attack into hostile area and a planned withdrawl upon completion of mission
Purpose of defense
Defeat enemy attacks or prevent the enemy from achieving its objectives
8 Characteristics of the defense
Manuever Use of terrain Mass and concentration Preparation Mutual support Defense in depth Suprise Flexibility
Types of defensive operations
Area
Mobile
Retrograde
Area defense
Distributes the bulk of the defending force on terrain where battle will be fought.
Mobile defense
Destroys an attacking enemy through manuever and offensive action. Commander retains majority of available power for counter attack.
Retrograde defense
Defensive operations that consists of movement or menuever to the rear.
Patrol types
Reconnissance and combat
Reconnissance patrol
Purpose is to gather information. Seek to avoid enemy contact. The three types are route, zone, and area
Combat patrols
Provide security and harass, destory or capture enemy troops, equipment or installations. 4 types are raid, contact, ambush, and security
Stability operations
Maintain or reestablush a safe and secure enviroment, provide essential governmental services, emergancy infrastructure reconstruction, and humanitarian relief
6 stability tasks
Support and/or enable restoration of essential services
Support establishment of civil control
Support economic and infrastructure development
Support to governance
Establish civil security
Provide humanitarian assistance
Combined arms
The use of multiple arms/forces to enable a manuever or attack.
