115 Ground Combat Element, Infantry Fundamentals Flashcards
what is the primary mission of the Headquarters battalion
to exercise command, control and administration of the Marine Divison
what does the Marine Division headquarters battalion consist of
- H&S Company,
- Division Headquarters with a H&S company
- Reconnaissance Company
- special security communications team
- communications company
- military police
- division band
- truck company
what does the Marine Division H&S company provide
command, administration, security functions and organic supply for the Headquarters battalion
what does the Marine Division reconnaissance company provide?
ground reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the marine division and subordinate elements
what does the reconnaissance company consist of
headquarters section
6 reconnaissance platoons
what does the marine division MP company provide
route reconnaissance, evacuation, and control of EPW
what does the marine division communication company do
installs operates and maintains communications facilities for the division Headquarters including multichannel radio, wire and communication center facilities
what does the Marine Division truck company provide
general support motor transportation to the marine division
what is the mission of the Marine Division
execute amphibious assault operations and operations as may be directed
how many personnel are there in the marine division
18,000
how does the division commander fight
by using combined arms tactics and tailors force to meet demands of the mission
the primary mission of the infantry regiment?
locate, close with, and destroy the enemey by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat
what does the infantry regiment consist of
- Headquarters Co.
- 2 or more infantry battalions
how many people are there in an infantry regiment
3400
what are infantry battalions
the basic tactical unit with which the regiment accomplish its mission
what does the regiment company consist of
regimental headquarters and reconnaissance platoon
when a regiment is combined with other combat support and CSS units what does it become
Regimental landing team
what is the basic means of mobility for a regement
by foot, supplements with small lightweight vehicles
within a rifle co. what does a fire team leader carry
M16A4 or M4 and M203
within a rifle co. what does a squad automatic rifleman carry
M249 (SAW)
within a rifle co. what do all other rifleman carry
M16A4 or M4
within a rifle co. machine gun section how many and what type of machine guns do they have
6, M240G
within a rifle co. a mortar section has how many mortars and what type
3, M224 60mm Mortar
within a rifle co. an assault section has how many and what type of weapons
6, MK153 83mm shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons
within a weapons co. the mortar platoon has how many mortars and what type
8, M252 81mm mortars
within a weapons co. the antiarmor platoon has how many and what type of weapons
12, m47 Dragons
the TOW section has how many TOW weapon systems
8
the weapons co. heavy machine gun PLT has what weapon systems and how many of each
M2 .50 cal machine gun
MK19 40mm grande machine gun
6 of each
the mission of the rifle squad is?
to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel his assault by fire and close combat
the rifle squad has how many fire teams, built around who and led by a
3 fire teams
built around an automatic weapon
led by a fire team leader
whos orders does the squad leader carry out
platoon commanders
what is the squad leader responsible for
DWAT
Discipline
welfare
appearance
training
in combat what is the squad leader responsible for
tactical employment
discipline
fire control
maneuver
where does the squad leader position himself in combat
where he can best carry out the orders of the platoon commander and where he can observe and control the squad.
who serves as the assistant squad leader
the senior fire team leader
whos orders does the fire team leader carry out
the squad leaders
where does the fire team leader position himself in combat
where he can best observe and control the fire team usually in close proximity of the automatic rifleman
what is an additional duty of the fireteam leader
grenadier
whos orders does the automatic rifleman carry out
fireteam leader
what is the automatic rifleman responsible for
effective employment of the automatic weapon
what are the 3 types of fighting positions
Primary fighting position
alternate fighting position
supplementary fighting position
what is the purpose of the primary fighting position
maximum fields of fire
what is the purpose of the alternate fighting position
used by crew-served weapon systems
located in a manner to still be able to be employed if the primary fighting position become compromised
what is the purpose of the supplementary fighting position
are prepared to guard against attack from driction other than which the main attack is expected
what does FPF stand for
Final Protective fires
what are the 5 types of patrols (RACES)
raid ambush contact economy of force security
what is a raid patrol
destroy or capture enemy personal, equipment, installation or free personnel
what is a contact patrol
establish or maintain contact with friendly or enemy forces
what is an ambush patrol
conduct ambushes of the enemy forces
what is the economy of force patrol
perform limited objective missions
what is a security patrol
detect kill or capture the enemy infiltrators and protect against surprise attack.
what is a check point
a predetermined point on the ground to control movement
what is a rally point
an easily identifiable point on the ground where a patrol can reassemble or reorganize
what are the three types of rally points
initial
en route
objective
what is the distance for a close ambush
within 50 meters
what is the distance for a far ambush
beyond 50 meters
