119 GCE Combat Engineer Battalion Fundamentals Flashcards
Mission of the Combat Engineer Battalion
Provide engineer reconnaissance mobility, countermobility, survivability, limited general engineering, command and control of assigned forces, and prepared to conduct provisional infantry operations.
The Combat Engineer Battalion consist of?
H&S Company, Engineer Support Company, and 3 Combat Engineer line Companies, mobility assault company
What does mobility assault company consist of?
HQ section
3 route clearance platoons,
Assault breaching platoon
Assault bridging platoon
What does Engineer Support Company consist of?
Company HQ
Engineer Equipment PLT
Utilities PLT
Motor Transport PLT
Combat Engineer Company consists of what?
Company HQ
4 Combat Engineer PLT
Assured mobility
Ability of a force to deploy, move, and manuever where and when desired.
6 mobility fundamentals
Predict potential obstacles
Detect integrate intel with operations
Prevent countering enemys ability to
affect movement or manuever
Avoid if prevention fails
Neutralize obstacles
Protect reduce adversary ability to inflict damage
Countermobility
Using obstacles to deny the enemy freedom of movment or manuever
Survivabilty
Ability to avoid or withstand hostile actions by altering physical enviroment
Mission of the H&S company of CEB
Provide the combat engineer battalion with command and control.
What does the H&S company consist of?
Chaplain section Company headquarters Battalion headquarters Communications plt Mess section Medical section Supply ply
Mission of Engineer Support Company
Provide engineer equipment, motor transportation, and utilities capabilities in support of operational requirments.
Engineer Support Company consists of?
HQ
Equipment PLT
Motor-T PLT
Utilities PLT
What are the four tasks of the Engineer Support Company?
- Provide Construction materials
- Provide potable water
- Provide electrical power
- Provide motor-t equipment
Mission of Combat Engineer Company
Provide combat engineer battalion with engineer reconnaissance, and limited general engineering support in order to enhance the mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability.
Combat Engineer Company consists of?
Company HQ
Three Combat engineer PLTs
13 Tasks of Combat Engineer Company
- Provide Engineer Recon
- Provide assistance for cross- country movement of tracked vehicles
- Erect temporary engineer type structures to assist in the movement of tracked vehicles
- Construct and operate light rafts
- Reinforce and repair existing bridges
- Improve existing terrain for use a helicopter terminal points
- Perform any combat engineer related tasks
- Supervise the emplacements of mines and booby traps
- furnish technical and mechanical assistance in the installation of temp cut- and cover type field fortifications
- Perform specialized demolition missions
- Provide specialized assistance in breaching obstacles
- Supervise extensive or sensitive minefield clearance
- Furnish technical assistance in the fabrication and position of light obstacles
Mission of mobility assault company
Provide assault bridging, mechanized breaching and mobile route reconnaissance and clearing capabilities in order to enhance mobility.
Mission of cougar CAT1, CAT2 MRAP
V-shaped hull that extend to engine bay directs blast away from vehicle. Supports small unit combat operations in urban or confined areas such as mounted patrols, reconnaissance, communications, command and control
CAT1 MRAP 4x4 Characteristics
Cruising ranges - 420 miles
Cruising speeds - 20-30MPH
Maximum speed forward - 65MPH
Crew - driver, VC, gunner
Troop capacity 4
Armaments M240 7.62mm machine gun or HBM2 .50 caliber machine gun or MK19 mod3 40mm machine gun
CAT 2 MRAP 6x6 characteristics
Cruising ranges - 350 miles
Cruising speeds - 20-30MPH
Maximum speed forward - 65MPH
Crew - driver, VC, gunner
Troop capacity- 10
Armaments M240 7.62mm machine gun or HBM2 .50 caliber machine gun or MK19 mod3 40mm machine
CAT3 buffalo mission
Provides route clearance capability and personnel protection against anti personnel and anti tank mines. Has large articulate arm for ordnance disposal
CAT 3 buffalo characteristics
Cruising ranges - 330 miles
Cruising speeds - 20-30MPH
Maximum speed forward - 55MPH
Crew - driver, VC
Troop capacity 4
Armaments - none
HUSKY MK3 mission
Used for ied detection, fitted with a ground penetrating radar panels and rear facing mine rake for detection of IEDs. V shaped hull and ability to shed secondary components in a predictable fashion
Husky mk 3 chatacteristics
Cruising ranges - 497 miles
Cruising speeds - 20-45MPH
Maximum speed forward - 62MPH
Crew - driver
Troop capacity none
Armaments - none
M1 assault breacher vehicle
On 03DEC2009, MC newest vehicle detonated its first path clearing line charge in Afghanistan this would mark its first combat action an was a new method for combating IEDs.
Built on M1A1 abrams tank, equipped with mine clearing plow, .50cal machine gun. A device that fires a rocket propelled line of C4 up to 150 yards.
M60A1 armored vehicle launched bridge
Used for luanching and retriving a 60 foot scissor type bridge. 3 main sections launcher, hull, and bridge. Capacity of bridge up to class 60. Can be retrived from either end. Bridge is 12 feet by 6 inches. Can be accomplishe din 2-5 minutes and retrival in 10.
4 areas of survivability
Fighting positions
Protective positions
Hardened facilities
Camouflage and concealment
General engineering life cycle activities
Construction Operation Planning and design Maintenance Tansfer and closure
