ADP 3-90 Flashcards
What does ADP 3-90 cover?
Offense and Defense
What is tactics?
is the Employment and Ordered Arrangement of Forces in Relation to each other
What provides commanders with a set of tools to use in developing a solution to a tactical problem?
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP)
What is an engagement?
An Engagement is a Tactical Conflict, usually Between Opposing, Lower Echelon Maneuver Forces
What is a battle?
a Battle Consists of a Set of related Engagements that lasts Longer and Involves Larger Forces than an Engagement
What does METT-TC stand for?
Mission, Enemy, Terrain and weather, Troops and support available, Time available, and Civil considerations
What is the science of tactics?
The Science of tactics Encompasses the Understanding of those Military Aspects of Tactics—Capabilities, Techniques, and Procedures—that can be Measured and Codified
What is a Hasty Operation?
an Operation in which a Commander Directs Immediately Available Forces, using Fragmentary Orders, to Perform Activities with Minimal Preparation, Trading Planning and Preparation Time for Speed of Execution
What are actions on contact?
a Series of Combat Actions, often Conducted nearly Simultaneously, Taken on Contact with the Enemy to Develop the Situation
What are the principles of joint operations?
- Objective 2. Offensive 3. Mass 4. Maneuver 5. Economy of Force 6. Unity of Command 7. Security 8. Surprise 9. Simplicity 10. Perseverance 11. Legitimacy 12. Restraint
What are the operational variables?
- Political 2. Military 3. Economic 4. Social 5. Information 6. Infrastructure 7. Physical Environment 8. Time
What are the mission variables?
- Mission 2. Enemy 3. Terrain & Weather 4. Troops & support available 5. Time available 6. Civil considerations
What are the basic tactical concepts?
- Area of Operations 2. Combined Arms 3. Concept of Operations 4. Decisive Engagement 5. Defeat in Detail 6. Flanks 7. Maneuver 8. Operation 9. Operational Frameworks 10. Piecemeal Commitment 11. Reconstitution 12. Reserve 13. Rules of Engagement 14. Tactical Mobility 15. Uncommitted Forces
What are the primary offensive tasks?
Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation and Pursuit
What is movement to contact?
an Offensive Task Designed to Develop the Situation and to Establish or Regain Contact
What is attack?
an Offensive Task that Destroys or Defeats Enemy Forces, Seizes and Secures Terrain, or Both
What is exploitation?
an Offensive Task—usually following the Conduct of a Successful Attack—Designed to Disorganize the Enemy in Depth
What is pursuit?
an Offensive Task Designed to Catch or Cut Off a Hostile Force Attempting to Escape, with the Aim of Destroying it
What are the major activities of the operations process?
Plan, Prepare, Execute and Assess
What are the basic defensive tasks?
Area Defense, Mobile Defense, and Retrograde
What is area defense?
Area Defense is the Defensive Task that concentrates on Denying Enemy Forces Access to Designated Terrain for a Specific Time Rather than Destroying the Enemy Outright
What is mobile defense?
Mobile Defense is a Defensive Task that Concentrates on the Destruction or Defeat of the Enemy through a Decisive Attack by a Striking Force
What is Retrograde?
Retrograde is a Defensive Task that involves Organized Movement Away From the Enemy
What are tactical enabling tasks?
Reconnaissance, Security, Troop Movement, Relief in Place, Passage of Lines, Encirclement Operations, and Urban Operations
