Decisive Action: Offense

Question 1

Define Decisive Action: Offense

Answer 1

Offensive Actions are combat operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain, resources and population center.

Question 2

Primary Offensive Tasks are:

Answer 2

4 Tasks    M A P E
Movement to Contact
Attack
Pursuit
Exploitation

Question 3

Primary Characteristics are:

Answer 3

4 Characteristics: C A P S
Concentration
Audacity
Rapid Tempo
Surprise

Question 4

Movement to Contact

Answer 4

Has 2 forms that are designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact

Question 5

Attack

Answer 5

Has six forms that destroys or defeats enemy forces to seize or secure terrain or both.

Question 6

Pursuit

Answer 6

Is an offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.

Question 7

Exploitation

Answer 7

is an offensive task that usually follows the conduct of a successful task and is designed to disorganize the enemy.

Question 8

Concentration

Answer 8

Massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose

Question 9

Audacity

Answer 9

Boldly executing a simple plan of action

Question 10

Rapid Tempo

Answer 10

Is Controlling or altering tempo to retain the initiative

Question 11

Surprise

Answer 11

Attacking the enemy when they are not expecting and are not prepared for attack.