Entrance Exam Flashcards
M-4 Max effective range, point and area
500pt, 600 area
M203 Max effective range, point and area
150 pt, 350 area
M249 Max effective range, point and area
600 pt, 800 area
AT-4 Max effective range, point and area
300
Javelin
Min and Max effective range
75M-2500M
MK-19 Max effective range, point and area
1500 pt, 2212 area
M3 RAAWS Max effective range, point and area
700 sta, 60 mov
M240 MG Max effective range
800M Bipod, 1100M Tripod
M2 .50 Cal Max effective range, point and area
1800, 1000 grazing
TOW Max effective range, point and area
3000 ping purposes
TOW 2 Max effective range, point and area
3750m
105mm Max effective range
11,500m
120mm tank Max effective range, point and area
2-2.5km
M2 Bradley
Weapon, max effective range, crew, pax
25mm, 2200m, 3 crew, 6 pax
155mm M109A3 Max effective range, point and area
18,100m
M198 Max effective range, point and area
24,000m
8-in Howitzer Max effective range, point and area
22,900
60mm mortar Min and max effective range
70m - 3500m
81mm mortar (M252) Min and max range
80m - 5800m
81mm mortar M29A1 Min and max range
73m - 4790m
4.2in mortar Min and max range
770m - 6840m
M12 120mm mortar Min and max range
200m - 7200m
Troop Leading Procedures
- Receive the mission 2. Issue the WARNO 3. Make a tentative plan 4. Initiate movement 5. Conduct reconnaissance 6. Complete the plan 7. Issue the OPORD 8. Supervise and refine
The Four Foundations of Unified Land Operations
Initiative, Decisive action, Army core competencies, and mission command
The Army’s two core competencies
Combined arms maneuver and wide area security
Primary offensive tasks (ADRP 3-90)
Movement to contact, attack, exploitation, pursuit
Three defensive tasks (ADRP 3-90)
Area defense, mobile defense, retrograde
Characteristics of the offense (ADRP 3-90)
Audacity, concentration, surprise, tempo
Characteristics of the defense (ADRP 3-90)
Disruption, flexibility, maneuver, mass and concentration, operations in depth, preparation, security
Fundamentals of reconnaissance FM 3-90.2 p. 1-2
- Ensure continuous recon 2. Don’t keep recon assets in reserve 3. Orient on the objective 4. Report information rapidly and accurately 5. Retain freedom of maneuver 6. Gain and maintain contact 7. Develop the situation rapidly
Fundamentals of security (ADRP 3-90-2)
- Provide early and accurate warning 2. Provide reaction time and maneuver space 3. Orient on the force or facility to be secured 4. Perform continuous recon 5. Maintain enemy contact
Direct fire control principles FM 3-21.10 p. 9-1
-Mass the effects of fire -destroy the greatest threat first - Avoid target overkill - Employ the best weapon for the target - Minimize friendly exposure - Plan and implement fratricide avoidance measures - Develop contingencies for diminished capabilities
Forms of maneuver ADRP 3-90
Envelopment Turning movement Infiltration Penetration Frontal attack
Movement formations ATP 3-90.1
Column Line Bee Wedge File Echelon
Movement techniques ATP 3-90.1 FM 3-21.10 p. 3-2
Traveling Traveling over watch Bounding over watch
Five tenets of breaching FM 3-21.10 p. 8-28
- Intelligence 2. Fundamentals 3. Organization 4. Mass 5. Synchronization
Fundamentals of breaching FM 3-21.10 p. 8-28
SOSRA S - Suppress O - obscure S - secure R - reduce A - assault
Elements of combat power
- Leadership 2. Information 3. Mission command 4. Movement and maneuver 5. Intelligence 6. Fires 7. Sustainment 8. Protection
War fighting functions
- Mission command 2. Movement and maneuver 3. Intelligence 4. Fires 5. Sustainment 6. Protection
Military aspects of terrain
OCOKA O - Observation and fields of fire C - Cover and concealment O - obstacles K - Key Terrain A - Avenues of approach
Five paragraph OPORD format
Situation Mission Execution Service support Command and signal
What are the four steps of the IPB process? ATP 2-01.3 p. 1-2
- Define the operational environment 2. Describe environmental effects on operations/describe the effects on operations 3. Evaluate the threat/adversary 4. Determine threat/adversary COAs
What are the levels of war? ADP 1-01 p. 4-10
Strategic, operational and tactical levels
Mission analysis factors FM 3-21.10 p. 2-10
METT-TC M- mission E - enemy T - terrain and weather T - troops and support T - time C - civil considerations
Define ambush FM 1-02
A form of attack by fire or other destructive means from concealed positions on a moving or temporarily halted enemy
Define “attack by fire” FM 1-02
A tactical mission task in which a commander uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy without closing on him to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive him.
Define “block” Fm 1-02
A tactical mission task that denies the enemy access to an area or prevents his advance in a direction or along an avenue of approach
Define “breach” FM 1-02
A tactical mission task in which the unit employs all available means to break through or secure passage through an enemy defense , obstacle, minefield, or fortification
Define “bypass” Fm 1-02
A tactical mission task in which the commander directs his unit to maneuver around an obstacle, avoiding combat with an enemy force
