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Expeditionary Tactics Flashcards

1
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Discuss Survivability Operations

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Capability of military forces to avoid or withstand hostile actions or environmental conditions

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Discuss individual fighting positions

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  • Hole in the ground
  • shoulder deep of tallest person
  • 4ft wide
  • Supplemented with frontal, overhead, and flank cover as time and situation permit
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What are the dimensions of a 1 man dug in fighting position?

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  • 1 M4 × 1 M4
  • armpits deep
  • 1 firing step
  • grenade sump 30°
  • water sump 10°
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What are the dimensions of a 2 man dug in fighting position?

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  • 2 M4 × 2 M4
  • smallest guys armpits deep
  • 2 firing steps
  • 1 sleeping position
  • grenade sump 30°
  • water sump 10°
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Explain the general rules of camouflage and how they apply:

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  1. Remain undetected
  2. Identify threat
  3. Avoid detection
  4. Take countermeasures
  5. Use realistic camouflage
  6. Minimize movement
  7. Use decoys
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What is BAMCIS?

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Planning process for issuing 5-paragraph order (SMEAC)

  1. Begin planning
  2. Arrange recon
  3. Make recon
  4. Complete plan
  5. Issue order
  6. Supervise
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Land navigation requires what three things?

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Map, Compass, Pace count

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What are the two types of compasses issued?

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  • Lensatic

- M2

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How must a lensatic compass be held when sighting on an objective or reading an azimuth?

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Firm and level

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What is a fast/accurate way to orient the map?

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  • Lay the map on the ground
  • Lay the compass over compass rose on map
  • Turn the map until both compass and map point north
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How can a map be oriented if no compass rose appears on the map?

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Use north/south grid lines

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How is a military map read?

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Right and up

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Describe the grid system utilized on all military maps:

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MGRS: point reference system, grid square 10km, numerical location, 0,2,4,6,8,10

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14
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What is RESECTION?

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Location of users’ unknown position using two or three known positions and shooting back azimuth

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What is INTERSECTION?

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Location of unknown position using two or more known positions

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16
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What does the SALUTE report stand for?

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Size
Activity
Location
Unit
Time
Equipment
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What does the SPOT report stand for?

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Size
Position
Observation
Time

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What is a SECURITY PATROL?

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  • Detect infiltration by the enemy
  • Destroy infiltrators
  • Protect against ambush
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What is a RECON PATROL?

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Gathers information of enemy location, characteristics, and terrain

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What are the 12 PLANNING AND PREPARATION STEPS?

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  1. Study the mission
  2. Plan use of time
  3. Study terrain and situation
  4. Organize the patrol
  5. Select men, weapons, and equipment
  6. Issue the warning order
  7. Coordinate
  8. Make recon
  9. Complete detailed plans
  10. Issue patrol order
  11. Supervise, inspect rehearse and re-inspect
  12. Execute the mission
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Discuss the organization of a patrol for movement

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  • Patrol task organization establishes elements and teams needed
  • Patrol leader determines formation
  • Patrol formations move through terrain providing concealment and cover
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22
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Why is combat hand and arm signals important in the field?

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  • There isn’t always radio comms

- Concealment is of utmost importance

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23
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Describe COLUMN team formation

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  • Permits rapid, controlled movement
  • Favors fire and maneuver to flanks
  • Vulnerable to fire from front and provides least amount of fire to front
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Describe WEDGE team formation

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  • Permits good control
  • Provides all-round security
  • Formation is flexible
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Describe SKIRMISHES team formation

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  • Maximum firepower to front

- Used when location and strength of enemy are known, during assault, mopping up, and crossing short open areas

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Describe ECHELON team formation

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  • Provides heavy firepower to front and echeloned flank

- Used to protect open or exposed flank

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Purpose of Challenge/Password

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  • To identify friend or foe
  • Challenge and password are in sentence form
  • Spoken as soft as possible to prevent compromise
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What are the actions taken during IMMEDIATE HALT?

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When patrol detects enemy but is not itself detected, signal freeze.

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29
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What are the actions taken during AIR OBSERVATION/ATTACK?

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Freeze, shout “aircraft.”

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30
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What are the actions taken during HASTY AMBUSH?

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  • Move quickly to left or right
  • Take best available concealment or cover
  • Return fire
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What are the actions taken during NEAR AMBUSH?

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  • Assault without order

- Continue assault to break contact

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What are the actions taken during FAR AMBUSH?

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  • Return fire
  • Best available position
  • Continue suppressive fire
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33
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How do you cross over a wall?

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Quickly roll over wall, keep low silhouette

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34
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How do you observe around corners?

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Short stocking, popping the corner

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35
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How do you move past a window?

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Stay below window level

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36
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How do you move past a doorway?

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Stay below window level

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37
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How do you move parallel to buildings?

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  • smoke
  • cover fire
  • cover/concealment
  • hug side of building
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38
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Who do you cross open areas?

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  • run shortest distance between buildings
  • visual recon
  • cover/concealment
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39
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How do you employ assault element?

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  • move across open area in groups of two
  • maintain integrity
  • clear/cover
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40
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How do you move inside buildings?

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  • avoid silhouette in doors and windows

- hug the wall

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41
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Discuss clearing a room, door closed or open, from stacked position

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  1. shooter 2 right behind shooter 1 before entering
  2. 1st man button hook clear one side
  3. 2d man clear other side
42
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Discuss clearing a room, door closed, split positions

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  1. shooter 1 and 2 are on opposite sides

2. go to wall nearest to them

43
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Discuss covering team members used to support clearing of a room

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stay out of each others field of fire

44
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Discuss clearing an L-shaped hallway

A

cutting the pie

45
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Discuss clearing a T-shaped hallway

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cutting the pie.

46
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Discuss clearing a stairwell.

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clear from below before moving up

47
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What are 8 the priorities of establishing a defense?

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  1. Protection
  2. dispersion
  3. concealment
  4. covered routes
  5. fire hazards
  6. fields of fire
  7. time observation
48
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What are 3 types of wire entanglements?

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  1. Tactical
  2. Protective
  3. Supplementary
49
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What are the two purposes of tactical wire entanglements?

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  • Break up enemy formations

- Hold enemy in area covered by most intense fire

50
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Where should tactical wire entanglements be placed?

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parallel to and along friendly side of final protective line

51
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What is the purpose of protective wire entanglements?

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prevent surprise assaults from points close to defense area

52
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Where should protective wire entanglements be placed?

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  • close enough to defenses for day and night observation

- far enough to prevent grenade attack

53
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What are the two purposes of supplementary wire entanglements?

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  • conceal exact line of tactical wire

- break up line of tactical wire

54
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Where should supplementary wire be placed?

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  • directly in front of forward edge of battle area (FEBA)

- rear of FEBA

55
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What is the purpose of triple-standard concertina fence?

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durable obstacle wire

56
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What is the purpose of double-apron fence?

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easy setup obstacle wire

57
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What is the purpose of low wire entanglement?

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prevent crawl infiltration

58
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What is the purpose of tangle foot?

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prevent lane cutting or tunneling

59
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How wide a daylight LZ should be?

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approximately 100 meters larger than aircraft

60
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How wide a night LZ should be?

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approximately 150 meters larger than aircraft

61
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Discuss an individual’s responsibilities under the code of conduct:

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  1. Escape whenever possible
  2. Follow the chain of command of other POWs
  3. Leave no man behind in captivity
  4. Accept no favors from the enemy
  5. Don’t say anything other than name, rank, service number, DOB
62
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What is the first code of conduct?

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I am an American, prepared to die to defend the American way of life

63
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What is the second code of conduct?

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I will never surrender under my own free will, if I have the means to resist

64
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What is the third code of conduct?

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If captured, I will resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and help others escape. I will not take parole or special favor from the enemy

65
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What is the fourth code of conduct?

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I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will not give info or take part in actions that will cause them harm. If I am senior I will take command, if I am not, I will obey orders

66
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What is the fifth code of conduct?

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If asked, I may give my name, rank, ssn, and DOB. I will evade answering questions, to the best of my ability and make no statement harmful or disloyal to my country

67
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What is the sixth code of conduct?

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I will never forget that I am an American, and am responsible for my actions and dedicated to the principles that make my country free

68
Q

Describe the procedures for handling detainees/ enemy prisoners of war:

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5 S’s and a T

  1. search
  2. secure
  3. silence
  4. segregate
  5. safeguard
  6. tag
69
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Describe Pieing

A

Aim in front and move at an angle.

70
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Describe Aim quick fire

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Focus on target, rifle up, quick “pair of two” center mass

71
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Describe Pointed quick fire

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Look at object simultaneously bringing up your gun, aligns naturally

72
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Describe Instinctive shooting

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Engage using the tip of the front sight, speed, engage

73
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Describe trajectory

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Path of projectile through air

74
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Describe burst of fire

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Number of rounds in each burst 6 to 20

75
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Describe cone of fire

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Different trajectories as a result of ammo, condition, tripod, vibration, recoil

76
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Describe beaten zone

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Ground upon which cone of fire falls

77
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Describe dead space

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Area from muzzle, including beaten zone, where standing man WILL be hit

78
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What are the methods of determining range?

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  1. Naked eye method
  2. assisted method
  3. map method
  4. target reference points
  5. range cards
  6. laser range cards
79
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Discuss point targets

A

fixed fire

80
Q

Discuss wide targets

A

traverse fire

81
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Discuss deep targets

A

using 2 guns: one within proximity and one at far end

82
Q

Discuss oblique targets

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combined traversing and searching fire

83
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Discuss area targets

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squad of guns or by section

84
Q

Discuss moving targets

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use 50 or mk 19 with leads

85
Q

Discuss the procedures for preparing a range card:

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  • For planning and controlling fire
  • For rapid detecting and engaging targets
  • Orienting replacement
86
Q

How do you use tactical lighting?

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use non firing hand

87
Q

What are the elements of a fire plan sketch?

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  1. sectors or zones of fire
  2. individual fighting positions
  3. CSW
  4. rifleman positions
  5. terrain features
  6. fire-team leader
88
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What are the three components of fire discipline?

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  • fire sectors
  • lateral limits
  • forward limits
89
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What is fire discipline?

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Strict fire control under orders

90
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Mission analysis

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first step of mission planning, review and analysis

91
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Course of Action (COA) development

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mission statement

92
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Course of Action (COA) war game

A

instructions on information pertaining to enemy

93
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(COA) comparison and development

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  • Assess friendly COA

- Choose one that best accomplishes mission

94
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Order Development

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principle means for guidance

95
Q

What is SMEAC?

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Situation
Mission (statement of objective)
Execution (5-paragraph detailed op information) Administration and logistics (food, ammo, first aid)
Command and logistics (comms/signal instruction)

96
Q

What is METT-TC?

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Mission 
Enemy 
Terrain and weather 
Troops 
Time 
Civillian Consideration
97
Q

What is KOCOAW?

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Key terrain 
Observation field of fire
Cover and concealment
Obstacles
Avenues of approach
Weather/astrological data
98
Q

What is SAFE?

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Attack order general instruction:
Security
Automatic weapons
Field of fire
Entrench
99
Q

What is DRAW D?

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5-paragraph order for company-level ops

  1. Defend
  2. Reinforce
  3. Attack
  4. Withdraw
  5. Delay
100
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Discuss the acronym METOC and how it applies to mission planning.

A
  • Meteorological and oceanographic center

- Timely, accurate, relevant, and consistent weather support

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