FM 3-98 Chapter Four

Question 1

Define Reconnaissance

Answer 1

A Mission undertaken to obtain information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydropgrahic, geographic, or other characteristics ofa. particular area by visual observation or other detection method

Question 2

What are the Fundamentals of Reconnaissance

Answer 2

1. Report all required information rapidly and accurately
2. Retain freedom of manuever
3. Ensure continuous reconnaissance
4. Do not keep reconnaissance assets in reserve
5. Develop the situation rapidly
6. Orient on the reconnaissance objective
7. Gain and maintain enemy contact

Question 3

What does CRG consist of

Answer 3

Reconnaissance focus, tempo, and engagement/disengagement criterea

Question 4

What are the the reconnaissance techniques

Answer 4

Reconnaissance push and reconnaissance pull

Question 5

What is a reconnaissance push

Answer 5

Reconnaissance that refines the operational picture, enabling the commander to finalie the plan and support shaping and decisive operations

Question 6

What is a reconnaissance pull

Answer 6

reconnaissance that determines which reoutes are suitable manuever, where the enemy is strong and weak, and where gaps exist, thus pulling the main body towards and along the path of least resistence

Question 7

What are the reconnaissance mthods

Answer 7

Mounted, Dismounted, Aerial, and Reconnaissance by Fire

Question 8

Aerial reconnaissance serves as a link between

Answer 8

Sensors and mounted or dismounted reconnaissance

Question 9

Define Reconnaissance by Fire

Answer 9

Technique in which a unit fires on a suspected enemy position

Question 10

What is the goal of reconnaissance by fire

Answer 10

To cause the enemy to react by moving or returning fire, thus disclosing the enemy’s disposition and willingness to fight

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of reconnaissance by fire

Answer 11

Eleiminates the element of suprirse, may reveal the Cavalry element’s location, and disciplined troops may not reutrn fire

Question 12

Reconnaissance by fire reduces the chance of

Answer 12

Ambush within established kill zones

Question 13

Whoe manages and syncrhonizes all capabilities and units to support the brigade and cavalry squadron execution

Answer 13

BCT S3

Question 14

What are the variations of reconnaissance management

Answer 14

Cueing, mixing, and redundancy

Question 15

What is the most flexible reconnaissance asset

Answer 15

The Cavalry Scout

Question 16

Where is UAS employment most effective

Answer 16

Forward and the flanks

Question 17

What is surveillance

Answer 17

The systematic observation of aerospace, cybserspace, surface, or subsurface areas, places, persons or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means

Question 18

What are the differences between surveillance and reconnaissance

Answer 18

1. Surveillance may be a task
2. Surveillance is passive and continuous, recon is active and includes human participation and fighting for informaiton
3. Surveillance is tiered and layered with technical capabilities and systems

Question 19

What are the reconaissance types

Answer 19

Zone, Area, Route, Reconnaissance in Force, Special Reconnaisance

Question 20

Zone Reconnaissance definition

Answer 20

directed effort to obtain detailed information on all routes, obstacles, terrain, and enemy forces within a zone defined by boundaries

Question 21

Can area and route reconnaissance be included inside zone reconnaissance

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

What are the tasks of zone recon

Answer 22

1. Find and report all enemy
2. Clear all enemy forces in the designated area
3. Determine trafficability of terrain
4. Locate and determine all contaminated areas
5. inspect and classify all bridges
6. inspect and classify overpasses, underpasses, and culverts
7. reconnoiter defiles and clear them of enemy and obstacles or locate a bypass
8. Locate fords or corssing sites, obstacle bypasses
9. Locate and clear any mines, obstacles, and barriers
10. Report reconnaissance information

Question 23

Based on priority in a zone reconnaissance, the CDR may direct

Answer 23

1. Reconnoiter all terrain within zone
2. Reconnoiter specific terrain within the zone
3. Locate bypasses around buil-up areas, obstacles, and contaminated areas

Question 24

What provides focus for information collection in a zone recoonnaissance

Answer 24

BCT Commander’s intent

Question 25

What does prioritization allow

Answer 25

The CAV SQD to increase the speed of collection and accomplish reconnaissance objectives

Question 26

Minimum zone reconnaissance GCMs

Answer 26

Lateral boundareis, LD, LOA

Question 27

What are the two components of deliberate Fire Planning

Answer 27

Direct and indirect

Question 28

What is the purpose of an FPOL

Answer 28

To move forces forward to conduct operations

Question 29

Define area reconnaissance

Answer 29

A type of reconnaissance operation that focus on obtaining detailed information about the terrain or enemy activity within a specific area

Question 30

When do we use an area reconnaissance

Answer 30

Specific information to answer PIR when the situation is more developed

Question 31

What are the key differences between area and zone reconnaissance

Answer 31

The amount of information known about the enemy and operational environmetn and the amount of risk the commander is willing to take

Question 32

Define Route Reconnaissance

Answer 32

Operation to obtain detailed information of a specified route and all terrain from which the enemy could influence movement along that route

Question 33

Minimum boundaries in a route reconnaissance

Answer 33

LD, LOA, SP/RP, Lateral boundaries

Question 34

What is the difference between route reconnaissance and route classification

Answer 34

The latter is done by engineer reconnaissance platoons which requires technical measurements and anlaysis

Question 35

How are troops used in a route reconaissance

Answer 35

1. One troop does route while other doe lateral terrain and identified danger areas
2. One troop does multiple route (low contact)
3. One troop does at one at a time for multiple routes with others waiting

Question 36

Define Reconnaissane in Force

Answer 36

A type of reconnaissance operation designed to discover or test the enemy’s strength, dispositions and reactions or obtain other information

Question 37

When is a Recon in Force used

Answer 37

1. No other option
2. Disocver dispositions, strengths, and reactions

Question 38

What tasks can be accomplished in a reconnaissance in force

Answer 38

Offensive tasks and zone, area, and route reconnaissance

Question 39

Difference betwen Recon in Force and MTC

Answer 39

1. MTC does not have recon
2. MTC FOM need not be retained
3. Any element can do a MTC

Question 40

What additional planning considerations exist in a RIF

Answer 40

Reinforcement, Retirement, Exploitation

Question 41

What is Special Reconnaissance

Answer 41

Reconnaisance and survillance actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or diplomatically and/or politically sensitive envornments to collect or verity information or strategic or operational significant, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces

Question 42

What is Electromagnetic Reconnaissance

Answer 42

Detection, location, identification, and evaluation of foregin electronic radiation

Question 43

What is a reconnaissance handover

Answer 43

An action that occurs between two elements to coordainte the transfer of information and responsibility for observation or potential threat contact, or the transfer of an assigned area from one element to another

Question 44

Who plans reconnaissance handovers

Answer 44

Higher echelons

Question 45

What is a reconnaissance handover line

Answer 45

Designated phase line on the ground where reconnaissance responsibility transitions from one to another