FM 3-98 Chapter Four Flashcards
Define Reconnaissance
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
What are the Fundamentals of Reconnaissance
- Report all required information rapidly and accurately
- Retain freedom of manuever
- Ensure continuous reconnaissance
- Do not keep reconnaissance assets in reserve
- Develop the situation rapidly
- Orient on the reconnaissance objective
- Gain and maintain enemy contact
What does CRG consist of
Reconnaissance focus, tempo, and engagement/disengagement criterea
What are the the reconnaissance techniques
Reconnaissance push and reconnaissance pull
What is a reconnaissance push
Reconnaissance that refines the operational picture, enabling the commander to finalie the plan and support shaping and decisive operations
What is a reconnaissance pull
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
What are the reconnaissance mthods
Mounted, Dismounted, Aerial, and Reconnaissance by Fire
Aerial reconnaissance serves as a link between
Sensors and mounted or dismounted reconnaissance
Define Reconnaissance by Fire
Technique in which a unit fires on a suspected enemy position
What is the goal of reconnaissance by fire
To cause the enemy to react by moving or returning fire, thus disclosing the enemy’s disposition and willingness to fight
What are the disadvantages of reconnaissance by fire
Eleiminates the element of suprirse, may reveal the Cavalry element’s location, and disciplined troops may not reutrn fire
Reconnaissance by fire reduces the chance of
Ambush within established kill zones
Whoe manages and syncrhonizes all capabilities and units to support the brigade and cavalry squadron execution
BCT S3
What are the variations of reconnaissance management
Cueing, mixing, and redundancy
What is the most flexible reconnaissance asset
The Cavalry Scout
Where is UAS employment most effective
Forward and the flanks
What is surveillance
The systematic observation of aerospace, cybserspace, surface, or subsurface areas, places, persons or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means
What are the differences between surveillance and reconnaissance
- Surveillance may be a task
- Surveillance is passive and continuous, recon is active and includes human participation and fighting for informaiton
- Surveillance is tiered and layered with technical capabilities and systems
What are the reconaissance types
Zone, Area, Route, Reconnaissance in Force, Special Reconnaisance
Zone Reconnaissance definition
directed effort to obtain detailed information on all routes, obstacles, terrain, and enemy forces within a zone defined by boundaries
Can area and route reconnaissance be included inside zone reconnaissance
Yes
What are the tasks of zone recon
- Find and report all enemy
- Clear all enemy forces in the designated area
- Determine trafficability of terrain
- Locate and determine all contaminated areas
- inspect and classify all bridges
- inspect and classify overpasses, underpasses, and culverts
- reconnoiter defiles and clear them of enemy and obstacles or locate a bypass
- Locate fords or corssing sites, obstacle bypasses
- Locate and clear any mines, obstacles, and barriers
- Report reconnaissance information
Based on priority in a zone reconnaissance, the CDR may direct
- Reconnoiter all terrain within zone
- Reconnoiter specific terrain within the zone
- Locate bypasses around buil-up areas, obstacles, and contaminated areas
What provides focus for information collection in a zone recoonnaissance
BCT Commander’s intent
What does prioritization allow
The CAV SQD to increase the speed of collection and accomplish reconnaissance objectives
Minimum zone reconnaissance GCMs
Lateral boundareis, LD, LOA
What are the two components of deliberate Fire Planning
Direct and indirect
What is the purpose of an FPOL
To move forces forward to conduct operations
Define area reconnaissance
A type of reconnaissance operation that focus on obtaining detailed information about the terrain or enemy activity within a specific area
When do we use an area reconnaissance
Specific information to answer PIR when the situation is more developed
What are the key differences between area and zone reconnaissance
The amount of information known about the enemy and operational environmetn and the amount of risk the commander is willing to take
Define Route Reconnaissance
Operation to obtain detailed information of a specified route and all terrain from which the enemy could influence movement along that route
Minimum boundaries in a route reconnaissance
LD, LOA, SP/RP, Lateral boundaries
What is the difference between route reconnaissance and route classification
The latter is done by engineer reconnaissance platoons which requires technical measurements and anlaysis
How are troops used in a route reconaissance
- One troop does route while other doe lateral terrain and identified danger areas
- One troop does multiple route (low contact)
- One troop does at one at a time for multiple routes with others waiting
Define Reconnaissane in Force
A type of reconnaissance operation designed to discover or test the enemy’s strength, dispositions and reactions or obtain other information
When is a Recon in Force used
- No other option
- Disocver dispositions, strengths, and reactions
What tasks can be accomplished in a reconnaissance in force
Offensive tasks and zone, area, and route reconnaissance
Difference betwen Recon in Force and MTC
- MTC does not have recon
- MTC FOM need not be retained
- Any element can do a MTC
What additional planning considerations exist in a RIF
Reinforcement, Retirement, Exploitation
What is Special Reconnaissance
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
What is Electromagnetic Reconnaissance
Detection, location, identification, and evaluation of foregin electronic radiation
What is a reconnaissance handover
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
Who plans reconnaissance handovers
Higher echelons
What is a reconnaissance handover line
Designated phase line on the ground where reconnaissance responsibility transitions from one to another
