General Military Tactics

Question 1

5 Terrain Aspects

Answer 1

1. K- ey features
2. O-bservation and fields of fire
3. C-oncealment
4. O- bstacles
5. A- venue of approach

Question 2

Skirmishers

Answer 2

Shallow pit made by scraping soil

Question 3

9 Line

Answer 3

1. Location
2. Radio frequency
3. # of casualties
4. Special equipment
5. # of litter/ walking
6. Security at site
7. Method of marking
8. Nationality and status
9. NBC contamination

Question 4

MTV

Answer 4

Body Armor System

Question 5

PGI Gear

Answer 5

Standard issue gear and field equipment

Question 6

Grenade sump

Answer 6

Narrow pit to allow grenades to be kicked into to minimize damage

Question 7

Camouflage

Answer 7

General term used to conceal yourself, equipment and position

Question 8

Cover-

Answer 8

Protection from fire of enemy weapons

Question 9

Concealment

Answer 9

Protection from hostile ground or air observation

Question 10

Ground flare

Answer 10

move quickly out of the light

Question 11

Overhead flare

Answer 11

Crouch down or lay down, wait for flare to burn out

Question 12

One person

Answer 12

shoulder width and as deep as occupant on a fire step

Question 13

Two Person

Answer 13

Two, one person trenches connected, deep as the tallest person on a fire step

Question 14

Topographic Map

Answer 14

Portrays terrain and landforms

Question 15

Orient map

Answer 15

Turn map and compass together until the north arrow is lined up with the index line

Question 16

Lensatic compass

Answer 16

most common and simplest form for measuring direction and angles in the field

Question 17

Azimuth

Answer 17

direction, defined as a horizontal angle measured from north

Question 18

Map colors

Answer 18

1. Black- Man made features
2. Blue- Water
3. Green- Vegetation
4. Brown- Contour lines

Question 19

Patrol Planning

Answer 19

1. Study the mission
2. Plan use of time
3. Study terrain and situation
4. Organize patrol
5. Select personnel,weapons, and equipment
6. Issue warning order
7. Coordinate
8. Recon
9. Complete detailed plans
10. Issue patrol order
11. Supervise, inspect, and rehearse
12. Execute mission

Question 20

BAMCIS

Answer 20

1. B-Begin planning
2. A- rrange recon and coordinate
3. M-ake the recon
4. C-omplete the plan
5. I- issue patrol order
6. S-upervise

Question 21

SALUTE

Answer 21

1. Size of enemy unit
2. Activity of the enemy
3. Location of the enemy
4. Uniform worn
5. Time of each activity noted
6. Equipment used by the enemy

Question 22

ADDRAC-

Answer 22

1. A- LERT unit of enemies
2. D-IRECTION enemy location
3. D-ISCRIPTION brief description of enemy
4. R-ANGE to the target
5. A- SSIGNMENT tell who to fire on enemy
6. C- ONTROL signal to open fire

Question 23

SMEAC

Answer 23

1. Situation
2. Mission
3. Execution
4. Admin and logistics
5. Command and signal

Question 24

DRAW-D

Answer 24

1. Defend, reinforce, Attack, Withdraw, Delay

Question 25

METT-T

Answer 25

1. Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops, Time

Question 26

SPOT REPORT

Answer 26

who, what, when where, why

Question 27

SAFE security measures

Answer 27

1. Security- 360 degree sweep 2. Automatic weapons- place crew served weapons 3. Fields of fire- Clear fields of fire ensuring interlocking fire 4. Entrenchment- Dig fighting positions, cover and concealment

Question 28

Range Cards

Answer 28

Rough sketches used by crew served weapons for fire planning and recording firing data.

Question 29

6 S’s and T for Detainees

Answer 29

1. Search- weapons and documents 2. Secure- Restrain and hold 3. Silence- dont allow to talk to each other 4. Segregate- Prevent organization 5. Safeguard- Protect from Friendly, enemy, and other EPW 6. Speed- Arrange transport to Higher facility 7. Tag- prisoners, documents and equipment

Question 30

FPCON levels

Answer 30

1. Alpha- An increased General Threat 2. Bravo- Increased or more predictable threat 3. Charlie- when an incident happens or intel shows and attack is likely 4. Delta- Immediate area of an attack

Question 31

ROE

Answer 31

Rules of engagement

Question 32

Wire entanglements Tactical

Answer 32

Used to funnel and break up formations of enemies into CSW lines of fire ( XXX)

Question 33

Wire Entanglements Protective

Answer 33

triple strand, placed 50 meters from fighting position, prevents close surprise attacks (X-X-X-)

Question 34

Wire Entanglements Supplementary

Answer 34

conceal the exact lines of the tactical wire and to keep enemy out of weak areas in the defence(X=X=X=)

Question 35

Wire Entanglements Tanglefoot

Question 36

Fire Team Formations Column

Answer 36

Used when speed and control are governing factors

Question 37

Fire Team Formations Wedge

Answer 37

used when enemy fire is likely but not certain

Question 38

Fire Team Formations Skirmishers

Answer 38

used when assaulting a known enemy position

Question 39

Fire Team Formations Echelon

Answer 39

used primarily to protect an exposed flank

Question 40

Landing zones (LZ)

Answer 40

1. Slope can not be more than 14 degrees 2. Rocks and stumps cannot exceed 1 Ft 3. If smoke is used, wait for pilot to acknowledge color

Question 41

Ambushes

Answer 41

1. ambush- return fire and push through 2. Far ambush- take cover and withdraw 3. Convoy ambush- return fire and drive through