Intro to Rifle Platoon

Question 1

What is the task organization of a rifle platoon?

Answer 1

The platoon commander, platoon hq section (includes PltSgt, Corpsman, RTO, & guide) and 3 Sqd Ldrs

Question 2

What is the task organization of a rifle company?

Answer 2

Company Commander, Company HQ (includes XO, Co Gy, 1stSgt, Police Sgt, Company clerk, and company Corpsman) 1st, 2nd, 3d, and Weapons Plts.

Question 3

What is the purpose of the offense?

Answer 3

Destroy, disrupt, deceive, and divert, deprive, fix, and gain info on the enemy.

Question 4

Types of Offensive Ops

Answer 4

Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, and Pursuit.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the defense?

Answer 5

Force the enemy to reach his culminating point without achieving his objectives. To rapidly gain and maintain the initiative for friendly forces and to create opportunities to shift the offense.

Question 6

What are the types of defenses?

Answer 6

Position and mobile defenses.

Question 7

Describe the types of Offense Operations?

Answer 7

Movement to contact - establish or regain contact with the enemy.
Exploitation - Designed to disorganize the enemy in depth. It prevents the enemy from disengaging, withdrawing and reestablishing an effective defense.
Pursuit - Pursuit is an offensive operation designed to catch or cut off and destroy the enemy attempting to escape
Attack - The purpose of the attack is to defeat, destroy, or neutralize the enemy. An attack emphasizes maximum application of combat power, coupled with bold maneuver, shock effect, and prompt exploitation.

Question 8

Types of Attack Operations

Answer 8

Hasty attack, deliberate attack, spoiling attack, counterattack, feint, raid, recon in force.

Question 9

MOOSEMUSS

Answer 9

Mass
Objective
Offensive
Security
Economy of Force
Maneuver
Unity of Command
Surprise
Simplicity