Intro to Rifle Platoon

Question 1

Purpose of the Offense

Answer 1

Destroy enemy forces, equipment, and resources
Disrupt enemy actions or preparations
Deceive and divert the enemy
Deprive the enemy of terrain relevant to his obejective
Fix the enemy in place
Gain information on the enemy

Question 2

Types of Offensive Operations

Answer 2

Movement to Contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit

Question 3

Purpose of an attack

Answer 3

defeat, destroy, neutralize the enemy

Question 4

8 Types of attacks

Answer 4

Hasty
Deliverate
Spoiling
Counterattack
Feint
Reconnaissance in Force
Raid
Demonstration

Question 5

Exploitation

Answer 5

offensive operation usually following an attack, designed to disorganize the enemy in depth

Question 6

Pursuit

Answer 6

designed to catcgh or cut off and destroy the enemy attempting to escape.

Question 7

Purpose of the Defense

Answer 7

to defeat an enemy attack

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

Question 8

2 types of defensive operations

Answer 8

Position

Mobile

Question 9

Position Defense

Answer 9

retention of terrain by absorbing the enemy in an interlocking series of positions and destroying him largely by fires.

Question 10

mobile defense

Answer 10

maneuver is used together with fire and terrain to seize the initiative from the enemy.
Division size or larger force normally conducts the mobile defense