IPB STEP 3

Question 0

Purpose for conducting an offense

Answer 0

Destroy the enemy, his equipment, and will to resist

Question 1

Offensive operations

Answer 1

Frontal Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
Movement to contact

Question 2

War fighting functions are important to combat power

Answer 2

Required by all military forces to be successful

Question 3

Fundamental types of defense

Answer 3

Position defense

Mobile defense

Question 4

Decide

Answer 4

Decision on what to do has to be made

Question 5

Orient

Answer 5

Knowing where you are on the battlespace

Question 6

Observe

Answer 6

Watch what is happening in the battle space to better asses the situation

Question 7

Act

Answer 7

An actual plan is carried out

Question 8

Distribution of forces in offense

Answer 8

Main effort
Supporting effort
Reserves

Question 9

Fundamentals of ground combat

Answer 9

Be flexible 
Exploit success
Speed
Maintain situation awareness
Seize and control key terrain
Neutralize enemy capability to react

Question 10

Types of attack

Answer 10

Hasty
Deliberate
Recon in force
Raid
Counter attack
Feint
Spoiling

Question 11

Defensive fundamentals

Answer 11

(MMMFUKPODS)
Maneuver
Mutual support
Mass and concentration
Flexibility 
Use of terrain
Knowledge of the enemy
Preparation 
Offensive actions
Defense in depth 
Surprise

Question 12

War fighting functions

Answer 12

(CMILFF)
Command and control
Maneuver
Intelligence
Logistics
Fires
Force protection

Question 13

Organization of the defense

Answer 13

Security area
Main battle area
Rear area

Question 14

Distribution of forces in the defense

Answer 14

Security forces
Main battle forces
Reserves

Question 15

Defensive maneuver

Answer 15

Defend through assignment of battle positions, blocking positions, sectors, and strong points.
Retrograde movement to the rear or away from the enemy through a delay, withdrawal, or retirement

Question 16

Composition

Answer 16

What a unit consists of

Question 17

Combat effectiveness

Answer 17

A units composition, strength, assets, and training

Question 18

Purpose for conducting the defense

Answer 18

To force the attacker to reach his culminating point without achieving his objective to gain the initiative for friendly forces and to create an opportunity to shift to the offense

Question 19

Step 3 of IPB

Answer 19

Evaluate the adversary in terms of the commanders requirements
The adversary is determined Intel gaps are identified and RFI’s are made so Intel gaps can be collected to fill gaps

Question 20

HPT

Answer 20

Target whose loss to the threat will significantly contribute to the success of the friendly mission

Question 21

High Value Target (HVT)

Answer 21

Assets the threat requires for successful completion of the adversary mission

Question 22

Forms of offensive maneuver

Answer 22

Flanking attack
Frontal attack
Envelopment
Turning movement

Question 23

How do you use reserves in the defense

Answer 23

Counter attack- to exploit enemy vulnerabilities
Reinforce- forward defensive positions
React- to a rear area threat

Question 23

3 parts of retrograde

Answer 23

Delay
Withdrawal
Retirement