Mortars Base Flashcards
What are the 3 employment options
By Platoon (may have 2 firing positions)
Section (seperate firing unit)
Squad (seperate firing unit with special requirements)
What are the 3 methods of Reconnaissance
Map Recon (minimum) Air Recon Ground Recon (best)
What are the 9 factors for position selection
Mission Accomplished (most important) Tactical Situation Range (must be able to fire at least 1/2 to 2/3 of their range) Target area coverage Survivability Overhead and mask clearance Surface conditions Communications Routes
What are the 3 types of occupation
Deliberate
Hasty
Emergency
What are the 2 displacement timing options
Displace only on order
Or event oriented displacement (phase lines, time etc)
What are displacement techniques (on the move)
By Platoon (if unlikely enemy attack) By section (if by Platoon is not possible) By Squad (if by section is not possible)
Either successive or alternating
What is the primary mortar formation and what are the distances for 60mm 81mm 120mm Between mortars
Parallel formation
30m
40m
70m
How to you fire if you have multiple targets in regards to your mortars
By best attitude
When would you use a diamond formation?
If 6400 mil coverage is required
What can the M2 compass be alternatively be used as?
Alternative equipment for boresighting
How many mils is the M2 graduated in?
every 20 mils
What is the angle of sight scale on the M2
1200-0-1200 mils
What must you index on your M2 compass?
It must be indexed to the local declonation constand or megnetic north.
How far and how many M14/M1A1 aiming post are set out?
At 50 & 100 meters
What color is the north seeking end of the needle on a M2
It is white
