O160 Defensive Operations

Question 1

Types of Defensive Operations

Answer 1

Mobile Defense
Area Defense
Retrograde

Question 2

Purposes of Defensive Ops

Answer 2

Deter/Defeat enemy offense
Gain time
Achieve economy of force
Retain key terrain
Protect the populace, critical assets, infrastructure
Develop intelligence

Question 3

Characteristics of Defensive Ops

Answer 3

Disruption
Flexibility
Maneuver
Massing Effects
Operations in depth
Preparation
Security

Question 4

Forms of Defense

Answer 4

Defense of a Linear Obstacle
Defense of a Perimeter
Reverse Slope Defense

Question 5

Area Defense

Answer 5

deny enemy forces access to designated terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright.

Question 6

Mobile Defense

Answer 6

destroy or defeat the enemy through a decisive attack by a striking force. The striking force is a dedicated counter- attack force in a mobile defense constituted with the bulk of avail-able combat power. A fixing force supplements the striking force.

Greater Mobility
Defend with Minimum Force
Max combat power with striking force
Designate a Reserve

Question 7

Retrograde

Answer 7

organized movement away from the enemy. There are three forms: delay, withdrawal, and retirement
Executed to gain time, preserve forces, place the enemy in unfavorable positions, or avoid combat under undesirable conditions.

Question 8

If Defense is Successful

Answer 8

Transition to the Offense

Question 9

If Defense is Unsuccessful

Answer 9

Transition to Retrograde Operations