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Offensive Operations Flashcards

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What is the purpose of the offense?

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  1. Dislocate, isolate, disrupt, and destroy enemy forces
  2. Seize key terrain
  3. Deprive the enemy of resources
  4. Develop intelligence
  5. Decieve and divert the enemy
  6. Create a secure environment for stability operations
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What are offensive tasks?

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Offensive tasks are combat operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain. They impose the commanders will on the enemy

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What are the characteristics of the offense?

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  1. Suprise
  2. Concentration
  3. Audacity
  4. Tempo
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Is flexibility a characteristic of offense?

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No it is not a characteristic of offense

Commanders must maintain flexibility at all times so he can attack identified enemy weaknesses when they are presented. The commander should avoid fighting the plan

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What are the types of offensive operations?

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  1. Movement to contact
  2. Attack
  3. Exploitation
  4. Pursuit
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Define movement to contact

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Movement to contact Offensive operations designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact.

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What are the 2 movement to contact techniques?

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  1. Search and attack

2. Approach March

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Approach March is best used when the…….

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Enemy force is more conventional in nature.

Enemy force allows a more structured order of battle and is more predictable

Enemy force is more centrally located

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Search and attack is best used when the…..

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Enemy conducts operations over a very large area in a dispersed manner, forcing friendly units to disperse to locate him.

Enemy forces and operations are unconventional or guerrilla in nature

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Define attack

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An offensive task that destroys or defeats an enemy force, seized, and secures terrain or both.

  1. Hasty attack
  2. Deliberate attack
  3. Special purpose attacks
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What are some examples of special attacks?

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Certain forms of attacks that employ distinctive methods and tasks require special planning, and can be conducted by any manuever element

  1. Spoiling attack
  2. Counter attack
  3. Raid
  4. Ambush
  5. Feint
  6. Demonstration
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What are the forms of manuever in a offensive operation ?

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  1. Envelopment
  2. Turning movement
  3. Infiltration
  4. Penetration
  5. Frontal attack
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Define Envelopment

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The Envelopment form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing obj to the enemy flanks and rear to DESTROY enemy in his current position

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Define turning movement

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Turning movement of manuever is when the attacking force seeks to avoid the enemy’s principal defensive positions by seizing objectives to the enemy rear and causing him to move out of his current positions or diver major forces to the threat

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Define infiltration

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A form of manuever in which an attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area occupied by enemy forces so we can occupy a position of advantage in the rear while exposing only small elements go defensive fires

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Define penetration

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A form of manuever in which an attacking force seeks to rupture the enemy defenses on a narrow front to create both assailable flanks and access to the enemy’s rear

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Frontal attack:

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A form of manuever in which an attAcking force seeks to destroy a weaker enemy or fix a larger enemy force in place over a broad front

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What are the Sequence of offensive operations

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  1. Assembly area
  2. Reconnaissance
  3. Movement to line of departure
  4. Manuever
  5. Deployment
  6. Assault
  7. Consolidation and reorganization
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Intelligence used in offensive operations means….

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The PL uses his intelligence, surveillance, and recon assets to study the terrain and confirm or deny the enemy’s strengths, dispositions and intentions

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Fire support used in offensive operations means….

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The commander must refine the fire plan from higher headquarters to meet his mission requirements and ensure that these refinements are incorporated into the higher Hq plan

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Movement and manuever warfighting function consists of…..

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Consists of the related tasks and systems that move forces to achieve a position of advantage in relation to the enemy.

21
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The purpose of maneuver is to…..

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Close with and destroy the defending enemy

22
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Manuever requires what?……

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A base of fire element to suppress or destroy enemy forces with accurate direct fires and bounding elements to gain positional advantage over the enemy

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What does the war fighting function “protection” mean in offensive operations?

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Means protecting personnel, physical assets, and information of the platoon.

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Areas included in protection are:

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Safety
Fratricide avoidance 
survivability
Air and missile defense 
Force health protection
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Sustainment in offensive operations are ….

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Assist company and platoon in maintain momentum during the attack.

Friendly casualty rate and how to evacuate the casualties to what locations.

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Define mission command in the offensive operations…..

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Mission command refers to the process of directing, coordinating, and controlling a unit to accomplish a mission.

Leaders organize the battlefield by establishing control measures that dictate responsibility, control movement, and manage fires

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When attacking an objective. the attacking force can be organized into 4 main elements…..what are they?

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Support element
Assault element
Breach element
Security element

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Define reserve:

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Reinforcements usually under control of the commander.

Is positioned where it can best exploit the attack

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When talking about fire control principles, what following points should be considered?

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Mass the effects of fire
Destroy the greatest threat first
Avoid target overkill 
Employ the best weapon for the target
Minimize friendly exposure
Plan and implement 
Plan for extreme limited visibility conditions
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What are the primary methods of fire control?

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  1. Oral
  2. Hand and arm signals
  3. Pre arranged signals
  4. Personal contact
  5. Range cards
  6. SOPs

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