Offensive Operations

Question 1

Holding Area (HA)

Answer 1

The last covered and concealed position prior to the objective used for a final recon and coordination of assets by the commander.

Question 2

Engagement Area (EA)

Answer 2

An area where the commander intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems.

Question 3

Target Reference Point (TRP)

Answer 3

A target reference point (TRP) is an easily recognizable point on the ground (either natural or man-made) used to initiate, distribute, and control fires (figure 2-10). TRPs can also designate the center of an area where the commander plans to distribute or converge the fires of all his weapons rapidly.

Question 4

Attack by Fire

Answer 4

commander uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy force without closing

Question 5

Support by Fire

Answer 5

engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force.

Question 6

Battle Position (BP)

Answer 6

A restrictive control measure

that depicts the location and general orientation of the attack unit.

Question 7

There are four offensive tasks

Answer 7

― Attack.
― Movement to contact.
― Exploitation.
― Pursuit.

Question 8

Attack Forms

Two types

Answer 8

Hasty and deliberate

Question 9

Movement to Contact

Answer 9

The commander conducts a movement to contact when the enemy situation is vague or not specific enough to conduct an attack.

***Army Aviation plans and executes the movement to contact focusing on finding the enemy force, developing the situation early, and preventing the premature deployment of the supported ground maneuver force main body.

Question 10

FRIENDLY FORCES

In close enemy combat

Who’s in charge?

Answer 10

GROUND MANEUVER COMMANDER

Question 11

OUT OF FRIENDLY CONTACT

Who’s in charge?

Answer 11

AMC Air Mission Commander

Question 12

Weaponeering

Answer 12

appropriate for the target and provide the most standoff capability.

Question 13

Transmission of the brief (5 line)

Answer 13

Gives you clearance

Question 14

Gun line does not deconflict airspace?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Characteristics of the Offense

Army forces strike the enemy using offensive action in times, places, or manners for which the enemy is not prepared

Answer 15

― Audacity. Audacity means boldly executing a simple plan of action.
― Concentration. Concentration is the massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose.
― Surprise. In the offense, commanders achieve surprise by attacking the enemy at a time or place the enemy does not expect or in a manner that the enemy is unprepared for.
― Tempo. Controlling or altering tempo is necessary to retain the initiative. At the operational level, a faster tempo allows attackers to disrupt enemy defensive plans by achieving results quicker than the enemy can respond.

Question 16

The three methods of employment for an attack?

Answer 16

― Continuous attack.
― Phased attack.
― Maximum destruction.

Question 17

Continuous Attack

Answer 17

This method ensures at least one company will be in the battle at all times. While one company is engaged in the battle, the other two companies prepare to relieve the engaged company by positioning at the holding area (HA) or FARP,

Question 18

Phased Attack

Answer 18

the battalion commander employs one company to begin attacking the enemy and then quickly phases in the second company from a different BP or ABF (figure 2-2). The third company is phased into the fight when either of the other companies is low on fuel or ammunition.

2 companies at the same time

Question 19

Maximum Destruction.

Answer 19

All companies at the same time