Offensive Operations Flashcards
Attack by fire
A tactical mission task in which a commander uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive that enemy.
Support by fire
A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force
Battle position
An area designed for an attack helicopter to maneuver and fire into a designated engagement area
Fire position
A position that provided stand off ranges and good fields of fire located within the BP, ABF, or SBF
Selecting optimum fire position
Nature of the target Obstacles Range to target Multiple firing positions/ lanes Area to maneuver
Selection of fire positions
Background Range Altitude Sun or full moon Shadow Concealment Rotor wash Area to maneuver Fields of fire
Holding Area
The last covered and concealed position prior to the objective used for a final recon and coordination of assets by the commander
Engagement Area
An area where the commander intends to trap and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems
Target reference point
An easily recognizable point on the ground used to initiate, distribute, and control fires
What is a holding area?
The last covered and concealed position prior to the objective used for a final recon and coordination of assets by the commander
What is not a consideration for a fire position selection?
Ammunition
What are the characteristics of the offense?
Audacity
Concentration
Surprise
Tempo
_____ is defined as a massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose
Concentration
What are the offensive tasks?
Movement to contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
Movement to contact occurs when:
The enemy situation is vague
to maintain contact and fix the enemy
