Orders & Estimates Flashcards
What are the four types of orders?
Warning Order
Op Order
Frag Order
CSS Order
What does ‘IPB’ stand for?
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
What are the eight questions of the Combat Estimate?
0: Baseline Preparation and Understanding
1: What is the situation, and how does it affect me?
2: What am I being told to do, and why?
3: What effects do i need to achieve, and what direction is needed to develop a plan?
4: Where can I best accomplich each effect/action?
5: What resources do I need to accomplish each effect/action
6: When/where does each effect/action take place in relation to each other?
7: What control measures do I need to impose?
During which question of the Combat Estimate is the DSOM (Descision Support Overlay Matrix) produced?
Q5
During which question of the Combat Estimate is the draft synchronisation matrix produced?
Q6
What elements of mission orders may be delivered by the patrol 2i/c?
Service Support
What elements would normally be delivered by the patrol commander?
Preliminaries, Mission, Execution, Command & Signal
In relation to an operation, what are the ‘measures of effectiveness’?
What variables will be measured to define whether the intending effect has been achieved.
What are the principles of Avn mission generation? (x)
- Anticipation of future tasks at all levels
- Thotough knowledge of the grouping system
- Efficient drills for reconnaissance and issur of orders
4 .Concurrent activity in all groups and at all levels.
When might a FragO be issued rather than a full set of orders.
To update a still-current set of orders.
What are the purposes of an IBP
The analysis of the environment (human and physical) and the enemy; in order to identify what the enemy’s MLCOA is, and how these elements will affect the operation.
