Quiz Flashcards
COA Development
A - Analyze relative combat power G - generate options A - array forces D - develop a broad concept A - assign HQ/responsibility P - prepare COA sketch/statement
War fighting functions
Intelligence Movement and maneuver Fires Protection Sustainment Mission command
Engagement area development
- ID Avenues of Approach
- ID likely scheme of maneuver
- Determine where to kill the enemy
- Plan obstacles
- Plan direct fires
- Plan indirect fires
- Rehearse
Forms of the defense
Defense of a linear obstacle
Perimeter defense
Reverse slope
Defensive tasks
Area
Mobile
Retrograde
Types of battle positions
Primary Alternate Supplementary Subsequent Strong point
Basis for threat COA
- Enemy doctrine
- History/Intel
- Patterns
- US doctrine
7 sub-components Enemy analysis
- General situation
- Disposition
- Composition
- Strength
- Capabilities by WFF
- Threat COA and statement (MPCOA and MDCOA)
- Significant conclusions
Steps of the IPB process
- Define the operational environment
- Describe the environmental effects on operations
- Evaluate the threat
- Threat COAs
Weather analysis
Visibility Winds Precipitation Cloud cover Temperature and humidity
Civil considerations
A - areas S - structures C - capabilities O - organizations P - people E - events
4 outputs of make a tentative plan
- Restated mission
- Initial risk
- Tentative decisive point
- CDR’s intent
Terrain analysis
O - observation and fields of fire A - avenues of approach K - key terrain O - obstacles C - cover and concealment
Characteristics of the offense
Surprise
Concentration
Audacity
Tempo
Forms of maneuver
Frontal attack Penetration Infiltration Flank attack Envelopment Turning movement
Offensive tasks
Movement to contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit
Types of attacks
Ambush Raid Spoiling attack Counterattack Feint Demonstration
Principles of fire control
- Mass effects of fire
- Destroy the greatest threat first
- Avoid target overkill
- Employ the best weapon for the target
- Minimize friendly exposure
- Plan and implement fratricide avoidance measures
- Plan for extreme limited visibility
- Develop contingencies for finished capabilities
8 essential elements of a WARNO
Type of operation General location of operation Initial operational timeline Recon to initiate Movement to initiate Planning and preparation instructions Information requirements CCIR
What are the seven elements of the friendly COA Statement?
- Form of maneuver or defensive technique
- Decisive point and why
- Risk and mitigation
- DO with task and purpose
- SO’s with task and purpose
- Purpose of significant WFF’s and key enablers
- End state (Enemy, terrain, civil)
6 Sub-components of mission analysis
- Mission, intent and concept (1 and 2 levels up)
- Purpose
- Tasks (specified, implied, essential)
- Constraints (proscriptive and prohibitive)
- Restated mission
- Significant conclusions
7 sub-components of time analysis
- Higher
- Operational
- Planning
- Enemy
- Wx and light
- 1/3-2/3 rule
- Significant conclusions
5 sub-components of terrain and weather analysis
- AO (OBTF)
- AoI (CAR)
- Terrain (OAKOC)
- Wx (VWPCT)
- Significant conclusions
What are the three elements of supervise?
Confirm briefs Back briefs Rehearsals PCC 1 up = check equipment PCI 2 up = company, mission
