Rifle Platoon in the Offense

Question 1

Types of Attacks

Answer 1

Hasty - attack when the commander decides to trade preparation time for speed to exploit and opportunity.

Deliberate - action characterized by pre-planned and coordinated employment of firepower and maneuver to close with and destroy the enemy.

Question 2

Platoon Level Attacks

Answer 2

Frontal Attack

Flanking Attack - uses fire and maneuver in order to gain a position of advantage against an enemy vulnerability.

Question 3

Arrange/Make Recon

Answer 3

COC coordination done atleast twice

Question 4

Fires in the attack will have 3 categories

Answer 4

Prepartory Fires - isolate the objective by targeting enemy command and control, logistics, fire support, reinforcement, etc.
Conduct - used by the platoon commander to support the platoon’s movement to and on actions on the objective.
Fires in support of consolidation - target likely enemy and counterattack routes