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1
Q

Linear Targets are greater than ______ meters but less than 600 meters

A

200

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2
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A target number is comprised of how many character?

A

6

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3
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Which is a permissive fire control measure that allows mortars to fire without additional coordination?

A

Free Fire Area (FFA)

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4
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What color represents friendly maneuver units on a graphic overlay?

A

Blue

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5
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What color normally represents fire support coordination measures on a graphic overlay?

A

Black

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6
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What type of target increases fire support responsiveness?

A

Priority Targets

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7
Q

When designating targets for fire support operations the army and marine corp adhere to the provisions of what?

A

STANAG 2934

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8
Q

What target symbol is designated by 4 grids or by a center grid with a length width and an attitude?

A

Rectangular target symbol

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9
Q

Who is responsible for the Battalion Fire Support Plan?

A

Battalion Commander

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10
Q

How many priority targets can a mortar section be assigned?

A

1

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11
Q

A target is the most fundamental term used in fire support planning and can be which of the following?

A

Personnel, piece of terrain, or material

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12
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What type of targets are planned mortar targets that have not been scheduled for an attack at a specific time?

A

On Call

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13
Q

How many targets may be assigned to a battalion mortar platoon?

A

2

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14
Q

______ are planned barrier of both direct and indirect designed to protect friendly troops from enemy dismounted assault.

A

Final Protective Fires (FPF)

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15
Q

A _____ is an easily identifiable point on the ground, that’s either natural or man made, that can be used by maneuver leaders to control fires.

A

Target Reference Point (TRP)

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16
Q

The type of fire that has the highest priority requested for an attack is?

A

Priority Target

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17
Q

What answer below is not a method of controlling FO calls for Fire?
Centralized, Predesignated, Combined, Or Decentralized

A

Combined

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18
Q

Which type of target is less than 200 meters wide?

A

Point Target

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19
Q

_____ is the most secured and reliable was of coordinating and calling for mortar fires.

A

Wire

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20
Q

What is an area called which no fire or their affects are allowed?

A

No Fire Area (NFA)

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21
Q

Which is an area used to expedite integration of joint fires and to facilitate jettison of aircraft munitions?

A

Free Fire Area (FFA)

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22
Q

Which factors are weather and ground considerations?

Wind, atmospheric stability, swampy, all of the above

A

All of the above

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23
Q

When constructing a mortar firing pit, which class of supplies is needed?

A

Class IV

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24
Q

When conducting resupply, what class of supply is more ammunition?

A

Class V

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25
Q

What is the term for placing ammunition at a planned position or area?

A

Preposition

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26
Q

While executing a unit sleep plan, one mortar crew must stay awake. This is known as what?

A

Duty Mortar

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27
Q

When positioning mortar squads who is responsible for assigning primary and secondary sectors of fire to each squad?

A

Platoon Leader

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28
Q

Mortars firing smoke in support of defensive operations can _______

A

Isolate the lead element of an advancing enemy force

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29
Q

How many different types of mortar position occupations are there? What are they?

A
  1. Deliberate, Hasty, and Emergency
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30
Q

What constraint severely restricts the amount of harassment and interdiction fires, mortar platoons or sections provide?

A

Ammunition

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31
Q

Which is an advantage of operating as a mortar platoon with split sections?

A

Greater Area Coverage

32
Q

The preferred method of reconnaissance is ______ reconnaissance, since the suitability of the routes can be physically examined.

A

Ground

33
Q

_____ occupations are planned and have an advanced party proceeding platoon to conduct extensive preparation of a new position.

A

Deliberate

34
Q

The _______ of the enemy determines the fuse setting used.

A

Position

35
Q

When firing on a rocky or hard soil target area what is the percent mixture of proximity fused and impact fused rounds?

A

50%

36
Q

Close support mortar fire are normally requested and adjusted by _____ level Forward Observers.

A

Platoon

37
Q

In stability and civil operations, mortar units are used primarily for what purpose?

A

To provide Illumination

38
Q

_____ attacks are the most common form of an attack using maximum fire power and rapid movement to maintain momentum.

A

Hasty

39
Q

A _____ is a meeting of friendly ground forces.

A

Link up

40
Q

_____ fire is fire delivered on a target preparatory to an assault.

A

Preparation Fire

41
Q

What information is in the upper right quadrant of the point target symbol?

A

Target Number

42
Q

Which method allows forward observers to call for fire from either artillery or mortars based on their own judgment?

A

Decentralized

43
Q

What information is located in the upper left hand corner of a battalion fire support execution matrix?

A

The unit

44
Q

Who will establish and publish in orders the first assigned and first letter in a target number?

A

Senior Headquarters

45
Q

Target numbers are normally assigned in blocks of how many numbers to a battalion?

A

1000

46
Q

Which type of targets have ammunition set aside for them?

A

FPF and Priority targets

47
Q

The mortar platoon leader assists the _____ when determining the required supply rate for mortar ammunition.

A

Battalion Operations Officer

48
Q

What color represents neutral or unknown units on fire support coordination measures?

A

Green

49
Q

What type of permissive fires or coordination measure is used to facilitate integration of joint forces?

A

Kill Box

50
Q

How many standard target symbols are the preparation of maps charts and overlays?

A

6

51
Q

Target numbers are usually established at what unit level TACSOP?

A

Division

52
Q

What are the two target types?

A

Opportunity and Planned

53
Q

A target numbers second letter identifies what unit?

A

Brigade

54
Q

What type of support is a mortar unit that is assigned the standard tactical mission immediately responsive to the fire support needs of a particular maneuver company or some other element such as a reconnaissance platoon?

A

Direct Support

55
Q

Which restrictive fire support coordination measure is used to coordinate mortar and other fires during link up operations?

A

Restrictive Fire Line

56
Q

What is the number of targets or groups of targets planned to support an operation called?

A

Series of targets

57
Q

The primary net for processing and controlling fires of battalion mortars is the ______

A

Battalion mortar fire direction net

58
Q

A ____ shows which targets are most critical to the battalion success, and who is responsible for firing them.

A

Fire Support Execution Matrix

59
Q

What is the most important factor is selection a mortar firing position?

A

Mission Accomplishment

60
Q

Mortars should be able to fire at least ____ of their range the front of the forward elements of the supported friendly force.

A

1/2 to 2/3

61
Q

What type of fires are used to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy surface military potential or can be used effectively against ground forces?

A

Interdiction Fires

62
Q

Mortars roll instability and civil support operations are used to

A

Destroy enemy indirect fire capabilities

63
Q

The ____ is normally attach to the infantry company or reconnaissance troop for fire support planning.

A

Fire Support Team (FST)

64
Q

What method or resupply is used when a mortar platoon may have and urgent need for resupply that can not wait for a routine log pack?

A

Immediate

65
Q

Mortars provide a maneuver commander the most responsive means of indirect fire during which time of offensive operation?

A

Movement to Contact

66
Q

What does the acronym RED stand for when referring to echelonment of fires?

A

Risk Estimate Distance

67
Q

What type of mortar fires are used to disturb the rest of enemy troops, cripple movement, and lower moral by the threat of loses?

A

Harassment

68
Q

What type of mortar fire effects temporarily renders a target ineffective or unusable?

A

Neutralization

69
Q

What class of supply covers rations and water?

A

Class I

70
Q

How far apart should mortar positions be to increase survivability to counter fire?

A

300 meters

71
Q

What is not a disadvantage of having a mortar platoon in one location?

A

Simplifies sustainment logistics actions

72
Q

A mortar position should be in what to protect of from enemy artillery fire?

A

Defilade

73
Q

What occupation is a result of a call for fire that is received while a platoon is making a tactical movement?

A

Emergency

74
Q

A platoon uses what method of movement when maximum control is needed such as during a limited visibility or moving through built up or congested areas?

A

A closed column

75
Q

What mortar firing positioning adds depth to the sheaf which is useful when engaging area targets?

A

Lazy W

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