Study Guide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

200

Question 2

A target number is comprised of how many character?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Free Fire Area (FFA)

Question 4

What color represents friendly maneuver units on a graphic overlay?

Answer 4

Blue

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Black

Question 6

What type of target increases fire support responsiveness?

Answer 6

Priority Targets

Question 7

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

Answer 7

STANAG 2934

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Rectangular target symbol

Question 9

Who is responsible for the Battalion Fire Support Plan?

Answer 9

Battalion Commander

Question 10

How many priority targets can a mortar section be assigned?

Answer 10

1

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Personnel, piece of terrain, or material

Question 12

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

Answer 12

On Call

Question 13

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

Answer 13

2

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Final Protective Fires (FPF)

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

Target Reference Point (TRP)

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Priority Target

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Combined

Question 18

Which type of target is less than 200 meters wide?

Answer 18

Point Target

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Wire

Question 20

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

Answer 20

No Fire Area (NFA)

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Free Fire Area (FFA)

Question 22

Which factors are weather and ground considerations?

Wind, atmospheric stability, swampy, all of the above

Answer 22

All of the above

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Class IV

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Class V

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Preposition

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Duty Mortar

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Platoon Leader

Question 28

Mortars firing smoke in support of defensive operations can _______

Answer 28

Isolate the lead element of an advancing enemy force

Question 29

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

Answer 29

3. Deliberate, Hasty, and Emergency

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Ammunition

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Greater Area Coverage

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Ground

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Deliberate

Question 34

The _______ of the enemy determines the fuse setting used.

Answer 34

Position

Question 35

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

Answer 35

50%

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Platoon

Question 37

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

Answer 37

To provide Illumination

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Hasty

Question 39

A _____ is a meeting of friendly ground forces.

Answer 39

Link up

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Preparation Fire

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Target Number

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Decentralized

Question 43

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

Answer 43

The unit

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Senior Headquarters

Question 45

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

Answer 45

1000

Question 46

Which type of targets have ammunition set aside for them?

Answer 46

FPF and Priority targets

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Battalion Operations Officer

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Green

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Kill Box

Question 50

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

Answer 50

6

Question 51

Target numbers are usually established at what unit level TACSOP?

Answer 51

Division

Question 52

What are the two target types?

Answer 52

Opportunity and Planned

Question 53

A target numbers second letter identifies what unit?

Answer 53

Brigade

Question 54

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?

Answer 54

Direct Support

Question 55

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

Answer 55

Restrictive Fire Line

Question 56

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

Answer 56

Series of targets

Question 57

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

Answer 57

Battalion mortar fire direction net

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Fire Support Execution Matrix

Question 59

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

Answer 59

Mission Accomplishment

Question 60

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

Answer 60

1/2 to 2/3

Question 61

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?

Answer 61

Interdiction Fires

Question 62

Mortars roll instability and civil support operations are used to

Answer 62

Destroy enemy indirect fire capabilities

Question 63

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

Answer 63

Fire Support Team (FST)

Question 64

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?

Answer 64

Immediate

Question 65

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

Answer 65

Movement to Contact

Question 66

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

Answer 66

Risk Estimate Distance

Question 67

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

Answer 67

Harassment

Question 68

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

Answer 68

Neutralization

Question 69

What class of supply covers rations and water?

Answer 69

Class I

Question 70

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

Answer 70

300 meters

Question 71

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

Answer 71

Simplifies sustainment logistics actions

Question 72

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

Answer 72

Defilade

Question 73

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

Answer 73

Emergency

Question 74

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?

Answer 74

A closed column

Question 75

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

Answer 75

Lazy W