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Tactics B Flashcards

1
Q

What is the total means of destructive, constructive, and information capabilities that a military unit or formation can apply at a given time?

A

Combat Power

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Situation: You are training your Soldiers on how to properly display graphic symbols on an overlay, the categories, and control measures.

When hostile graphic control measures are unavailable to be shown in red, then they are enemy shown in black with the abbreviation _______ placed on the graphic in amplifier field 15.

A

ENY

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What is the Army’s operational concept and the Army’s contribution to unified action?

A

Unified land operations

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While conducting a movement to contact you make contact with the enemy. As the leader of the element in contact, you have which five options?

A

Attack, Defend, Bypass, Delay, Withdraw

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As a small unit leader, you understand that the most important element of your ________________ is the initial timeline for planning. Also, you may convey other instructions or information you think will help your subordinates for the upcoming mission.

A

Warning Order

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Which of the following is an example of a properly written mission statement?

A

2nd PLT conducts a breach vic GL123456 NLT 090430JUN09 to allow the CO main effort to seize Obj Dog.

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In a well written company operations order, where will a platoon leader find information about adjacent friendly forces?

A

Situation paragraph, Friendly Situation Sub-paragraph

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You are planning to conduct a raid. You know raids are normally conducted in five phases. What are the five phases of conducting a raid?

A

Approach the OBJ, Isolate the OBJ, Set conditions for asslt element, Assault the objective, Tactical movement away from the obj.*

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Which of the following are the 4 types of Offensive Tasks?

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Movement to contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit

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You have just completed your mission analysis, course of action development, and course of action selection. These actions take place in which step of the TLP process?

A

Make a tentative plan

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Situation: You are training your Soldiers on how to properly display graphic symbols on an overlay, the categories, and control measures.

Military symbols fall into two categories, framed and unframed. What symbols fall under unframed?

A

Control Measures

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Preparation, security, disruption, mass and concentration, flexibility, maneuver, and operations in-depth are characteristics of _____________.

A

Defensive operations

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While you are occupying and preparing your defensive position. What is critical during the occupation to ensure the platoon avoids detection and maintains combat power for the actual defense?

A

Operational security

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What are the characteristics of offensive operations?

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Surprise, Tempo, Audacity, Concentration

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You are planning for a combat patrol. What are the three patrol elements to consider when planning a combat Patrol?

A

Security, support, assault

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16
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Which of the following best describes Key Terrain?

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Key terrain affords a marked advantage to whoever seizes, retains or controls it

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17
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The two key pieces of information in any mission statement are ________ & _________.

A

Task & Purpose

18
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You have just received a new mission and have completed assessing the time available for planning, preparing, and executing the mission. By issuing the WARNORD immediately you enable your subordinates to begin their own ____________ and ______________ while you begin work on the OPORD.

A

Planning and preparation

19
Q

Envelopment, turning movement, infiltration, penetration, flank attack, and frontal attack are forms of ____________.

A

Maneuver

20
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What is meant by “Commander’s Intent”?

A

The commander’s intent is a clear, concise statement of what the force must do and the conditions the force must meet to succeed with respect to the enemy, terrain, and civil considerations that represent the desired end state.

21
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What are the five elements in a mission statement?

A

Who, what, when, where, and why

22
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What are the five paragraphs of an operations order?

A

Situation, Mission, Execution, Sustainment, Command and Signal.

23
Q

You are planning for a combat patrol. What element suppresses the enemy on the objective using direct and indirect fires?

A

Support

24
Q

Which one of the following is the definition of Troop Leading Procedures?

A

Dynamic process, by which a small unit leader analyzes a mission, develops a plan, and prepares for an operation.

25
Q

A symbol used on maps and displays to regulate forces and warfighting functions is called what?

A

Graphic control measure

26
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Situation: You are training your Soldiers on how to properly display graphic symbols on an overlay, the categories, and control measures.

What is indicated when the symbols frame is composed of a dashed line?

A

Planned, Suspected, Anticipated

27
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Which of the following are the Troop Leading Procedures?

A

None of the above…

28
Q

Which one of the following is the definition of Tactics?

A

The employment of units in combat Ordered arrangement and maneuver of units in relation to each other, the terrain and the enemy to translate potential combat power into victorious battles and engagements.

29
Q

Situation: You are training your Soldiers on how to properly display graphic symbols on an overlay, the categories, and control measures.

What side of the HQ unit icon will the staff be drawn?

A

Bottom left side

30
Q

You have just received an operations order. Where in the OPORD would you find the mission and intent of the headquarters 2 levels up?

A

Situation sub paragraph d

31
Q

What is the goal of unified land operations?

A

Establish conditions that achieve the joint force commanders end state by applying land power as part of a unified action to defeat the enemy.*

32
Q

After the attack, you consolidate and reorganize, reporting to higher that your platoon is capable of continuing the patrol. Your patrol remains halted while you send out a squad to search the local area. You tell the squad leader to look for enemy forces and destroy them if they have the capability (overmatch). This is called a/an __________ patrol.

A

Security

33
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Which of the following are the characteristics of the defense?

A

Preparation, Security, Disruption, Mass and Concentration, Flexibility, Maneuver, Operations in-depth.

34
Q

The location of obstacles in support of disengagement depends on ______________.

A

METT-TC

35
Q

What are the elements of combat power?

A

Protection, Intelligence, Fires, Sustainment, Mission Command, Movement and Maneuver, Leadership and Information.

36
Q

Which characteristic of the defense will allow the defender to seek to apply the effects of overwhelming combat power where they choose and shift it to support the defensive operation?

A

Mass and concentration

37
Q

Why do leaders need to conduct an enemy analysis?

A

To determine the enemy’s composition, disposition, strengths, doctrine, equipment, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable courses of action.

38
Q

What type of ambush requires the assault element and the support element to be parallel to the target’s route and subjects the target to flanking fire?

A

Linear ambush

39
Q

Observation and fields of fire, avenues of approach, key and decisive terrain, obstacles, and cover and concealment are used to analyze ________________________________.

A

Military aspects of terrain

40
Q

You are discussing types of rally points with your squad leaders. What are the five most common types of rally points?

A

Initial, en-route, objective, re-entry, near and far

IN ALC 005 (2022) (7 decks)

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