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Tactics Short Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Combat power

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2
Q

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

A

ENY

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3
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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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4
Q

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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5
Q

As a small unit leader, you understand that the most important element of your _____ is the initial timeline for planning.

A

Warning order

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6
Q

What is an example of a properly written mission statement?

A

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

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7
Q

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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8
Q

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 assault element
Assault the objective
Tactical movement away from the objective
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9
Q

What are the 4 types of Offensive Tasks?

A

Movement to contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit

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10
Q

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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11
Q

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

A

Control Measures

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12
Q

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

A

Defensive operations

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13
Q

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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14
Q

What are the characteristics of offensive operations?

A

Surprise
Concentration
Audacity
Tempo

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15
Q

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
Q

Describe Key Terrain.

A

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

17
Q

The two key pieces of information in any mission statement are _____ & _____.

A

Task

Purpose

18
Q

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

A

Maneuver

19
Q

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.

20
Q

What are the five elements in a mission statement?

A

Who, what, when, where, and why

21
Q

What are the five paragraphs of an operations order?

A 
Situation
Mission
Execution
Sustainment
Command and Signal.
22
Q

What element suppresses the enemy on the objective using direct and indirect fires?

A

Support

23
Q

What 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.

24
Q

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

A

Graphical control measure

25
Q

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

A

Planned, Suspected, Anticipated

26
Q

What is the definition of Tactics?

A

The employment of units in combat.

27
Q

On what side of an HQ unit icon will the staff be drawn?

A

Bottom left side

28
Q

Where in the OPORD would you find the mission and intent of the headquarters 2 levels up?

A

Situation, sub paragraph D

29
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.

30
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

31
Q

What are the characteristics of the defense?

A 
Preparation
Security
Disruption
Mass and Concentration
Flexibility
Maneuver
Operations in depth.
32
Q

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

A

METT-TC

33
Q

What are the elements of combat power?

A 
Leadership
Information
Command and control
Movement and maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Protection
34
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

35
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.

36
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

37
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

38
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
39
Q

By issuing the WARNORD immediately you enable your subordinates to begin their own _____ and _____ while you begin work on the OPORD.

A

Planning

Preparation

Infantry ALC (6 decks)

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