The Infantry Rifle Company ATP 3-21.10 Flashcards
Steps of TLP
- Receive the mission
- Issue the warning order
- Make a tentative plan
- Initiate movement
- Conduct recon
- Complete the plan
- Issue the order
- Supervise and refine
Mission Variables
- Mission
- Enemy
- Terrain and weather
- Troops
- Time available
- Civil considerations
Steps of COA DEV in TLPs
- Analyze relative combat power
- Generate options
- Array forces
- Develop a broad concept
- Assign responsibility
- Prepare COA sketch and COA Statement
- Develop products
Two types of obstacles
- Existing (inherent to terrain and either natural or man-made)
- Reinforcing (tactical or protective)
Engagement Area Development
- Identify likely enemy avenues of approach
- Identify most likely enemy COA
- Determine where to kill the enemy
- Position subordinate forces and weapon systems
- Plan and integrate obstacles
- Plan and integrate fires
- Rehearse the execution of operations within the EA
Fire Control Measure Categories
- Terrain based
- Threat based
Methods of Resupply
Service Station - vehicles move individually or in small groups to a centrally located resupply point
Tailgate - subordinate units stay in place and allow supply vehicle to reach them
Combination of service station and tailgate
Forms of Maneuver
- Envelopment
- Turning movement
- Frontal attack
- Penetration
- Infiltration
- Flank attack
Forms of the Defense
- Defense of a linear obstacle
- Perimeter defense
- Reverse slope defense
RECONNAISSANCE-PULL
Recon which:
-Determines which routes are suitable for maneuver
-Where the enemy is strong and where the enemy is weak
-Where gaps exist,
Thus pulling the main body toward and along the path of least resistance.
RECONNAISSANCE-PUSH
Recon that refines the common operation picture, enabling the commander to finalize the plan and support shaping and decisive operations
Commanders Recon Guidance
- Focus
- Tempo
- Engagement/disengagement criteria
