War Fighting Functions

Question 1

Name the WFF

Answer 1

Mission Comd
Intelligence 
Movement and Manouvre
Fires
Information Activities
Protection
Sustainment

Question 2

What capabilities make up the Intelligence WFF

Answer 2

ISTAR
EW
GEOINT
HUMINT
OSINT
DOMEX

Question 3

Names types of mobility tasks within M2

Answer 3

Bridging
Gap crossing 
Route construction
Route clearance
Airfield construction

Question 4

What actions make counter mobility

Answer 4

Mines
Obstacles
Ditching
Abatis 
Wire
Bridge and route demolition

Question 5

Define FEINT

Answer 5

An offensive action involving contact with the enemy conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy as to the location of the main offensive action

Question 6

Define Occupy

Answer 6

Moving a friendly force to control an area. Both the movement and occupation occur without enemy opposition

Question 7

Define NEUTRALIZE

Answer 7

Rendering enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering

Question 8

Define CONTAIN

Answer 8

Stop, hold or surround enemy forces or prevent them

From withdrawing

Question 9

Define FOLLOW AND ASSUME

Answer 9

Maintain momentum and rapidly achieve forward passage of lines

Question 10

What occurs in a forward passage of lines

Answer 10

Purpose: passage a unit to maintain tempo
Secure up to the forward line
Establish passage points/ lanes
Step forward ARA
Stack classes 1,3,5,recovery and TCP @ passage points
Sight ISR
Step BSA and provide CL 1,3,5, recovery post, WP, ECP and AXP

Question 11

Name classes of logistics

Answer 11

1 - rations 
2 - general stores
3 - fuel
4 - defense and construction 
5 - ammo
6 - personal items
7 - principal items
8 - med stores
9 - repair parts
10 - civil aid

Question 12

What effects can fires achieve

Answer 12

Destroy
Disrupt
Harass
Neutralize
Illuminate
Obscure
Interdict

Question 13

List ways to employ fires

Answer 13

EA to disrupt radio nets
CAS to delay and disrupt enemy follow on forces in depth to disrupt their SoM and prevent massing combat power
Harassing fires on enemy assembly areas
Use guided munitions on HPTL e.g. obstacle reducing assets and breaching points
Commit fires units to the main effort
Smoke in defense to enemy depth to disrupt en approach and cohesion

Question 14

What are the capabilities within the IA WFF

Answer 14

Influence aActions:
PSYOPS
CIMIC: KLE
Public Affairs

Counter Command Actions:
EW
Cyber

Deception: Feint, demonstrate

Question 15

Define the Protection WFF and give examples

Answer 15

Preserving combat power through action to minimize damage to the force.

Engineer survivability tasks: dig def posns 
Air defense
C-IED
EOD
IDOPs
Security ops: rear area, guard force

Question 16

What is freedom of action and give examples

Answer 16

Ability to conduct tactical action without being constrained by a lack of sustainment

Ammo points near fix
Push recovery fwd to FPoL
Pushing reserve stocks forward

Question 17

What is freedom of movement

Answer 17

Ability to conduct tactical action without being impeded by sustainment elements

Rearward distribution points away from tactical action zone
Synch road moves with tactical elms to avoid congestion
Centralizing log assets with CSST

Question 18

List methods of distribution

Answer 18

Unit collect: typically only in prelim
Direct delivery
Distribution Point (open at night)
Commodity point (permanent)
Dump (spt tactical action)

Question 19

What is a DP and what are the considerations

Answer 19

A point where commodities are issued. Typically done at night these are kept on wheels and should have units rolling through to uplift a range of supplies
CL 1,3,5
Takes 30m to open/ 30m to close.
Takes 1hr per BG 20 m per CT

Question 20

What is a recovery post

Answer 20

A point where two recovery assets provide spt. Aiming to provide freedom of movement by removing and centralizing disabled vehicles for backloading. Often collocates with a TCP and AXP