War Fighting Functions Flashcards
Name the WFF
Mission Comd Intelligence Movement and Manouvre Fires Information Activities Protection Sustainment
What capabilities make up the Intelligence WFF
ISTAR EW GEOINT HUMINT OSINT DOMEX
Names types of mobility tasks within M2
Bridging Gap crossing Route construction Route clearance Airfield construction
What actions make counter mobility
Mines Obstacles Ditching Abatis Wire Bridge and route demolition
Define FEINT
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
Define Occupy
Moving a friendly force to control an area. Both the movement and occupation occur without enemy opposition
Define NEUTRALIZE
Rendering enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering
Define CONTAIN
Stop, hold or surround enemy forces or prevent them
From withdrawing
Define FOLLOW AND ASSUME
Maintain momentum and rapidly achieve forward passage of lines
What occurs in a forward passage of lines
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
Name classes of logistics
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
What effects can fires achieve
Destroy Disrupt Harass Neutralize Illuminate Obscure Interdict
List ways to employ fires
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
What are the capabilities within the IA WFF
Influence aActions:
PSYOPS
CIMIC: KLE
Public Affairs
Counter Command Actions:
EW
Cyber
Deception: Feint, demonstrate
Define the Protection WFF and give examples
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
What is freedom of action and give examples
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
What is freedom of movement
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
List methods of distribution
Unit collect: typically only in prelim Direct delivery Distribution Point (open at night) Commodity point (permanent) Dump (spt tactical action)
What is a DP and what are the considerations
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
What is a recovery post
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
