115 GCE Infantry Fundamentals

Question 1

Misiion of the marine division

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Answer 1

The mission of the Marine Division is to execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed.

Question 2

How many personnel within the marine division

Answer 2

approximately 18,000 personnel,

Question 3

The marine Divison must be able to do what?

Answer 3

The Marine Division
must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible-entry capability to an amphibious
task force (ATF) and conduct subsequent land operations in any operational environment.

Question 4

Break DOWN a marine Division
HAILCAT

Answer 4

Headquarters battalion
Artillery Regiment
Infantry regiment X3
Light armored reconnaisance
Combat Engineer Battalion
Assault Amphibian Battalion
Tank Battalion

Question 5

The primary mission of the Headquarters Battalion

and what it contains

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Answer 5

is to exercise command, control, and
administration of the Marine Division.

-It contains an H&S Company, a Division Headquarters
with an H&S Company, a Reconnaissance Company, a Special Security Communications
team, a Communications Company, a Military Police (MP) company, the Division Band, and
a Truck Company.

Question 6

The H&S Company

Answer 6

provides command, administrative, and security functions as well as
organic supply for the Headquarters Battalion.

Question 7

The Reconnaissance Company mission

Answer 7

provides ground reconnaissance and surveillance in
support of the Division or its subordinates elements. The Company consists of a Company
Headquarters section and six Reconnaissance Platoons. Employment of the company
exercises directed reconnaissance rather than passive surveillance.

Question 8

The MP Company

Answer 8

provides route reconnaissance, evacuation and control of enemy
prisoners of war (EPW), beach and perimeter defense, area security, crowd control, and
investigative services.

Question 9

The Communications Company i

Answer 9

installs, operates, and maintains communications facilities
for the Division Headquarters, including multichannel radio, wire, and communications center
facilities.

Question 10

The Truck Company

Answer 10

provides general support motor transport to the Marine Division.

Question 11

BReakdown of Headquarters Battalion of a Marine Division

Answer 11

Headquarters battalion
3 Division Direct Support Team
H&S company
Division Headquarters
Communication Company
MP company
Truck Company
Special security com team
DIVISION BAND
RECONnaissance company

Question 12

The primary mission of the Infantry Regiment

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Answer 12

is to locate, close with, and destroy the
enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.

Question 13

organization of the Marine Corps Infantry Regiment.

Answer 13

INFANTRY REGIMENT-
H&S
3 Infantry BATTalions

Question 14

organization of the Headquarters Company, Infantry Regiment.

Answer 14

HQ company Infantry regiment
regimental Head quarters
- S-1
- s-2
- s-3
- s-4
- commannd
- chaplain
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
-platoon HQ
- electronics maintenance section
- Communications center section
- wire section
- radio section
- Tactical air control party section
- tow maintence section
RECONNAISANCE PLT
MOTOR TRANSPORT SECTION
COMPANY H&Q
- mess section
- motor transport
- supply section
- headquarters section

Question 15

The primary mission of the Infantry Battalion

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Answer 15

is to locate, close with, and destroy the
enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.

Question 16

ORGANIZATION OF MARINE CORPS INFANTRY BATTALION

Answer 16

Infantry battalion
3 rifle company
weapons company
H&S company

Question 17

the fire team leader carries a?

Answer 17

M16A4 or M4 Carbine rifle and
an M203 grenade launcher attached.

Question 18

The squad automatic rifleman carries the

Answer 18

M249 squad
automatic weapon (SAW);

Question 19

all other riflemen, including the assistant automatic rifleman, carry
an

Answer 19

M16A4 M4

Question 20

Squad leaders and the Officers and enlisted personnel of the platoon
headquarters carry

Answer 20

M4 rifles.

Question 21

The Weapons Platoon machine gun section has

Answer 21

six M240G
machine guns

Question 22

the mortar section has

Answer 22

three M224 60-mm mortars,

Question 23

the assault section
has

Answer 23

six MK153 83-mm shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapons (SMAWs).

Question 24

Mortar Platoon has

Answer 24

8 M252 81-mm mortars

Question 25

the Anti-Armor Platoon has

Answer 25

12 M47 Dragons, and its TOW SECTION HAS 8 tows

Question 26

The Heavy Machine Gun Platoon has

Answer 26

six each of M2 .50-cal machine guns and MK19 40-mm grenade machine guns.

Question 27

The mission of the Rifle Squad

Answer 27

is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel his assault by fire and close combat.

Question 28

The rifle squad consists of

Answer 28

three fire teams, each of which is built around an automatic weapon and controlled by a fire team leader.

Question 29

Squad leader

Answer 29

carries out the orders issued to him by the Platoon Commander. He is responsible for the discipline, appearance, training, control, conduct, and welfare of his squad at all times, as well as the condition, care, and economical use of its weapons and equipment. In combat, he is also responsible for the tactical employment, fore discipline, fire control, and maneuver of his squad. He takes position where he can best carry out his orders of the Platoon Commander and observe and control the squad.

Question 30

Fire team leader/grenadier

Answer 30

carries out the orders of the Squad leader. He is responsible for the fire discipline and control of his fire team and economical use of its weapons and equipment. In carrying out the orders of the Squad leader, he takes a position to best observe and control the fire team. Normally, he is close enough to the automatic rifleman to exercise effective control of his fires. In addition to his primary duties as a leader, but not to the detriment of them, he serves as a grenadier and is responsible for the effective employment of the grenade launcher, his rifle, and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment. The senior fire team leader in the squad serves as assistant squad leader.

Question 31

Automatic rifleman

Answer 31

carries out the orders of the fire team leader. He is responsible for the effective employment of the automatic rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment.

Question 32

Assistant automatic rifleman

Answer 32

assists in the employment of the automatic rifle. He carries additional magazines and/or ammunition boxes for his automatic rifle and is prepared to assume the duties of the automatic rifleman. He is responsible for the effective employment of the automatic rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment.

Question 33

Rifleman

Answer 33

in the fire team carries out the orders of the fire team leader. He is responsible for the effective employment of his rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment. The rifleman is trained as a scout.

Question 34

Discuss the duties and responsibilities of the following: In general, every member of a rifle squad

Answer 34

every member of a squad must know the duties of the other team members, and in turn, the fire team leader and squad leader should be able to assume the duties of their next superio

Question 35

State the three fighting positions.

Answer 35

Primary, Alternate, Supplementary

Question 36

Primary Fighting Position –

Answer 36

is the best available position from which the assigned sector of fire can be covered. Individuals, fire teams, squads, and crew-served weapons are assigned primary fighting positions.

Question 37

Alternate Fighting Positions

Answer 37

– are not normally assigned to individuals or units within the platoon. They are used primarily by crew-served weapons. An alternate fighting position is located so that a crew-served weapon can continue to accomplish its original mission when the primary position becomes untenable or unsuited for carrying out that mission.

Question 38

Supplementary Fighting Position –

Answer 38

– One of the greatest threats to either the attacker or the defender lies in being surprised. The attacker seeks to surprise the defender by concealing his movements until the moment of the assault. The defender seeks to surprise the attacker by concealing the exact location and the extent of his dispositions, thus leading his opponent into a false estimate of the situation and consequently, a faulty decision. Supplementary positions are prepared to guard against attack from directions other than those from which the main attack is expected. A supplementary position is a secondary position and does not cover the same sector of fire as the primary position. In some situations, the most likely avenue of approach may vary between daylight and darkness of other periods of low visibility. Thus, the requirement to shift positions becomes an absolute necessity.

Question 39

State the eight guidelines that should be observed when clearing the fields of fire.

Answer 39

In clearing fields of fire forward of each fighting position, the following guidelines should be observed: - Do not disclose the squad‘s fighting position by excessive or careless clearing. - Start clearing near the fighting position and work forward to the limits of effective small arms fire. - In all cases, leave a thin natural screen of foliage to hide fighting positions. - In sparsely wooded areas, remove the lower branches of scattered large trees. It may be desirable to remove entire trees which might be used as reference points for enemy fire. - In heavy woods, complete clearing of the field of fire is neither, possible or desirable. Restrict work to thinning undergrowth and removing lower branches of large trees. In addition, clear narrow lane of fire for automatic weapons. - If practical, demolish buildings and walls forward of the fighting position which may obstruct fields of fire or provide cover and concealment to the enemy. - Move cut brush to locations where it will not furnish concealment to the enemy or disclose the squad‘s fighting position. - Extreme care must be taken by the fire team leader to insure that fields of fire are cleared of obstructions which might cause premature detonation of M203 projectiles.

Question 40

Final Protective Fires -

Answer 40

- If the enemy‘s attack is not broken and he begins his assault, final protective fires are called. Final Protective Fires are the final attempt to stop the enemy attack before he reaches the platoon‘s battle position. When final protective fires are called for, all squad members fire in their assigned sectors (normally the fire team‘s sector of fire). Rifles and M203‘s continue to fire at an average rate; the automatic rifleman will increase their volume of fire to the rapid rate, if they have not yet reached this rate prior to the calling for final protective fires. Riflemen engage enemy personnel within the fire team sector; fire team leaders fire the M-203 at the largest concentration of enemy personnel within the fire team sector. Normally the largest concentrations will be along the PDF‘s of the automatic rifles if the PDF‘s were properly positioned.

Question 41

Raid patrols –

Answer 41

destroy or capture enemy personnel or equipment, destroy installations, or free friendly personnel who have been captured by the enemy.

Question 42

Contact Patrols

Answer 42

establish and/or maintain contact with friendly or enemy forces.

Question 43

Economy of Force Patrols –

Answer 43

perform limited objective missions such as seizing and holding key terrain to allow maximum forces to be used elsewhere.

Question 44

Ambush patrols –

Answer 44

conduct ambushes of enemy patrols, carrying parties, foot columns, and convoys.

Question 45

Security patrols

Answer 45

detect infiltration by the enemy, kill or capture infiltrators, and protect against surprise or ambush.

Question 46

A checkpoint is

Answer 46

is a predetermined point on the ground used as a means of controlling movement.

Question 47

A rally point

Answer 47

is an easily identifiable point on the ground, designated by the patrol leader, where the patrol can reassemble/reorganize if it becomes dispersed. It should provide cover and concealment and be defensible for a short time. All rally points are considered tentative until they are reached, found to be suitable, and designated by the patrol leader. He ensures that all patrol members are notified when rally point is so designated, either by arm-andsignal or by passing the word orally. He also points out identifying features, which mark the limits of the rally point.

Question 48

Define the following types of rally points: initial

Answer 48

This is a point within the friendly area where the patrol can reassemble if it becomes dispersed before departing the friendly area or before reaching the first rally point designated en route. It may be the patrol assembly area. The initial rally point location must be coordinated with the Commander in whose area it lies.

Question 49

Define the following types of rally points: en route

Answer 49

These are points selected along the patrol‘s route to the objective and from the objective back to friendly lines/area. The patrol leader selects them as the patrol passes through likely areas for which rally points are needed.

Question 50

Define the following types of rally points: objective

Answer 50

This is the rally point nearest the objective at which the patrol reassembles after the mission is accomplished. It may be located short of, to a flank, or beyond the objective. This may also be used as the final preparation point.

Question 51

COUNTERAMBUSH DRILLS -

Answer 51

When a patrol is ambushed, the IA drill used is determined by whether the ambush is near (enemy within fifty meters of the patrol) or far (enemy beyond fifty meters of patrol). Fifty meters is considered the limit from which the ambush can launch an assault against the enemy.

Question 52

In a NEAR ambush,

Answer 52

the killing zone is under very heavy, highly concentrated, close range fires. There is little time or space for men to maneuver or seek cover. The longer they remain in the killing zone, the more certain of their deaths. If attacked from a near ambush: - Men in the killing zone immediately assault the enemy‘s position without waiting for any order or signal. The assault should be swift, violent and destructive. The men fire their weapons at the maximum rate, throw hand grenades, and yell as loudly as possible - anything to kill as many enemy as they can, and confuse the enemy survivors. Once they reach the ambush position, they continue with their assault, or break contact, as directed. - Men not in the killing zone maneuver against the ambush force, firing in support of those assaulting. If the ambush force is small enough to be routed or destroyed, the patrol members should continue with their assault and supporting fire. If the force is well-disciplined and holds its ground, then the patrol members should make every effort to break contact as quickly as possible, and move to the last en route rally point to reorganize.

Question 53

In a FAR ambush,

Answer 53

he killing zone is also under very heavy, highly concentrated fires, but from greater range. The greater range precludes those caught in the killing zone from conducting an assault. The greater range does, however, permit some opportunity for the men to maneuver and seek cover. If attacked from a FAR ambush: - Men in the killing zone immediately return fire, take the best available cover, and continue firing until directed otherwise. - Men not in the killing zone maneuver against the ambush force, as directed. - The patrol, leader either directs his unit and team leaders to fire and maneuvers against the ambush force, or to break contact, depending on his rapid assessment of the situation.

Question 54

In each situation, the success of the counter ambush drill employed is dependent on what

Answer 54

on the men being well-trained in recognizing the nature of an ambush and well-rehearsed in the proper actions to take. Each man has to be confident in himself, his abilities, and those of his fellow Marines. He can‘t wait for someone to tell him what to do, as his leaders may become casualties. Training gives the Marine the confidence and ability to do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.

Question 55

Good job

Answer 55

I didn’t write this card I guess?