B3 Quiz

Question 1

Who is the most important participant in MDMP?

Answer 1

The Commander

Question 2

What is CCIR?

Answer 2

A critical information requirement identified by the CDR as being critical to facilitating timely decision making

Question 3

What is PIR?

Answer 3

Identifies the information about the enemy and other aspects of the operational environment

Question 4

What is FFIR?

Answer 4

Status of friendly forces including mission, troops, and available support

Question 5

What is the process of COA development?

Answer 5

AGADAP
Analyze relative combat power
Generate options
Array forces
Develop a general concept
Assign responsibility
Prepare COA sketch & statement

Question 6

What are the products of IPB?

Answer 6

Terrain and weather, MCOO
Likely enemy COAs
HVT/HPT
ASCOPE

Question 7

What are the fundamentals of urban operations?

Answer 7

• perform aggressive IO
• maintain a close combat capability
• avoid the attrition approach
• control the essential
• minimize collateral damage
• separate noncombatants from combatants
• preserve critical infrastructure
• restore essential services
• understand the human dimension
• create a collaborative information environment
• transition control

Question 8

What are the major urban patterns?

Answer 8

Satellite
Network
Linear
Segment

Question 9

What is a satellite urban pattern?

Answer 9

A central hub surrounded by smaller dependent urban areas

Question 10

What is a network urban pattern?

Answer 10

Represents interlocking of the primary hubs of subordinate satellite patterns more self-sufficient and less supportive of each other

Question 11

What is a linear urban pattern?

Answer 11

May perform one ray of the satellite pattern or be found along connecting links between the hubs of a network

Question 12

What is a segment urban pattern?

Answer 12

Created when dominant natural terrain such as a river or man-made features divide and urban area

Question 13

What are the street patterns?

Answer 13

Radial
Grid
Irregular

Question 14

What are the techniques for recording a wargame?

Answer 14

Synchronization matrix

Sketch note technique

Question 15

What is a critical event?

Answer 15

An event that directly influences mission accomplishment

Question 16

What is a decision point?

Answer 16

When the commander or staff anticipates making a key decision concerning a specific COA

Question 17

What is a threat template?

Answer 17

Graphic depiction of how the threat might use its capabilities to perform the functions required to accomplish its objectives

Question 18

What is an event template?

Answer 18

A model against which enemy activity can be recorded and compared indicating the enemies ability to adopt a particular COA

Question 19

What are the seven steps of MDMP?

Answer 19

Receipt of mission
Mission analysis
COA development
COA analysis
COA comparison
COA approval
Orders production

Question 20

What are the methods of wargaming?

Answer 20

Belt
Avenue in depth
Box

Question 21

What is the belt method of wargaming?

Answer 21

Divides the AO into belts running the width of the AO

Question 22

What is the avenue in depth method of wargaming?

Answer 22

Focuses on one avenue of approach at a time beginning with the decisive operation

Question 23

What is the box method of wargaming?

Answer 23

A detailed analysis of a critical area works best in a time constrained environment

Question 24

What are the types of offensive operations in urban areas?

Answer 24

Movement to contact
Attack
Exploitation
Pursuit

Question 25

What are the MDMP briefings?

Answer 25

MA brief
COA dev brief
Wargaming brief
COA comparison brief
COA decision brief