Common Core 108 Expeditionary Tactics

Question 1

3 categories of Standard Issue Gear

Answer 1

1) Fighting/Load Carrying
2) Bivouac
3) Protective

Can be mixed and combined as necessary

Question 2

Standard 782 issue consists of:

Answer 2

• Pistol Belt with 2 magazine pouches
• Pack, usually a medium size
• H-Harness or suspenders

May also include:

• Wet weather gear
• Sleeping bags and poncho liners
• Water carrier (canteen or camelbak)
• Ballistic Vest

Question 3

Fighting Positions

Answer 3

1) Hasty Position: Skirmisher’s Trench provides temporary, open, prone firing position for an individual rifleman
2) Improved One Man: Made as small as possible to give the smallest target to the enemy. Just wide enough for a man’s shoulders and deep enough to use entrenching tools at the bottom
3) Improved Two Man: Essentially two one man holes put together. Provides less protection from tanks, bombing, strafing, and shelling

Question 4

Individual Camouflage

Answer 4

• Exposed skin reflects light
• Substitute face paint with charcoal, burnt cork, lamp black.
• Black is not a good night color camouflage

Question 5

Vehicle Camouflage

Answer 5

• Park the vehicle under natural cover whenever available

- Use natural material to break up the shape and shadow of the vehicle.

Question 6

Building Camouflage

Answer 6

• Can be concealed using screens of garnished nettings
• Disruptive patterns painted over the netting, roof, and gable-end walls
• Netting should be sloped gradually to the ground
• Roofs that slope greater than 30 degrees the netting must cover the whole building

Question 7

Supply Points Camouflage

Answer 7

-Disperse supplies to minimize damage from a single attack

Question 8

Flares

Answer 8

• When caught in the open at night with an overhead flare, immediately hit the deck.
• If you hear the flare fired, but it did not burst, hit the ground before it does.
• Resume movement as soon as the flare burns out.
• if you’re caught in the light of a ground flare, move out of the area of light as quickly and quietly as possible

Question 9

KOCOA

Answer 9

• Key Terrain
• Observation and Fields of Fire
• Concealment and Cover
• Obstacles to Movement
• Avenues of Approach

Question 10

Land Navigation requires:

Answer 10

• Map
• Compass
• Pace Count

Question 11

BAMCIS

Answer 11

• Begin Planning
• Arrange Recon
• Make Recon
• Complete the Planning
• Issue the Order
• Supervise

Question 12

SMEAC

Answer 12

5 paragraph order

• Situation (enemy forces, friendly forces, attachments & detachments)
• Mission (concise statement of mission)
• Execution (assigns definitive tasks to each element)
• Administration and Logistics (contains instructions for both)
• Command and Signal

Question 13

SALUTE

Answer 13

When observed activities of the enemy so not pose a threat

• Size
• Activity
• Location
• Unit
• Time
• Equipment

Question 14

SPOT

Answer 14

• Modified SALUTE report.

- Rapid way to inform chain of command of vital information and should be followed up with a SALUTE report.

Question 15

Security Patrol

Answer 15

Concerned with defensive combat

Question 16

Reconnaissance Patrol

Answer 16

Information Gathering Patrol

Question 17

Fire Plan

Answer 17

• Sectors or Zones of Fire
• Individual Fighting Positions
• Crew Served Weapons
• Rifleman Positions
• Terrain Features
• Fire Team Leader

Question 18

Squad consists of:

Answer 18

• Squad Leader
• Grenade
• Fire team leader
• Machine gunner
• Rifleman #1
• Rifleman #2, etc.

Question 19

Fire Team Formations

Answer 19

• Column
• Wedge
• Skirmish
• Echelon

Question 20

Code of Conduct: Article I

Answer 20

I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

Question 21

Code of Conduct: Article II

Answer 21

I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

Question 22

Code of Conduct: Article III

Answer 22

If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will except neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

Question 23

Code of Conduct: Article IV

Answer 23

If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep the faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

Question 24

Code of Conduct: Article V

Answer 24

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its Allies or harmful to their cause.

Question 25

Code of Conduct: Article VI

Answer 25

I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my god and in the United States America.

Question 26

Enemy Prisoners

Answer 26

- Never attack those who surrender - Never kill, torture, or mistreat prisoners - Never take personal property - Do not violate their civil rights - You may have to relocate civilians - You may not use poison or poisonous weapons

Question 27

THREATCONS

Answer 27

ALPHA (least restrictive) BRAVO CHARLIE DELTA (Most Restrictive)

Question 28

Rules of Engagement

Answer 28

Commanders have the inherent authority and obligation to use all necessary means available and to make all appropriate actions in the self-defense of their unit and other US forces in the vicinity.

Question 29

Deadly Force

Answer 29

Justified when lesser means have been exhausted, are unavailable, or cannot be reasonably used.

Question 30

Types of Wire Entanglement

Answer 30

1) Tactical-Wire Entanglement 2) Protective-Wire Entanglement 3) Supplementary-Wire Entanglement

Question 31

Tactical-Wire Entanglement

Answer 31

- Used parallel to and along the friendly side of the final protective line. - Break up enemy attack formations. - Hold the enemy in areas covered by the most intense defensive fire.

Question 32

Protective-Wire Entanglement

Answer 32

- Prevents surprise assaults from points close to the defense area. - Placed close enough to the defense area for day/night observation. - Place far enough away to prevent hand grenade use.

Question 33

Supplementary-Wire Entanglement

Answer 33

- Placed directly in front of the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA) - Conceal the exact line of the tactical wire - Also used in the rear of the FEBA - Enclose the entire defensive position by connecting the protective-wire entanglements. - Also used to break up the line of tactical-wire

Question 34

Column

Answer 34

- Used when speed and control are governing factors, such as moving through woods, fog, smoke, and along roads and trails. - Favorable for fire and maneuvers to either flank, but is vulnerable to fire from the front.

Question 35

Wedge

Answer 35

- Used when the enemy situation is unknown but contact is possible. - Provides all-round protection and flexibility and is easy to control.

Question 36

Skirmish

Answer 36

- When assaulting a known enemy position - Also useful for "mopping up" operations and crossing short, open areas. - Provides maximum firepower to the front. However, the formation is difficult to control.

Question 37

Echelon (Left or Right)

Answer 37

- Used primarily to protect and exposed flank. - Permits heavy firepower to both the front and the direction of echelon. - Difficult to control; movement is generally slow.

Question 38

When your convoy is fired upon

Answer 38

- Drive through the Kill zone. - Return fire immediately if possible. - When clear and disabled vehicles are still in the zone, stop and take immediate offensive of action. - Subsequent vehicles approaching the zone should halt short of the Kill zone. - If hardened vehicles are forced to stop in the zone, all available weapons return fire. - Attack the ambush