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Question 1

What is the standard spacing between individuals in a fire team wedge formation?

Answer 1

10 meters at a 45-degree angle.

Question 2

Who is responsible for frontal security, route selection, and land navigation in a fire team?

Answer 2

The Team Leader.

Question 3

What are the three movement techniques used in patrol formations?

Answer 3

Traveling, Traveling Overwatch, Bounding Overwatch.

Question 4

When is the ‘traveling’ movement technique used?

Answer 4

When contact with the enemy is not likely.

Question 5

When is the ‘traveling overwatch’ movement technique used?

Answer 5

When contact is possible.

Question 6

When is ‘bounding overwatch’ used?

Answer 6

When enemy contact is expected.

Question 7

What defines a heavy left or heavy right formation?

Answer 7

The side on which the M240B is placed.

Question 8

What is the role of the M240B in the formation?

Answer 8

Provides base of fire; placement determined by METT-TC analysis.

Question 9

What are the 3 D’s used to report enemy contact?

Answer 9

Description, Direction, Distance.

Question 10

What is the fire command sequence used by a Team Leader?

Answer 10

Alert, Direction, Description, Range, Rate of Fire, Command to Fire.

Question 11

What is the immediate action upon enemy contact?

Answer 11

Return fire, seek cover, report the 3 D’s.

Question 12

What technique do Rangers use to maintain situational awareness while engaging?

Answer 12

Search, Fire, Check.

Question 13

What are the Squad Leader’s considerations after initial contact?

Answer 13

Can the squad move out? Can it suppress? Where is the enemy? What is the enemy’s strength and weapons?

Question 14

What is the base of fire element in a Squad Attack?

Answer 14

The team in contact (usually the lead fire team).

Question 15

What does the Squad Leader tell the TL about the MG?

Answer 15

That the MG is coming up, it’s under the TL’s control, and whether to use it.

Question 16

What signals are used to shift or lift fire during a squad attack?

Answer 16

FM, smoke, star cluster, or whistle blasts.

Question 17

What is the LOA (Limit of Advance)?

Answer 17

A point approximately 35 meters past the edge of the objective.

Question 18

What is the first step after securing the objective in a Squad Attack?

Answer 18

Establish 360° security.

Question 19

What do TLs collect from their teams after securing the objective?

Answer 19

ACE reports.

Question 20

What is the role of the EPW and search teams during consolidation?

Answer 20

To clear the objective and gather intelligence.

Question 21

What does the Demo team do during a Squad Attack?

Answer 21

Destroys enemy equipment if demo is available.

Question 22

When is the SALUTE report sent and by whom?

Answer 22

After securing the objective, sent by the RTO.

Question 23

What is the primary reason a squad might break contact?

Answer 23

When the squad is outnumbered, under sniper fire, or exposed to overwhelming enemy firepower like crew-served weapons.

Question 24

Who becomes the initial base of fire when breaking contact?

Answer 24

The team in contact (usually the lead fire team).

Question 25

What must the Squad Leader do before initiating the maneuver element in a break contact drill?

Answer 25

Move to the trail fire team, designate it as the maneuver element, and provide direction, distance, and identifiable feature to move to.

Question 26

What is the role of the MG team during a break contact?

Answer 26

Provide suppressive fire to cover the withdrawal of maneuver elements.

Question 27

What signal does the Squad Leader use to initiate movement in a break contact?

Answer 27

Verbal commands and/or visual signals depending on visibility.

Question 28

How does the Squad Leader increase the rate of fire before maneuver?

Answer 28

By commanding the MG team and possibly employing grenades or automatic fire.

Question 29

What formation does the squad typically move to during a break contact?

Answer 29

Successive bounds to covered and concealed positions.

Question 30

After breaking contact, what is the Squad Leader’s next task?

Answer 30

Reestablish 360° security, conduct headcounts, and report the situation to higher.

Question 31

What type of report is typically sent after a successful break contact?

Answer 31

SALT or SITREP report detailing the contact and current status.

Question 32

What is a near ambush?

Answer 32

An ambush within hand grenade range, typically 35 meters or less.

Question 33

What is the immediate action in a near ambush?

Answer 33

Return fire, seek cover, throw grenades simultaneously, then assault through.

Question 34

What is the primary signal to begin the assault during a near ambush?

Answer 34

The detonation of hand grenades.

Question 35

What is a far ambush?

Answer 35

An ambush where the enemy is more than 35 meters away.

Question 36

How do elements not in the kill zone respond to an ambush?

Answer 36

Provide suppressive fire and prepare to shift/lift fire during assault.

Question 37

What is a far recognition signal in a squad link-up?

Answer 37

Verbal confirmation from the SL and RTO to the lead TL and stationary element.

Question 38

What should the SL do when visual contact is made during link-up?

Answer 38

Move forward and exchange near recognition signals.

Question 39

Where does the squad move after link-up is complete?

Answer 39

To a Link-Up Rally Point (LURP) or designated location with 360° security.

Question 40

What is the purpose of area reconnaissance?

Answer 40

To collect information on PIRs and ensure no compromise of the patrol.

Question 41

What is the SALUTE report format?

Answer 41

Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time/Date, Equipment.

Question 42

What is the Cloverleaf Method in reconnaissance?

Answer 42

A technique used to methodically reconnoiter an objective area.

Question 43

What is the definition of an ambush?

Answer 43

A surprise attack by fire from a concealed position on a moving or halted target.

Question 44

What are the categories of ambush?

Answer 44

Deliberate and Hasty.

Question 45

What are the two ambush formations?

Answer 45

Linear and L-Shaped.

Question 46

What are the characteristics of a successful ambush?

Answer 46

Surprise, Coordinated Fires, Violence of Action.

Question 47

What is a patrol base?

Answer 47

A temporary defensive position used to avoid detection, conduct planning, and rest.

Question 48

When should a patrol base never be occupied?

Answer 48

For more than 24 hours or reused in the same location.

Question 49

What is the first action upon occupying a patrol base?

Answer 49

Establish 360° security.