Infantry Fundamentals

Question 1

What is the mission of the Marine division?

Answer 1

To execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed

Question 2

How is a Marine division organized?

Answer 2

3 infantry Regiment's
Artillery regiment
Headquarters battalion
Tank Battalion
Light armored reconnaissance
Combat engineer Battalion
Assault amphibian battalion

Question 3

What is the primary mission of the headquarters battalion?

Answer 3

To exercise command, control, and administration of the Marine division.

Question 4

What is the mission of H&S company?

Answer 4

To provide command, administrative, and security functions as well as organic supply for the headquarters battalion

Question 5

What is the mission of reconnaissance company?

Answer 5

To provide ground reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the division or it’s subordinate elements

Question 6

What is the mission of MP company?

Answer 6

To provide a route reconnaissance, evacuation in control of the enemy prisoners of war, beach and perimeter defense, area security, crowd control, and investigative services

Question 7

What is the mission of communications company?

Answer 7

To install, operate, and maintain communication facilities for the division headquarters

Question 8

What is the mission of truck company?

Answer 8

To provide general support motor transport to the Marine division

Question 9

How is headquarters battalion organized?

Answer 9

3 division direct support team
H&S company
Division headquarters
Communications company
MP company
Truck company
Special security communications team
Division band
Reconnaissance company

Question 10

What is the mission of the infantry Regiment?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

How is the infantry Regiment organized?

Answer 11

Headquarters Company

3 infantry Battalion’s

Question 12

How is the headquarters Company, infantry Regiment organized?

Answer 12

Regimental headquarters

          S1
          S2
          S3
          S4
          Command section
          Medical section
          Chaplain section

Communications section

      Platoon HQ
      Electronics maintenance section
      Radio section
      Wire section
      Communication center
      TACP section
                TOW maintenance section

Reconnaissance platoon

Motor transport section

Company headquarters
          Mess section
          Motor transport
          Supply section
          Headquarters section

Question 13

What is the primary mission of the infantry Battalion?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

How is the infantry Battalion organized?

Answer 14

3 rifle companies
Weapons Company
H&S company

Question 15

How is the H&S company, infantry Battalion organized?

Answer 15

Company headquarters

BLT headquarters
          S1
          S2
          S3
          S4

Communication platoon
          Motor support section
          TACP section
          Radio section
          Platoon HQ
          Wire section

Chaplain section

Service platoon
          Armor section
          Mess section
          Transport section
          Platoon headquarters
          Supply section

Medical platoon

Question 16

How is weapons Company, infantry Battalion organized?

Answer 16

Company headquarters

Mortar platoon
          Platoon HQ
          Fire direction center
          81MM mortar section
                    4, 81MM Mortar squads

Anti-armor platoon
          TOW section
                    4 TOW squads
          Platoon HQ
          Dragon section
                    4 dragon squads

Heavy machine gun platoon
Platoon HQ
3 heavy machine gun section
2 heavy machine gun squads

Question 17

How is the rifle company, infantry Battalion organized?

Answer 17

Company headquarters

3 rifle platoon’s
Platoon HQ
3 rifle squads
3 fire teams

Weapons platoon
          Platoon HQ
          Machine gun section
                    3 Machine gun squads
          Mortar section
                    3 mortar squads
          Assault section
                    3 assault squads

Question 18

How are weapons distributed within a rifle company?

Answer 18

Fire team leader: M16A4/M4 with M203 grenade launcher

Squad automatic rifleman: M249 (SAW)

All other rifleman: M16A4/M4

Platoon headquarters: M4

Weapons platoon
Machine gun section: 6 M240G machine
guns
Mortar section: 3, M224 60mm mortars
Assault section: 6, MK-153 83mm shoulder launched multi-purpose assault weapons (SMAWS)

Question 19

How are weapons distributed within the weapons Company?

Answer 19

Mortar platoon: 8, M252 81mm mortars

Anti-armor platoon: 8, M98A2 Javelins

TOW section: 8 tube launched, optically tracked, wire command link guided missile (TOW)

Heavy machine gun platoon: 6, M2 .50cal Machine guns and 6 MK19 40mm grenade machine guns

Question 20

What is the mission of the rifle squad?

Answer 20

To locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemies assault by fire and close combat

Question 21

How is the rifle squad organized?

Answer 21

3 fire teams built around automatic weapon controlled by fire team leader

Question 22

What are the duties and responsibilities of the squad leader?

Answer 22

Carries out the orders issued to him by the platoon Commander, responsible for the discipline, parents, training, control, conduct, welfare of squad at all times, Condition, care, and economical use of weapons and equipment. Tactical employment, fore discipline, fire control, and maneuver of squad.

Question 23

What are the duties and responsibilities of the fire team leader/Grenadier?

Answer 23

Carries out the orders of squad leader. Responsible for fire discipline and control of fire team, economical use of weapons and equipment, carries out orders of squad leader, Exercise effective control of fires of automatic rifleman, affective employment of grenade launcher, condition in care of equipment. Serves as assistant squad leader

Question 24

What are the duties and responsibilities of the automatic rifle man?

Answer 24

Carries out orders of fire team leader, effective employment of automatic rifle, condition in care of weapon and equipment

Question 25

What are the duties and responsibilities of the assistant automatic rifleman?

Answer 25

Assists in employment of automatic rifle, carries additional ammunition, prepared to assume duties of automatic rifle man, affective employment of automatic rifle, condition and care of weapon and equipment

Question 26

What are the duties and responsibilities of the rifleman?

Answer 26

Carries out the orders of fire team leader, effective employment of rifle, condition in care of weapon and equipment, trained scout

Question 27

What are the three fighting positions?

Answer 27

Primary fighting position: best available position from which the assignment sector of fire can be covered Alternate fighting positions: used primarily by crew served weapons. Can continue to accomplish mission when primary positions become untenable Supplementary fighting positions: guards against attack from directions other than those from which the main attack is expected. Does not cover the same sector of fire, provides security

Question 28

What are the eight guidelines of clearing fields of fire?

Answer 28

1: do not disclose squads fighting position by excessive or careless clearing 2: when clearing start nearest fighting position and work forward to limits of affective small arms fire 3: leave thin natural screen of foliage to hide fighting position 4: in sparsely wooded areas, remove lower branches of large trees or remove entire trees 5: in heavy Woods, restrict work to thinning undergrowth and remove lower branches of large trees, clear narrow lane of fire for automatic weapons 6: demolish buildings and walls forward of fighting position which may obstruct fields of fire or provide cover/concealment to enemy 7: move cut brush too locations to not furnish concealment to enemy or disclose squads fighting position 8: fire team leader ensure fields of fire are cleared of obstructions which may cause premature definition of M203 projectiles

Question 29

What is the acronym FPF?

Answer 29

Final protective fires are the final attempt to stop enemy attack before he reaches platoons position, all squad members fire in a signed sectors, rifles and M203s continue average rate of fire, automatic rifleman fires at rapid rate

Question 30

What does check point mean?

Answer 30

Predetermined point on the ground used as a means of controlling movement. Assigned numbers, not in sequential order

Question 31

What is a rally point?

Answer 31

Easily identifiable point on ground, designated by patrol leader, provide cover and concealment/defensible for short time

Question 32

What are the three types of rally points?

Answer 32

Initial: point within friendly area where patrol can reassemble if becomes disbursed before departing friendly area En route: points selected along the patrols route to objective and from objective back to friendly lines Objective colon. Nearest objective where patrol reassembles after mission accomplished. May also be used as final preparation point

Question 33

What are the tactics used to react to an ambush?

Answer 33

Counter ambush drills Near ambush: under heavy fire, Little time or space to maneuver. Immediately assault enemies position without waiting for order or signal. Be swift violent and distractive, fire weapons at maximum rate, throw hand grenades, yell as loud as possible. Men not in killing zone maneuver against ambush force. If force is small, destroy. If force is large Break contact and move to last rally point Far ambush: under very heavy concentrated fire from great range, some cover permitted. Immediately return fire, take a best available cutter, continue firing until directed, maneuver against ambush force, break contact depending on rapid assessment of situation

Question 34

What are the five types of patrols use five Marine Corps rifle squats?

Answer 34

Rapid patrols: destroy or capture enemy personnel/equipment, Destroy installations, free friendly personnel Ambush patrols: Conduct ambushes of enemy patrols, carrying parties, foot columns, and convoys Contact patrols establish and/or maintain contact with friendly or enemy forces Economy of force patrols: Limited objective missions i.e. using and holding the terrain to allow maximum force is used elsewhere Security patrols: detect infiltration by enemy, kill or capture infiltrators, and protect against surprise/ambush