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List the types of fire field artillery can produce

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Preparatory fire
Covering fire
Defensive fire
Counter battery fire

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List and explain the 5 types of obstacle breaching

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Hasty: conducted off the line of march, using SOPs
Deliberate: thorough recon required, detailed planning and rehearsals
In stride: off the line of march, little prep but preferred method as it maintains tempo
Assault: conducted as part of a wider pan during a deliberate or in stride breach.
Covert: ‘silent breach’. Aims for surprise and minimal cas. Generally conducted at night.

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Explain the 2 types of attack

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Quick: opportunistic, minimal planking and prep.
Deliberate: adequate time for recon, rehearsals and orders

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List and explain the breaching fundamentals.

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Suppress - prevent en from engaging. 
Obscure - minimise obs on breach site. 
Secure - by direct or IDF
Reduce - allow passage through obstacle 
Assault - assault through and seize objective.
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List and explain the stages of the attack

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Preparatory - issue WNGO, recon, appreciation and planning, move to FUP/SBF
Assault - break in, fight through.
Exploitation- maintain momentum
Reorg - all round defence, consider the mission.

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List and explain each of the BOS

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C2 - integral component of all BOS. Orchestrates all systems and personnel.
CSS - logistics, materiel and personnel support and sustainment.
IDI - affects decision making process of en. Counterintelligence, deception.
ISR - creating the intelligence picture to plan and conduct operations.
Man - concentrates effort at decisive point to achieve surprise, psychological shock and physical momentum.
MS - knowing and shaping the physical aspect of the battle space. Mobility, counter mobility and survivability.
GBAD - protecting air assets from land based attack.
OS - orchestrates the use of indirect fire weapons, armed aircraft and other means to achieve economy of effort in suppression neutralisation or destruction of a target.

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List and explain the 3 phases of conflict.

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Pre-conflict - threatening military intervention.
Conflict - military forces used to enforce a political aim.
Post-conflict - military no longer employing violence but may continue to provide stability operations.

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List the four types of land force activities.

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Offensive - attack, advance, pursuit
Defensive - area, mobile, retrograde (withdraw and delay)
Stability
Enabling

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List and explain the two different types of deliberate ambush

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Limited: only 1 EA is selected
Area: numerous killing grounds, covers multiple en approach and withdrawal routes.

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List the 5 groupings in an ambush

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Early warning
Killer group
Command group
Rear security
Cut off

Also, blocking force and mobile reserve

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Symbol: friendly ground axis of main attack

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Symbol: friendly direction of main attack

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Symbol: friendly line of departure.

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Symbol: friendly objective (named BoB)

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Symbol: friendly support by fire position.

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Target reference point (allocated number 101)

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Symbol: friendly rifle coy posn (orientated to top of page)

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Symbol: friendly OP

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Symbol: en artillery forward observer post

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Symbol: friendly infantry weapon

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Friendly anti-armour rocket launcher (84mm MRAAW)

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Symbol: friendly medium guns (155mm howitzer)

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Symbol: suspect grenade launcher

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Symbol: 8x hostile heavy MG

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Symbol: 2Pl, A coy, 5RAR (mechanised)
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Symbol: 2Tp, A sqn,1 Armd Regt, as part of 1 bde, moving NE
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42nd enemy amphibious raider bn
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Symbol: 107 battery, 4 Regt, RAA
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Symbol: 4 section, 5 pl, B coy + spt sect, 2RAR
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Symbol: HQ 5 avn Regt (rotary wing) as part of 1 task force.
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1 and 2 Pl from A coy 6RAR occupying the same area.
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Symbol: pl attack with 2 sections forward, PHQ central and one section in depth in a FUP with an LD and direction of attack east.
Draw it
32
List and explain the 4 types of command authorities.
Organic - you own it Attached - used to tailor a force to a task. Short term loan. Assigned - you have it on long term loan. Supporting - you don't have it but you have it's help.
33
Draw the AS Inf Bn wire diagram
Don't be lazy, draw it Picasso.
34
List the 10 branch designator a within the common staff system
``` 0 - command group and specialist staff 1 - personnel 2 - intelligence 3 - operations 4 - Logistics 5 - plans 6 - communication and information 7 - doctrine and training 8 - development 9 - civil military cooperation ```
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List and explain the 4 types of support authority
Direct support - priority of support from asset to supported unit. Reinforcing support - reinforce the effect of a like unit. General support - provides support to while force General support reinforcing - even dart mission to reinforce effect of a like unit
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Mag58 ranges. Bipod Tripod C2 site
Bipod: 800m Tripod: 1800m C2: 2000m Harassing: 3000m
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``` 81mm mortar: Planning range: Max range: OSD: Coverage (Pl): ```
Planning range: 4400m Max range: 4974m OSD: 90m Coverage (Pl): 120x315m
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``` Mk3 84mm MRAAW: HEAT RAP (stationary) HEAT RAP (moving) HEDP (stationary) HEDP (moving) HEDP (area range) ```
``` HEAT RAP (stationary) - 700m HEAT RAP (moving) - 500m HEDP (stationary) - 500m HEDP (moving) - 300m HEDP (area range) - 1000m ```
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``` M777A2 155mm howitzer: Planning range (non RAP): Max range (non RAP): OSD: Coverage (troop): ```
Planning range (non RAP): 20300m Max range (non RAP): 22500m OSD: 200m Coverage (troop): 150x150m
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List 3 types of MAF defensive operations.
``` Area Mobile Retrograde - withdraw - delay - retire ```
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List the 14 tactical guidelines for MAF defensive operations:
``` PC SWAM FRONTAGE OBSTACLES CAUSED: Patrolling Combat surveillance and target acquisition Stability White light All round defence Mobility counter attack forces Obstacles Frontages and depths Coordinated fire plan Anti armour defence Use of key terrain Security Echelons and reserves Defence and depth ```
42
Draw the layout of the MAF Bn in area defence, include all frontages and depths, zone names and unit placements.
Get out your clicker pen you slacker.
43
List the 10 principles of war
``` Selection and maintenance of the aim Surprise Sustainment Security Economy of effort Cooperation Concentration of force Offensive action Morale Flexibility ```
44
List and explain the three levels of command within Australia
``` Strategic: Military strategic and national strategic Concerned with winning the war Operational: Concerned with winning the campaign Tactical: Concerned with winning the battle ```
45
List the enduring and variable features of war
Friction Uncertainty Chance Danger Human interaction Physical terrain
46
List the seven parts of a warning order
``` Situation Likely tasks Key timings Time and place of o group Prelim moves Admin and log Ack ```
47
List and explain the seven tenants of manoeuvre theory
Surprise - unexpected event that degrades the en will to resist. Orchestration - coordination of all physical and non physical actions to ensure a unified contribution to the mission. Focus all actions on enemy COG - disruption - dislocation (temporal, functional moral and physical) Tempo - speed of decision, transition, execution Recon pull - fighting for information rather than with it Main effort - focusing all efforts on main task to ensure success Combined arms teams - each asset aims to cover vulnerabilities with strengths.
48
Explain the Boyd and Adaptation cycle.
OODA loop - observe, orientate, decide, act - decision superiority through a faster conduct if the loop than the enemy ASDA cycle - act, sense, decide, adapt - reactionary - learns from the interaction and adapts.
49
List and explain the give prerequisites of mission command
Trust - mutual respect of commanders at all levels. Understanding - subordinates have a clear understanding of intent Reliability - of response Risk - acceptance of certain degree of rock Doctrine - supported by parameters
50
List and explain the tools of mission command
Mission analysis Mission orders Forward command
51
Explain the capabilities of the platoons in spt coy
Mortar Pl - provide support to inf, 81mm mortar RSS Pl - recon and surveillance, SR98 sniper rifle or .50 calibre sniper rifle Sig Pl - communications centre DFSW Pl - AGL, 50 cal or javelin
52
List and explain the two types of advance
Advance to contact: - recon pull - contact not made/lost Advance in contact: - command push - initiating advance towards en
53
Draw a diagram of the advance
Suffer now and live the rest of your life a smooth operator.
54
Explain the difference between ABF and SBF
ABF: destroy obj from a distance through heavy firepower SBF: suppress obj from loc while As assaulting force moves onto and through obj
55
Define centre of gravity
The characteristic, capability of locality from which a force, nation to alliance derives it's strength, will to fight or FoA
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3 parts of commanders intent
Purpose, method, endstate
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Calibre, effective range, max range and symbol for PKM
7.62mm 1000m 3800m max Arrow, single horizontal line
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Calibre, effective range, max range and symbol for RPK-74
5.45mm 800m effective - Single arrow
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Calibre, effective range, max range and symbol for SPG-9
73mm 1000m Direct: 1300, indirect: 4500m Arrow, arrow feet, 2 vertical lines either side of spine
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Calibre, effective range, max range and symbol for 60mm M-57
60mm 75-2540 2540 Arrow, circle bottom, single line
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Calibre, effective range, max range and symbol for 82mm
82mm 60-4270 4270 Arrow, circle bottom, double line
62
Draw the MAF inf bn
Earn those pineapples!
63
What should you include in your overlay?
``` Fiduciaries Title Correct as at Compiled by Security classification North point ```
64
Draw the outputs of the IMAP
Chapter 10, LWD
65
Explain the pursuit
Aggressively following a shattered and withdrawing threat IOT capture or destroy
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4 types of dislocation
Physical: focus en strength in WRONG PLACE Functional: render en strength INAPPROPRIATE Moral: Undermine en LEGITIMACY Temporal: Preventing en using strength at TIME OF CHOOSING

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