Quiz one

Question 1

7 Key Points/Characteristics of Defense

Answer 1

Preparation
Security
Operations in Depth
Disruption
Mass and Concentration
Flexibility
Maneuver

Question 2

3 Basic types of defense tasks

Answer 2

Area- allows defender to maintain control of terrain. Enemy knows defender is in general location.

Mobile- Focuses on defeating enemy by allowing enemy to advance while the defender continuously withdraws to the point where the attacker is exposed and the defender can have a decisive counterattack.

Retrograde-Same purpose as Mobile, except executed in one move. Delay, Withdraw, Retirement.

Question 3

Purpose for a Reserve Mission

Answer 3

Kept to rear to be available for a decisive engagement.

Question 4

4 Defensive Techniques

Answer 4

Linear, Battle, Perimeter, Reverse Slope.

Question 5

4 Types of BPs

Answer 5

Primary, Alternate, Supplementary, Subsequent (diff BPs for phases of operation).

Question 6

Hasty BP

Answer 6

P-primary, alt, supp BP
T-TRPs
S-Sectors of Fire
E-Engagement Area
A-Assign trigger and disengagement lines
R-Routes in and out of BP
S-subsequent BPs

Question 7

7 Steps of EA Development

Answer 7

• Identify avenues of approach
• Determine enemy schemes of maneuver
• Determine where to kill enemy
• plan and integrate obstacles
• emplacement weapons systems
• plan and integrate indirect fires
• conduct EA rehearsals

Question 8

9 principles of Direct Fire Control

Answer 8

• mass the effects of fire
• destroy greatest threat first
• avoid target overkill
• employ the best weapon for target type
• minimize friendly exposure
• employ combat ID process
• prevent fratricide
• plan for extreme limited visibility
• develop contingencies for degraded capabilities

Question 9

Purpose of Defense

Answer 9

To create conditions for a counteroffensive that allow forces to regain the initiative