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OCS Phase 2- Tactics
Army Operations - Offensive and Defense Tactics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the FMs for Operations? | FM 3-0 and FM 3-90 |
| What is TTP | Tactics, Techniques, Procedures |
| Define Army Doctrine | Doctrine is the concise expression of how America's Army forces contribute to unified action in campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements. |
| What is METT-TC | Mission, Enemy, Time, Troops, Terrain, Civilian Considerations |
| T or F Tactics is battlefield problem solving usually thought out and passive in nature. | F: Answer= Tactics is battlefield problem solving usually RAPID AND DYNAMIC in nature |
| The Art of Tactics | Employment |
| The Science of Tactics | Docturne |
| What are the Levels of War | 1. Strategic 2. Operational 3. Tactical |
| What is Strategic | To establish objectives and guidance Art and Science. |
| What is Operational | Conduct campaigns and major operations to establish conditions that define that end state. |
| What is Tactical | "Boots on the ground". Day to day battles |
| What are the effects of Combat Power | 1. Maneuver 2. Firepower 3. Leadership 4. Protection 5. Information |
| Maneuver | Employment of Forces - You pick when, where, and how to fight the enemy. |
| Firepower | Destructive Force |
| Leadership | Purpose Direction Motivation |
| Protection | Always need Security. |
| Information | Enhances leadership, magnifies the effects of manuever, firepower and protection |
| What are the 8 Elements of Combat Power | 1. Leadership (Center) 2. Fires 3. Intel 4. Command and Control 5. Sustainment 6. movement and manouver 7. Protection 8. Information (encoumpasses everything) |
| There are 9 principles of war, what are they? | 1. Objective 2. Offensive 3. Mass 4. Economy of Force 5. Maneuver 6. Unity of Command 7. Security 8. Surprise 9. Simplicity |
| Objective | Clearly defined Decisive Attainable |
| Offensive | Exploit |
| Mass | Concentration of Combat power at precise place and time |
| Maneuver | Always be flexible |
| Security | Never permit the enemy to acuire an unexpected advantage |
| surprise | strike the enemy at a time and place when they are unprepared |
| Simplicity (Yassanye) | Prepare clear, Uncomplicated plans and concise orders to ensure thorough understanding |
| Unity of Command | A single commander directs and coordinates |
| Economy of Force | Employ all combat power available in the most effective way possible |
| What are the tenets of Army Operations | Depth Agility Versatility Initiative Synchronization |
| Depth | the extension of operation in time space and resources |
| Agility | move and sdjust quickly |
| Versatility | To quickly transition |
| Initiative | Settin or dictating the terms of action throughout the battle or operation |
| Synchronization | KEY COMPONENT - Arrangement of activities in time space and purpose to mass maximum relative combat power |
| What are the 4 characteristics of the Offencse | Surprise Concentration Tempo Audacity |
| Surprise | Strike the unprepared enemy |
| Concentration | massing of overwhelming effects of combat power |
| Tempo | Rate of speed |
| Audacity | Simple plan of action |
| What are the three types of Offensive Operations | Decisive Shaping Sustaining |
| What are the 5 forms of Maneuver | Envelopment Turning Movement Infiltration Penetration Frontal Attack |
| What are the 4 types of offensive operations | Movement to Contact Attack Exploitation Pursuit |
| What are the 3 Variants of Movement to Attack | Search and Attack Approach March Meeting Engagement |
| What are the three types of Attack | Hasty Deliberate Special (6 cases) |
| What are the 6 Special Attack Cases | 1. Spoiling 2. Counterattack 3. Raid 4. Ambush 5. Feint 6. Demonstration |
| What is Exploitation | follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy |
| What are the 3 Phases of Offensive Operations | Planning Preperation Execution |
| Operations in Depth = ? | Deep, Close, & Rear |
| The attack is organized into 3 elements, What are they | Support Breach Assault |
| What are the three classifications of terrain | Unrestrictive restrictive Severly Restricted |
| What are the Tactical tasks for Terrain | Sieze Defend Retain |
| DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS | The purpose of defensive operations is to cause an enemy attack to fail and create conditions favorable for assuming the offensive |
| What are the characteristics of the Defense | Massing Effects Flexibility Preparation Security Disruption |
| WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS | MOBILE DEFENSE AREA DEFENSE RETROGRADE |
| WHAT IS AN ENGAGEMENT AREA? | Where the commander intends to trap and destroy an enemy force using the massed fires of all available weapons. |
| WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF BATTLE POSITIONS | Primary Alternate Supplementary |
| Define the sequence of the defense | Prepare for combat Move to defensive positions Establish defensive positions Locate the enemy Initiate contact / Actions on enemy contact Fight the defense Consolidate & Reorganize |
| What are 5 defensive techniques | Defend in Sector Defend from a Battle Position Defend from a Strongpoint Defend a Perimeter Defense of a Reverse Slope |
| Why have a defensive occupation plan? | Prevents confusion Establishes security quickly Allows parallel planning Allows priority of work to commence |
| Define the priority of work | Establish security Position key weapons Clear fields of fire and prepare range cards Prepare fighting positions Emplace obstacles and mines Prepare alternate positions Establish work rest plan Stockpile ammunition, food, and water |
| True or False: At platoon level, the reserve may consist of a rifle squad, fire team, or the platoon headquarters element. | True |
| WHAT IS THE ENGAGEMENT AREA | where you want to kill the enemy |
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