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Military

LESSON 2
PRACTICE EXERCISE

Instructions The following items will test your understanding of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, review that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.
1. What form is used to record a hasty protective row minefield?

A. DA Form 721-1
B. DA Form 1553-1
C. DA Form 1368
D. DA Form 1355-1-R
2. A minefield must be fenced on all sides if M18A1 AP mines are employed and the minefield will be in place for over _____ hours.

A. 24
B. 48
C. 72
D. 96
3. Mines farthest from the enemy are armed first.

A. True
B. False
4. The spacing between mines is at least ______ meters to prevent sympathetic detonation.

A. 5
B. 12
C. 6
D. 4
5. The __________ has the initial authority to employ hasty protective row minefields.

A. brigade commander
B. battalion commander
C. company commander
D. platoon leader
6. What is the minimum distance (in meters) between AT mine rows in a hasty protective row minefield?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 15
D. 20
7. During removal procedures, the removal team moves from the RP to B1 and finds that B1 is destroyed. What is the next course of action?

A. Move from the RP to B2 using the same azimuth and distance measurements
B. Shoot the azimuth to Al and then to the first mine in Row A.
C. Shoot the azimuth to the first mine after reaching where B1 was supposed to be.
D. Wait for the person who installed the B1 marker to verify its location.
8. What is the minimum distance (in meters) required between personnel removing mines?

A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
9. What is the first step for the removal team?

A. Turn the dials to SAFE or UNARMED.
B. Place a tick mark beside each mine on the DA Form 1355-1-R.
C. Replace all pins, clips, and other safety devices.
D. Check the sides and bottoms for AHDs and then disarm or mark the mines.
10. Once a hasty protective row minefield has been removed, the servicable mines are ____________.

A. destroyed
B. turned in to the ammunition supply point
C. cleaned and packed in their original containers and stored according to the unit's SOP
D. transferred to another unit to use in their defensive position