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LESSON 1 PRACTICAL 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.
Situation:
You are a platoon leader. You are preparing your platoon to defend its assigned battle position.

1. You are designating positions for the Dragons. You

a.select an alternate position covering the most likely dismounted avenues of approach.
b.deploy them laterally and in depth to cover a designated armor kill zone.
c.select good firing positions, and give control to the squad leaders.
d.position them to cover the same sectors of fire from the supplementary positions.

2. You just gave one of your M60 machine gun crews the position, sector of fire, and PDF. The crew should now

a.ensure that the secondary sector can be covered.
b.outline the position on the ground.
c.mark the position to lay the machine gun on the PDF.
d.position the machine gun to lay on the FPL.

3. The company team fragmentary order (FRAGO) directed you to move your platoon to a new battle position. The FRAGO indicated that you would be in the position for a short time and to conduct a hasty defense. The method of employment you use is

a.carrier teams and dismount teams on the same position
b.teams on adjacent positions.
c.carrier element and dismount element on separate battle positions.
d.platoon mounted on a single battle position.