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LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Situation: You are a platoon leader. You have just received the company warning order for an offensive operation. You are executing your troop-leading procedures and preparing to issue your platoon order and participate in an offensive operation.
| 1. | While making a tentative plan for the upcoming offensive operation, you are aware that, historically, most successful offensive operations have— | |
| A. | attacked enemy strong points. | |
| B. | produced more enemy prisoners than casualties. For infantry platoons, the stated purpose of the offense is to destroy the enemy and his will to fight. This can be done without a high enemy casualty count, such as by isolating enemy units so that they will no longer have an impact on the outcome of the fight. |
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| C. | destroyed enemy installations and facilities. | |
| D. | induced the enemy to shift forces from critical areas. | |
| 2. | You are arranging your squads and fire teams for movement on the battlefield. When enemy contact is not likely, the movement technique used is— | |
| A. | traveling. Traveling is used when enemy contact is not likely and units want speed. |
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| B. | traveling overwatch. | |
| C. | bounding overwatch. | |
| D. | wedge formation. | |
| 3. | You are explaining the fundamentals of movement to your squad leaders. You state that the key to moving successfully is— | |
| A. | move away from key terrain. | |
| B. | make contact with the lead element. | |
| C. | select the best combination of formations and movement techniques in each situation. Movement refers to the shifting of forces on the battlefield. The key to moving successfully involves selecting the best combination of formations and movement techniques in each situation. Leaders consider the factors of METT-T in selecting the best route and appropriate formation and movement technique. |
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| D. | move out of the range of your platoon's organic indirect fire support. | |
| 4. | Your platoon is preparing to conduct a movement to contact. You are briefing your platoon on the relationship between movement to contact, attacks, exploitations, and pursuit. You explain that a movement to contact is— | |
| A. | part of the preparatory phase of offensive operations. When your platoon is moving to gain or re-establish contact with the enemy, it means that other preparatory steps such as, concentration of forces, arranging for fire support, and combat service support have been taken. Movement to contact is another phase of this preparation. |
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| B. | only conducted during mobile or mechanized operations. | |
| C. | characterized by detailed information about the enemy's dispositions. | |
| D. | started when the forces become engaged. | |
| 5. | You are completing your planning prior to conducting a movement to contact. What control measure can be used to control movement of the platoon? You— | |
| A. | assign an additional line of departure. | |
| B. | assign additional radios to the squads. | |
| C. | modify the movement technique. | |
| D. | designate additional phase lines and checkpoints. Speed and continuous forward movement are essential when conducting a movement to contact. Offensive control measures are used to control and coordinate the forward movement of the company or company team. |
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| 6. | You are briefing your squad leaders on fire and movement. You explain that a fire element— | |
| A. | will always be designated by the company or company team commander. | |
| B. | may be a soldier, a fire team, or an entire platoon. The size is not the determining factor. The mission to direct fire at the enemy to cover the movement of the maneuver element is the important factor. |
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| C. | will be designated before contact is made. | |
| D. | should remain a fire element, once it is so designated. | |
| 7. | Your platoon has made contact with the enemy, and you are advancing towards the objective by fire and movement. You must decide which element you will control. You— | |
| A. | give control of the maneuver element to the platoon sergeant. | |
| B. | task a squad leader to control the maneuver element. | |
| C. | go with the maneuver element. You should give your platoon sergeant or a fire team leader control of the fire element. By going with the maneuver, element you are better able to develop the situation, and choose a course of action. |
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| D. | check with company commander to see whether you should control the fire or themaneuver element. | |
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