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Situation: You are the leader of the 2nd platoon, C Company, 32nd Bn, 134th Div Inf (Mech). Your unit is part of a combined German and U.S. force deployed in eastern Germany, at the request of the German government. The combined force's mission is to counter a paramilitary insurgency in Leipzig which has captured and is currently occupying the city. Use this situation to answer the questions in this exercise. |
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Your platoon is dismounted, moving to contact down a street in the business section of the city. You come to a street corner. To determine what is taking place around the corner, you
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Your platoon is clearing an enemy-held building from the top down. You have secured a foothold and breach point on the building's roof. Two squads will clear rooms from the stairs and two squads will rappel down the building's exterior and enter through windows. You are setting up the rappel site. You make sure the rope is of sufficient length and inspect the anchor point to ensure
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You are firing at the enemy from a hasty firing position inside a building, using a window as a firing port. You are firing your weapon
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You are preparing your platoon for offensive action. Since you will have to get to the enemy before you destroy him, you select the weapons and ordnance for their effects against buildings rather than enemy personnel. The most common type of construction in the world is
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A key requirement for victory in combat in built-up areas and under MOUT conditions, is heavy direct-fire support. This heavy direct-fire support is provided by
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Your platoon has been ordered back on the offensive and is attacking and clearing a building. A squad assault force is in the process of clearing a room when it takes a casualty. You
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