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LESSON 2
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
General Situation: You are an infantry officer stationed in Europe or the Middle East. As an infantry officer it is vital that you recognize and know some of the capabilities of the various THREAT light armored vehicles that Soviet, Warsaw Pact, and Middle East forces could deploy against you. Use this situation to answer the questions in this practice exercise.
1. You are in charge of a reconnaissance mission along the border of a Warsaw Pact country and observe a number of similar type vehicles (shown in Figure 2-39) deployed in self-propelled howitzer battalions. You identify the vehicles as
A. armored personnel carriers (APCs).
B. amphibious reconnaissance vehicles (ARVs).
C. airborne combat vehicles (ACVs).
D. armored command reconnaissance vehicle (ACRVs).
ACRVs are deployed in self-propelled howitzer battalions as battery and battalion fire direction centers (FDCs), making it possible, through communications links with maneuvering unit commanders, for the self-propelled howitzers to operate closer to the forward line of troops.
Figure 2-39.
2. Refer to Figure 2-39. The vehicles position is significant because it is mainly concerned with
A. identifying targets of opportunity.
B. supporting field artillery units.
C. front line troop support.
D. ferrying troops to front line positions.
The 1V12 ACRVs main concern is to identify targets for the self-propelled howitzers and other offensive weapons to fire on.
3. Refer to Figure 2-39. You know the vehicles fall under the designation of 1V12s and are used solely by the
A. Polish Armed Forces.
B. Yugoslavian Militia.
C. Soviet Union.
D. Czechoslovakian Army.
There are four versions of the ACRV: the 1V13, 1V14/1V15 and the 1V16. All four versions fall under the designation of 1V12 and are in service with the Soviet Union.
4. You are watching a command training film of Soviet light armored vehicles and recognize the considerably smaller than average light tracked vehicle shown in Figure 2-40 as a
A. BTR-50P armored personnel carrier (APC).
B. FUG/OT-65A amphibious reconnaissance vehicle (ARV)
C. BMP infantry combat vehicle (ICV)
D. BMD airborne combat vehicle (ACV).
Originally thought to be a light tank, the BMD airborne combat vehicle is the lightest combat vehicle in the the Soviet Army; it is easily recognized by its smaller size and similar appearance to the BMP.
Figure 2-40.
5. Refer to Figure 2-40. For amphibious operations, this vehicle is propelled through the water by
A. a single waterjet.
B. a screw-type propeller.
C. two waterjets.
D. is not amphibious.
The BMD is fully amphibious and is propelled through the water by two waterjets mounted at the hull rear.
6. You observe an Iraqi light armored vehicle (shown in Figure 2-41) fitted with a 12.7-mm open-mounted machine gun, a crew of two, and twenty troops standing by to enter an open troop compartment. You identify the vehicle as a
A. BTR-60P APC.
B. BTR-50P APC.
C. BTR-70 APC.
D. BTR-60PB APC.
The BTR-50P armored personnel is the basic APC version, having an open-mounted gun, open troop compartment, crew of two and capacity for twenty troops.
Figure 2-41.
7. The vehicle identified in Figure 2-41 is amphibious and propelled through the water by
A. its tracks.
B. a single waterjet.
C. two screw-type propellers.
D. two waterjets.
The BTR-50P APC is propelled through the water by two waterjets at the rear of the vehicle.
8. Refer to Figure 2-42. You recognize the vehicle and know it is deployed as the standard APC by the
A. Polish motor rifle units.
B. Soviet Naval Infantry.
C. Czechoslovakia motor rifle units.
D. Lithuanian National Guard.
The BTR-60P is used by the Soviet Naval Infantry as its standard APC. Although, some Soviet motorized rifle units are replacing their BTR-60Ps with better equipped BMP-1s.
Figure 2-42.
9. You see two vehicles of the type shown in Figure 2-42 offloading troops. Knowing the troop carrying capacity of the vehicles, you expect to see
A. 8 armed personnel.
B. 12 armed personnel.
C. 24 armed personnel.
D. 28 armed personnel.
The BTR-60P has a normal passenger load of 12 personnel. Two such vehicles can carry a total of 24 troops.
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