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Lesson 2

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Situation: Your company commander believes that enemy contact is probable. Use this situation to answer questions 1 through 4.

1. In the movement technique that the company employs, your anti-armor platoon's role is to be one of

A. reconnaissance.
B. supply.
C. overwatch.
D. assault.
2. Later, enemy contact is expected, and the company commander orders a change in movement techniques so that he is leading with a single platoon while the remainder of the company overwatches. You orient your TOW platoon on

A. suspected enemy locations and avenues of approach.
B. the bounding element.
C. likely or suspected enemy locations at closer ranges.
D. preplanned and designated targets.
3. In establishing the overwatch, one of the important considerations that you observe regarding the role of the TOW launcher system is that it

A. is a suppressive weapon.
B. is a volume fire weapon.
C. has a high trajectory.
D. provides long-range, accurate fire on point targets.
4. Your platoon must move to the rear. You instruct the platoon to do so in which of the following ways?

A. Each squad moves rearward, one after another, in a single file.
B. Each section moves rearward by squads within the sections.
C. Each section moves rearward by section.
D. Each section moves rearward together as a single platoon-size unit.

Situation: Your TOW section is practicing terrain driving. Use this situation to answer question 5.

5. You see a driver driving his vehicle along the ridge of a hill. You remind the driver NOT to

A. skyline.
B. silhouette.
C. outline.
D. advertise.

Situation: Your TOW squad is engaging enemy tanks. Use this situation to answer question 6.

6. You have your gunner engage targets from the flank rather than from the front because a tank is less likely to be killed when engaged from the front and more likely to

A. detect and suppress your TOW.
B. retreat successfully.
C. reroute its approach toward your firing position.
D. outmaneuver your TOW vehicle.

Situation: Your TOW squad is seeking suitable terrain in which to establish a firing position. Use this situation to answer question 7.

7. Which of the following firing terrain features do you use as a place in which to establish your firing position?

A. Road junctions.
B. Lone buildings or trees.
C. Hilltops.
D. Edges of woods.

Situation: You are recovering a nosed tracked vehicle. Use this situation to answer question 8.

8. How many similar vehicles may you require to recover a nosed tracked vehicle?

A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.

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