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LESSON 2

PRACTICE EXERCISE 3

Note: The following exercises are study aids. Print this sheet and write your answer in the space provided below each question. When you have finished answering all the questions for this lesson, compare your answers with those given by following the link at the bottom of this page. Review the lesson as necessary.
1. If the objective is a small urban area, a battalion will usually attack:
A. As part of the brigade.
B. With an isolated platoon.
C. Independently.
D. With dismounted infantry.
   
2. In an urban area that contains heavily constructed buildings, what type of artillery preparation should be used?
   
3. Because indirect fire is less effective in urban areas, what weapons can be used to provide direct fire support?
   
4. True or False: Objectives within an urban area are relatively deep. .
   
5. When phaselines are used on urban terrain, where should they be placed?
   
6. To help offset control problems caused by limited freedom of movement on the urban terrain, as the commander, what must you prepare during the planning phase of your operation?
   
7. a. Because of the basic nature of urbanized terrain, planning and control must be: a. Centralized b. Decentralized. b. Execution must be: a. Centralized. b. Decentralized.
   
8. Small buildings will be assigned as objectives to rifle:
A. Squads.
B. Platoons.
C. Companies.
D. Battalions.
   
9. At battalion level, what are boundaries used for?
   
10. a. In block type areas where movement is restricted, where are boundaries drawn?



b. When designating boundaries, what must never be split?
   
11. What are the functions of checkpoints and contact points?
   
12. a. Within an urban area, where the average block is 175 meters wide, what is the width of the frontage normally assigned to company teams?



b. To battalion task forces?
   
13. List four missions of the reserve in an attack on urban terrain.



   
14. In terms of firing at targets, how are tanks at a disadvantage in an urban area?
   
15. What weapon system used on urban terrain has the capability to fire into upper floors of buildings by using its 25mm automatic gun and 7.62mm coax machinegun?
   
16. In movement down narrow streets, what elements should lead?
   
17. In relation to security, what domestic problems usually accompany urban combat?
   
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