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LESSON 2

PRACTICE EXERCISE 3
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

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?
Short and violent, like "time on target."
   
3. Because indirect fire is less effective in urban areas, what weapons can be used to provide direct fire support?
Tanks, CEV's, or direct-fire artillery pieces.
   
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?
On the near side or friendly side of the feature selected.
   
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?
Prepare a detailed plan with more restrictive control measures for decentralized execution at the lowest level.
   
7. a. Because of the basic nature of urbanized terrain, planning and control must be: Centralized

b. Execution must be: 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?
To control fires and designate areas of responsibility.
   
10. a. In block type areas where movement is restricted, where are boundaries drawn?

In the street, however, they are drawn on the side of the street so that the street included in the zone of one unit.

b. When designating boundaries, what must never be split?

A street between units.
   
11. What are the functions of checkpoints and contact points?
To aid in reporting locations and controlling movement; to help adjacent units maintain lateral contact.
   
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?

1 to 2 blocks.

b. To battalion task forces?

2 to 4 blocks.
   
13. List four missions of the reserve in an attack on urban terrain.
Exploit a weakness or success
Reinforce the main attack by fire or by attacking from another direction
Conduct detailed clearance of bypassed enemy positions
Conduct security missions as required
Insure the mission of an attacking element
Maintain contact with adjacent units.
   
14. In terms of firing at targets, how are tanks at a disadvantage in an urban area?
Their main guns cannot be depressed or elevated sufficiently to fire into the basements or upper floors of buildings at close range.
   
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?
The infantry fighting vehicle.
   
16. In movement down narrow streets, what elements should lead?
Dismounted infantry.
   
17. In relation to security, what domestic problems usually accompany urban combat?
The problem of controlling and administering to civilians.
   
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