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LESSON 3

PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

1. For the mission of attacking a block in an urban area, a company should be reinforced with tanks and engineers.
   
2. Tanks, machineguns, and other direct fire supporting weapons fire on the objective from covered positions.
   
3. Describe the sequence of events leading to the seizure of a block in an urban area, by a company/team.
Concealed by smoke and supported by direct fire weapons, ans assaulting platoon attacks the first isolated building, moving quickly while the enemy is still stunned by supporting fire. Each building is cleared systematically. After seizing the block, the company consolidates and reorganizes to repel a counterattack or to continue the attack.
   
4. Describe the four tasks that must be accomplished for a company/team to seize a bridge on urban terrain.
Clear the building on the near bank which permit a clear view of the bridge and the firing of supporting weapons; quickly suppress enemy weapons on the far bank with direct fire and smoke; seize a bridge-head on the far bank by an assault across the bridge; and secure a perimeter around the bridge, so that engineers can clear any obstacles.
   
5. In order to isolate a position during a company/team attack of a city block, weapons are deployed so that they:
Control the streets and the open areas between the buildings.
   
6. When moving between key points during a movement to contact on a commercial ribbon, a company/team will move:
A. Dismounted to clear the key point.
B. With troops mounted behind the lead platoon, which is dismounted.
C. With tanks in the lead supported by dismounted infantry.
D. With troops dismounted behind the lead platoon, which is mounted.
   
7. Describe the procedure for clearing a building.
Troops go quickly to the top floor and clear from the top down.
   
8. In order, list the three steps of an assault of a building.
Isolate the building,
enter the building,
clear the building
   
9. The clearing of a building is done by the Rifle squads.
   
10. In this practical exercise, you are the commander of Tm B, TF 2-78 Mech developing your plan of attack. Use the following Simulated Tactical Situation, TF 2-78 OPORD, Terrain Analysis, and Two Special Map A's: Special Map A (presently identified as 87976 Army-Ft. Benning, Georgia, 1980) furnished to you and Special Map A (presently identified to accompany Incl 1, Section III CA4C60/5 - Company Team Attack on Urbanized Terrain) to complete the Tm B OPORD worksheet.
Click here for a solution for the company/team attack on urbanized terrain. This is not the only way to execute Tm B's mission. As the commander you should plan an attack that offers the greatest probability of success. Use this solution as an aid and compare your completed worksheet with the solution presented here to see how close you are and why.
   
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