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LESSON TWO
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
| 1. | You have been given an operation order and are preparing your OPORD for your squad leaders. When deciding what to include in your OPORD, you | ||
| a. | read all of your SOPs to see what applies to this situation. | ||
| b. | include as much as is known about how to destroy or suppress the enemy. | ||
| c. | base your decision on your own personal knowledge of the enemy rather than staff estimates. | ||
| d. | use your field manual to write an outline. | ||
| 2. | Your platoon has just completed a successful defense of your position. To improve your opportunity to repel a second attack, you | ||
| a. | increase camouflage on all positions to improve concealment. | ||
| b. | relocate your forces to another location under cover. | ||
| c. | establish local security by increasing the number of personnel assigned to OPs. | ||
| d. | reposition fighting positions and weapons positions that may have been compromised. | ||
| 3. | You are preparing a platoon order and are reviewing what you know about the mission. In preparing your order, you | ||
| a. | restate signal requirements exactly as stated in the company order. | ||
| b. | use the five-paragraph order format designed for the platoon OPORD. | ||
| c. | write down the complete order based on the company order. | ||
| d. | narrow paragraphs four and five to fit your platoon. | ||
| 4. | You are preparing a defense on the edge of an urban area. In preparing defensive positions, you | ||
| a. | locate your fighting vehicle element teams near the edge to allow for surprise. | ||
| b. | concentrate fires in narrow passages for maximum effect. | ||
| c. | use mutually supporting buildings rather than one building. | ||
| d. | use some wood buildings since the enemy will not expect it. | ||
| 5. | Your platoon is preparing defensive positions in an urban area for dismount elements. In selecting the best positions, you | ||
| a. | chose a reinforced cellar as the best position possible. | ||
| b. | avoid obvious positions. | ||
| c. | position your personnel in a variety of buildings including wood, brick, and concrete, if available. | ||
| d. | concentrate your personnel in one position to bring maximum fires to bear on the same target. | ||
| 6. | In preparing for the defense, you are choosing defensive positions. To locate your Dragons, you | ||
| a. | choose a well fortified area with at least 150 square feet of floor space. | ||
| b. | place your Dragons to allow a minimum of 50-meters for arming distance. | ||
| c. | position in the upper story of a building with a clear field of fire. | ||
| d. | select a ground level position to cover the dismount team. | ||
| 7. | Your platoon is mounted and has been assigned to accomplish a silent watch. As the first step, you | ||
| a. | have your M2's charge their batteries simultaneously in preparation for the watch. | ||
| b. | establish a silent watch plan. | ||
| c. | verify adequate communications capability. | ||
| d. | charge batteries one vehicle at a time. | ||
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