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Lesson 1

Practice Exercise

Instructions The following items will test your understanding of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, review that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.

SITUATION

You are a maneuver battalion commander conducting offensive operations. You are planning, coordinating, and integrating fire support.

PART I
1. As the maneuver battalion commander, your guidance to the FSO is to integrate all fire support and maneuver assets

 A. by retraining one third of his artillery assets in reserve.
B. to maximize combat power for the combined arms team.
C. to deny the enemy freedom of maneuver.
2. As the maneuver battalion commander, your guidance to the FSO is that fire support will normally be

A. delivered by the lowest level having effective means available.
B. provided by 155-mm fires.
C. controlled by FIST elements attached to the FSE.
PART II
3. You are a maneuver battalion commander and as part of your indirect fire planning with your FSO, you discuss your scheme of maneuver. Additionally, you should

A. state your target priorities and the effects you want to achieve.
B. inform him that you will place your organic FIST elements under his operational control (OPCON) for offensive operations.
C. provide him the communications equipment needed for his operations.
4. You are a maneuver battalion commander. You have been ordered to attack and seize a position occupied by a company-sized enemy unit. To destroy this enemy force, you must

A. suppress the enemy in the target area.
B. destroy all enemy hard material targets.
C. create a 30 percent or more casualty rate.
5. As a maneuver battalion commander, you have been ordered to attack and seize an enemy position. Your guidance to the FSO is that the first priority of targets

A. is given to targets which can interfere with the battle plan.
B. is assigned to targets which can prevent execution of battle plan.
C. will be assigned on a fire mission basis.
PART III
6. As a mechanized company commander, FIST teams greatly enhance your ability to provide fire support for your unit. The CO FISTV laser capabilities for range finding and for designating targets for attack with precision guided munitions

A. brings a new dimension to fire support.
B. gives you the ability to guide all munitions to the target.
C. increases communications with the two-way digital message device.
7. You are a maneuver company commander. To plan and coordinate your fires, you will

A. rely on information provided in the battalion fire support plan.
B. coordinate with the FSO.
C. coordinate with the FIST.
PART IV
8. You are a maneuver battalion commander planning an offensive operation. To plan naval gunfire support, you

A. coordinate with the brigade FSO.
B. coordinate with your DS artillery commander.
C. coordinate with the NGLO in your FSE.
9. You are a company commander planning indirect fire support with the FSO. The plan includes the use of Copperheads. Their effects

A. must not interfere with planned DS artillery targets.
B. must not interfere with designator lines of sight during engagement periods.
C. must not interfere with planned mortar targets.