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PRACTICE EXERCISE 1
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK

 

SITUATION:

 You are the commander of a battalion task force. Your TF is preparing a defensive position against a larger Soviet force. As part of the defense, you include a plan for a retrograde operation.
1. You are preparing the plan for the defense. Insuring METT-T to develop the plan, you first
     
  A. calculate the manpower needed.
  B. consider the mission.
  C. determine the maneuver.
  D. plan for needed munitions.
     
2. You are developing the execution matrix. In the matrix, you must enter the levels of preparation for the defensive mission. The three levels of preparation that enter are
     
  A. occupy, prepare, and recon.
  B. primary, intermediate, and advanced.
  C. construct, occupy, and defend.
  D. plan, select, and develop.
     
3. In preparing the plan, you are analyzing possible enemy avenues of approach. One possible approach route has short fields of fire, short-range observation, and considerable cover and concealment. You would classify this route as a
     
  A. mounted avenue of approach.
  B. dismounted avenue of approach.
  C. mounted and dismounted avenue of approach.
     
4. In the plan, you are positioning your antiarmor units. You attempt to pick primary positions that will allow
     
  A. frontal fire on the enemy avenue of approach.
  B. flanking fires from defilade positions.
  C. them to attack the enemy's rear from terrain-masked positions.
     
5. You are allocating space for BFVs, ITVs, and Tanks to be used in the defense. As a guideline, in open terrain you would separate them by about
     
  A. 50 meters.
  B. 100 meters.
  C. 150 meters.
  D. 200 meters.
     
6. During the planning for the defense, you must integrate the combat support necessary to conduct the mission. The most important overall combat support priority that you must coordinate is
     
  A. logistical support for supplies and ammunition.
  B. engineer support for building defensive positions.
  C. reconnaissance to know where the enemy is at all times.
  D. fire support for destruction of enemy armored vehicles.
     
7. In finishing the plan, you must determine adjustments to the defensive positions during periods of limited visibility. You decide that positions changes due to darkness should be made
     
  A. before dark, and return to daylight positions before dawn.
  B. after dark, and return to daylight positions at dawn.
  C. before dark, and return to daylight positions at dawn.
  D. after dark, and return to daylight positions before dawn.
     
8.

In the plan, you are including tactics for a retrograde operation. As a task force commander, you know that the brigade or division may conduct a retrograde action to (name 3 reasons)

  • Avoid combat under unfavorable conditions
  • Gain time.
  • Reposition forces.
  • Permit the use of a force elsewhere.
  • Harass, exhaust, resist, and delay the enemy.
  • Draw the enemy into an unfavorable position.
  • Shorten lines of communications and supply.
  • Clear zones for friendly use of chemical or nuclear weapons.
  • Conform to the movement of other friendly forces.
     
9. As in planning the defense, each type of retrograde operation is designed to satisfy a commander's specific intent. Your unit is not in contact with the enemy. The brigade commander orders you to the rear. The type of retrograde that you would be
     
  A. assigned is a delay mission.
  B. ordered to perform is a withdrawal.
  C. conducting is a retirement.
     
10. You are planning a withdrawal action. You would anticipate that the Soviet elements in contact, on detection of your withdrawal, will immediately
  A. initiate a frontal pursuit.
  B. initiate parallel pursuit.
  C. occupy and hold the vacated terrain.
  D. reinforce and prepare for a counterattack.
     
11.

During a retrograde action, you notice that the Soviets are using air reconnaissance planes. You know that these planes are used to determine (name 2 reasons for Soviet air reconnaissance)

  • The beginning of the withdrawal of rear area forces.
  • The composition of withdrawing forces and direction of movement.
  • The composition and direction of movement of the reserve force moving forward.
  • The nature of obstacles and intermediate defensive positions.
   

 

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