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LESSON 2
PRACTICE EXERCISE - ANSWERS
SITUATION
You are a company commander in a brigade-size unit conducting offensive operations in a combat zone.
1. | Your unit is preparing for a movement to contact. This maneuver is conducted to | |
A. | gain contact with the enemy and to develop the situation. | |
B. | pursue a disengaging enemy force. | |
C. | provide flank support for adjustment. | |
D. | prepare to establish a defensive position. | |
2. | During the movement to contact, your battalion makes a meeting engagement with an infantry company. Time is a factor. You, as the commander, order a | |
A. | spoiling attack. | |
B. | deliberate attack. | |
C. | hasty attack. | |
D. | bypass. | |
3. | Your advance has been stopped by a well-organized enemy force which cannot be bypassed or turned. As the commander, you order | |
A. | an encircling force. | |
B. | a deliberate attack. | |
C. | a counterattack. | |
D. | a deep operation. | |
4. | The security force has reported that the enemy is preparing for an attack and is confirmed by intelligence. As the commander, you prepare for a | |
A. | movement to contact. | |
B. | spoiling attack. | |
C. | counterattack. | |
D. | direct pressure force | |
5. | As a result of the spoiling attack the enemy force has lost its capability to resist, and is retreating. As the commander, you order a | |
A. | pursuit. | |
B. | exploitation | |
C. | rear operation. | |
D. | deep operation. | |
6. | During the planning stage for a movement to contact, you, the commander must employ the security force far enough forward of the main body to allow you | |
A. | space and time react to enemy contact. | |
B. | to provide flank and rear security. | |
C. | to protect the forces from unnecessary losses. | |
D. | to hold the bulk of the forces far enough back without being decisively engaged. | |
7. | During the preparation phase for an attack, you, the commander should use no more than one-third of the available time, allowing two-thirds for the subordinate commanders | |
A. | to prepare for a movement to contact. | |
B. | to coordinate and to apply troop-leading procedures. | |
C. | to coordinate with CS and CSS units. | |
D. | to synchronized the scheme of maneuver. | |
8. | Intelligence has reported an unknown enemy force. The brigade commander has ordered you, the commander, to test the enemy's dispositions, strengths, and reactions. Therefore, you direct | |
A. | a reconnaissance in force. | |
B. | an offensive relief. | |
C. | an attack from a defensive position. | |
D. | a raid. | |
9. | Limited visibility offers great advantages to the attacker. As a commander, you conduct an attack during limited visibility | |
A. | to provide close in protection. | |
B. | to achieve surprise. | |
C. | because the situation is easy to control. | |
D. | for rapid advance and speed. | |
10. | You are the brigade S3 planning a passage of lines. You assign boundaries to correspond to the | |
A. | passing force. | |
B. | passed force. | |
C. | attacking force. | |
D. | brigade lines. |
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