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LESSON 3
PRACTICE EXERCISE

Instructions The following items will test your knowledge 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, study again that part of the lesson that contains the portion involved.
Situation: You are a member of a fighting force engaged in combat operations in the desert. Therefore, it is vital that you know tactics for desert operations.

1. You are called to a meeting to discuss tactics for a pending campaign in a desert environment. The objective of your unit operations is to

A. dominate terrain from which you can pin down and destroy the enemy.
B. seize and retain as many terrain features as possible.
C. maximize tank and armored cavalry mobility, flexibility and firepower in hot, barren mountains.
D. maneuver at measured tactical speeds only during periods of clear visibility.
2. After maneuvering to your objective, you need to establish observation posts. You tell your OPs

A. to inspect the positions from the enemy's point of view to maximize cover and concealment.
B. to disregard dust clouds which are mirages at more than five kilometers away.
C. there should be no problem observing direct fires in the desert.
D. to place initial rounds short of the target to blind the enemy.
3. After briefing your OP's, you set up additional reconnaissance and security measures. Your major means of reconnaissance is

A. dismounted infantry.
B. ground scouts.
C. air calvary.
D. observation posts.
4. Your navigation mainly depends on available maps. You also take into consideration that

A. radar devices are limited to night time use.
B. sun compasses are less reliable on moving vehicles than lensatic compasses.
C. gyro compasses can be used as gun azimuth stabilizers for maintaining direction.
D. RF beacons and homers must be co-located with friendly forces on high ground.
5. To prevent casualties from friendly fire and identify friendly forces, you
A. ensure IFF procedures for ground troops are more thorough than aircraft IFF.
B. use colored pennants in different daily positions, but not attached to antennas.
C. never broadcast radio transmissions in areas previously held by the enemy until you have moved headquarters.
D. use liaison officers or messengers for units on the move.
6. You improve tactical advantage with deception operations. One deception method you should use in desert warfare is to

A. move around and vary the locations of dummy supply stocks and wheel tracks daily to simulate a POL installation.
B. emplace live mines to improve credibility of a phony minefield.
C.construct field artillery decoys only when simulators are available.
D. vacate your dummy positions as soon as possible.
7. The single most important mission of engineers in desert operations is

A. preposition field artillery pieces for long-term indirect fire.
B. locate air Defense Artillery as far away as possible from its supported unit to confuse enemy ECM.
C. water supply.
D. direct traffic in the wide-open desert.
8. Combat Service Support can have complications in the desert. A factor you need to be aware of is

A. the minimum demand for water is ten gallons per day per man.
B. since air transportation is unlimited, keep your wheeled supply vehicles as far to the rear as possible.
C. combat boots may last only two weeks in harsh rocky terrain.
D. you can expect relatively easy medical evacuation by air.
9. You must plan methods of defense against the enemy in desert terrain. A very possible factor is
A. the enemy prefers frontal attacks with swarms of infantry.
B. when a motorized rifle division attacks in two echelons, a tank regiment brings up the rear in second echelon fire support.
C. the enemy frequently uses smoke screens to confuse the defender.
D. the enemy plans meeting engagements as harassment against forces he cannot directly defeat.
10. During pursuit of the enemy in desert operations, you can expect
A. the enemy to use nuclear or chemical strikes only after conventional fires have failed.
B. a second echelon of airborne enemy troops to join enemy forces.
C. the enemy not to attack retrograde operations.
D. enemy forces to have a tank battalion operating 60 kilometers ahead of the main body avoiding combat until reaching a designated objective.
11. You must anticipate what kind of defense a desert-warfare enemy is likely to throw up. You can expect
A. a hasty defense of company-size strong points along flanks of an advance.
B. a deliberate defense along a continuing attack and kill zone with a second-echelon security zone.
C. forward positions that will fight to the last man.
D. the enemy to maintain white-light discipline throughout the defense.
12. A "lesson-learned" tip on fighting in the desert is
A. scouts must blast their way through strongpoints.
B. you must move vehicles and equipment as the sun moves.
C. grouping together for "strength in numbers" will enhance your chance of survival.
D. along your route of march, destroy as many roadways, bridges and pipelines as possible.
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