Sgts Course Squad Operations Exam with accurate detailed
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Movement formations - ✔✔-Column || || ||
-Wedge
-Vee
-Line
-Echelon
Column - ✔✔-Moves large formations quickly || || || || ||
-Narrow routes, between areas of hostile artillery || || || || || ||
-Vulnerable to fire from the front || || || || ||
Wedge - ✔✔-Good control and communication || || || || ||
-Max fire power forward || || ||
-Rapid changes in orientation || || ||
-Fire is adequate in all directions
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Vee - ✔✔Facilitates movement into squad line
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-Firepower to front and flanks || || || ||
Line - ✔✔_max fire power to front
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-speed and shock closing in on enemy || || || || || || ||
-when location and strength of enemy is known
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Echelon - ✔✔allows forces not in contact against known enemy to maneuver
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-control in open terrain || || ||
firepower forward and to the flank || || || || ||
Two forms of manuever - ✔✔Single and frontal
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Limit of advance - ✔✔-Controls forward progress.
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-Stopping point ||
-security forces can be pushed to this limit || || || || || || ||
-reduces friendly fire || ||
Objective - ✔✔-Clearly defined || || ||
Final coordination line - ✔✔final adjustments to supporting fries
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Assault Position - ✔✔The last covered and concealed position before objective
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Line of departure - ✔✔-line of no return
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-Once crossed, initiates offensive operation
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attack position - ✔✔last covered and concealed position before line of departure
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Assembly Area - ✔✔-beyond effective range of hostile flat trajectory weapons
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-where resources are held || || ||
When contact with the enemy is possible or expected, but the dispositions are vague, what
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formation? - ✔✔Wedge || ||