TBS PHASE 4 VERSION 2 EXAM 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Flanking Attack. Answer: 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to
gain a position of advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away
from the main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place,
preventing them from reorienting on the main effort.
◉ Classification of Offensive Fires. Answer: -Fires in support of
maneuver-the MG unit will suppress the maneuver unit's immediate
objective to allow the unit to move into position to conduct the final
assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy
unit that can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver
unit's immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be
expected following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the
unit's consolidation and reorganization.
◉ Types of Attacks. Answer: Deliberate
Hasty
,◉ Priority of Recon. Answer: o Confirm location of enemy defense
CSW, obstacles and security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault
the enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
◉ Occupying Support By Fire. Answer: -Stealth
-Force
◉ Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP. Answer:
Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, ◉ Principal Direction of Fire. Answer: the weapons primary focus is
covering a likely avenue of approach, key piece of terrain, or
whatever object of interest that unit leader assigns it. Weapon will
left and right lateral limits.
◉ Final Protective Line. Answer: the weapon is primarily in a
position to employ grazing fires (center of the cone of fire does not
pass 1 meter off the deck) across a unit's frontage as a last effort to
defend the lines.
◉ 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development. Answer: 1. Identify all
likely enemy avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
◉ Types of Defensive Positions. Answer: Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Flanking Attack. Answer: 1. uses fire and maneuver in order to
gain a position of advantage against an enemy vulnerability.
2. usually uses a support by fire position that diverts attention away
from the main effort and uses fires to fix the enemy in place,
preventing them from reorienting on the main effort.
◉ Classification of Offensive Fires. Answer: -Fires in support of
maneuver-the MG unit will suppress the maneuver unit's immediate
objective to allow the unit to move into position to conduct the final
assault.
-Fires in support of isolation- the MG unit will suppress any enemy
unit that can interfere with the maneuver elements advance.
-Fires in support of assault- the MG unit will suppress the maneuver
unit's immediate objective.
-Fires in support of consolidation- enemy counterattack should be
expected following seizure of objective. MG's are used to protect the
unit's consolidation and reorganization.
◉ Types of Attacks. Answer: Deliberate
Hasty
,◉ Priority of Recon. Answer: o Confirm location of enemy defense
CSW, obstacles and security.
o Identify the EN CV
o Identify the assault position that will best allow the ME to assault
the enemy
o Identify the best support by fire position
o Identify routes and TCM's
◉ Occupying Support By Fire. Answer: -Stealth
-Force
◉ Eight Principles of Machine Gun Employment, PICMDEEP. Answer:
Pairs
Interlocking fires
coordination of fires
Mutual Suport
Defilade
Enfilade
Economy of fires
Protection
, ◉ Principal Direction of Fire. Answer: the weapons primary focus is
covering a likely avenue of approach, key piece of terrain, or
whatever object of interest that unit leader assigns it. Weapon will
left and right lateral limits.
◉ Final Protective Line. Answer: the weapon is primarily in a
position to employ grazing fires (center of the cone of fire does not
pass 1 meter off the deck) across a unit's frontage as a last effort to
defend the lines.
◉ 7 Steps of Engagement Area Development. Answer: 1. Identify all
likely enemy avenues of approach
2. Determine likely enemy schemes of maneuver
3. Determine where to kill the enemy
4. Emplace weapon systems
5. Plan and integrate obstacles
6. Plan and integrate indirect fires
7. Conduct EA rehearsals
◉ Types of Defensive Positions. Answer: Primary
Supplementary
Alternate
Subsequent
