MS100 Comprehensive Exam graded A+

Symbols: Blue Rectange Friendly XXXX Army 01:08 01:36 XXX Corps XX Division X Brigade III Regiment II Battalion I Company Three Dots Platoon Two Dots Section One Closed Dot Squad One Open Dot Team 4 Things to Create a Military Symbol 1. Frame/Color 2. Icon 3. Echelon Amplifier 4. Unique Alphanumeric Amplifier Symbol that looks like an X Infantry Symbol that is an Open Oval Armor Symbol that looks like a rising sun Air Defence Symbol that looks like a tilted E Engineer Symbol that looks like two crossed lamb chops Chemical Symbol that looks like a lightning bolt Signal Symbol that looks like a filled in Dot Field Artillery Symbol that looks like two kissing triangles Aviation Symbol that looks like a backslash Calvary/Recon Symbol that looks like a carrot ^ Anti-Armor Symbol with an MP in the center Military Police Symbol with an MI in the center Military Intellegence Symbol that has a SF in the center Special Forces Symbol that has a SPT in the center Support Symbol that looks like a wrench in the center Maintenance (Support) Symbols: Red Diamond Enemy Symbols: Green Square Neutral Symbols: Yellow Clover or Cloud Unknown Brigade Combat Team Primary Fighting Size in the Army How many Brigade Combat teams are in the Army? 31 Symbols with a line at the top across the rectangle Headquarters Symbol with a backslash and three circles in the bottom right corner Mounted Cavalry Symbol with a chemical bond like thing under a filled in dot. Towed Field Artillery Cav Squadron = Infantry ______ Brigade Cav Troop = Infantry _____ Company What's in an Infantry battalion? 1x HQ 3x Rifle Companies 1x Weapons Company What's in a Cav Battalion 2x Mounted Recon 1x Dismounted Recon What's in an Engineer Battalion? 1x HQ 2x Engineer Co. 1x Signal Co. 1x Military Intelligence Co. 1x CBRN Recon What's in a Field Artillery Battalion 1x HQ Co. 2x 105 mm FA Co. 1x 155 mm FA Co. What's in a Support battalion? 1x HQ 1x Distribution Co. 1x Field Maintenance Co. 1x Medical Co. 6x Forward Support Co. Point target Can hit one piece of equipment or one man from this distance. Area Target Can hit an area or group of men from this distance. M4 Carbine Symbol Arrow with three notches M4 Carbine Max Effective Range, Point 500m M4 Carbine Max Effective Range, Area 600m M4 Carbine Max Range 3600 m Effective 50% or more of shots are a hit/accurate M4 Carbine Caliber 5.56 mm M320 Symbol Arrow with one notch below an open cirlce M320 Capability Stand Alone or Attachable Grenade Launcher M320 Caliber 40 mm M320 Max Effective Grenade Range, Point 150 m M320 Max Effective Grenade Range, Area 350m M320 Max Range 400 m M320 Grenade blast effectiveness, Casualty 15 m M320 Grenade blast effectiveness, Kill 5 m Three types of Rifles Bolt Action Semi-Auto Automatic M-249 Light Machine Gun (SAW) M-249 Symbol Machine Gun Arrow, One notch M-249 Caliber 5.56 m M-249 Max Effective Range, Bipod, Area 800m M-249 Max Effective Range, Bipod, Point 600m M-249 Max Effective Range, Tripod, Point 800m M-249 Max Effective Range, Tri, Area 1000m M240 Bravo Symbol Machine Gun Arrow with two notches M240 Caliber 7.62mm M240 Max effective range for Bipod area target 800m M240 Max effective range for Bipod point target 600m M240 Max effective range for Tripod Point Target 800m M240 Max Effective range for Tripod Area Target 1100m Three Rates of Fire for Machine Guns 1) Sustained 2) Rapid 3) Cyclic Traversing Fire Machine gun movement left and right Elevation Fire Machine gun movement up and down Two Types of Personal in a Machine Gun Team Gunner Asst. Gunner (Holds Ammo) Javelin Symbol Fletched, Elongated arrow, two notches Two Types of Javelin Attack Direct Attack Mode Top Attack Mode Top Attack Mode Range (Javelin) 150m Direct Attack Mode Range (Javelin) 65m Max Effective Range Javelin 2000m Components of a Javelin Command Launch Unit Launch Tube/Missile Javelin Primary Target Armor Line of Sight what you can see in a straight line from your point of view to the horizon Burst of Fire Number of suggested rounds Maximum Ordinant Max height of a fired round Cone of Fire Danger Zone Beaten Zone The Area where bullets strike Dead Space Area that the weapon can not hit Grazing fire (height) 1-1.5 m off the ground Plunging rounds The way you shoot when the enemy has an elevated position. Frontal (Machine Gun Theory) When the enemy is moving at you Flanking (Machine Gun Theory) The Enemy is moving perpendicular to you escalading fire The enemy is spread out and you must traverse the barrel of your machine gun Fixed Fire Do not move your point of aim. Searching Fire change depth (up and down) Swinging Fire Traverse left and right Free Gun Shoot the baddies, anywhere Direct Fire Control Measures 1. Mass the Effects of Fire 2. Destroy the greatest threat 1st 3. Avoid Target Overkill 4. Employ best weapon per target 5. Minimize friendly exposure 6. Prevent Fratricide 7. Plan for Extreme limited Visibility 8. Develop Contingencies Two Types of Fire Control Measures Terrain Based Threat based Terrain Based Fire Control Measures 1. Target Reference Point 2. Engagement Area 3. Sector of fire 4. Direction of fire 5. Terrain based quadrant 6. Friendly based quadrant 7. Max Engagement Lines 8. Restrictive Fire Line Threat Based Fire Control Measures Fire patterns Target array Engagement priorities Weapons ready posture Engagement criteria Weapons control status Rules of engagement Weapons safety posture Engagement techniques Nesting Giving a subordinate unit the same task and purpose as the larger unit to ensure the tasks completion. WARNORD Warning Order, given ASAP OPORD Official orders, legally binding, official passing of orders FRAGORD Fragmentary Order, Revisions to the OPORD Military orders.... tell what to do, not how to do it OPORD Paragraphs 1. Situation 2. Mission 3. Execution 4. Sustainment 5. Command and Signal Situation Paragraph Describe the conditions of the Operation environment that impacts the mission. (Weather,Terrain, Troop, Threat) Mission Paragraph Gives the Who What When Where and Why Execution Paragraph Describes how the commander wants his mission completed Sustainment Paragraph Admin stuff, casualty care, resources needed for the mission. Command and Signal Paragraph Leader Location, Command post location, radio frequencies, order of command. Three Types of Tasks Specified Implied Essential Specified Task a task specifically assigned to a unit by its higher headquarters. Implied Task A task that must be performed to accomplish a specified task or mission but is not stated in the higher headquarters' order. Essential Task A task that must be executed to accomplish the mission (The Most important task) 8 Troop Leading Procedures 1. Receive the mission 2. Issue a warning order 3. Make a t