IBOLC Comprehensive Exam Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers(SCORED A)

Characteristics of the Offense -ANSWER Audacity, Concentration, Surpise, Tempo Audacity -ANSWER Simple plan of action, boldly executed Concentration -ANSWER Massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose Surprise -ANSWER In the offense, achieved by attacking the enemy at a time or place they do not expect or in a manner for which they are unprepared Tempo -ANSWER The relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect to the enemy Offensive Tasks -ANSWER Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit Movement to Contact -ANSWER An offensive task designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact Attack -ANSWER Destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both Exploitation -ANSWER Follows an attack and disorganizes the enemy in-depth. Seeks to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have no alternative but surrender or retreat Pursuit -ANSWER An offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying them. Normally follows exploitation Forms of Manuever -ANSWER Envelopment, Turning Movement, Frontal Attack, Penetration, Infiltration, Flank Attack Envelopment -ANSWER A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives behind those defenses allowing the targeted enemy force to be destroyed in their current positions Turning Movement -ANSWER A form of maneuver in which the attacking force seeks to avoid the enemy's principle defense positions by seizing objectives behind the enemy's current position Fro