SGTS Course Squad Operations
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1. SECTORS OF FIRES - ANSWER ✔ Lateral limits: Readily identifiable terrain
features are selected to indicate the line of fire along each side of the sector.
Forward Limit: The forward limit is established at the range at which the weapon
will open fire.
•Identify a terrain feature that designates the forward limit.
•As the attacker passes this limit, the enemy is brought under fire.
•This allows the squad leader a positive means to control the commencement of
small arms fire.
2. FIGHTING POSITIONS - ANSWER ✔ Primary position
Alternate position
Supplementary position
3. What is the primary mission assigned to a squad automatic weapon (SAW) in
the defense? - ANSWER ✔ Principal direction of fire
4. Employment of the M203 Grenade Launcher - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the
fire team leader's/grenadier's firing position should enable them to control their fire
team and deliver grenade launcher fires over the entire fire team sector of fire.
Extreme care must be taken to ensure that fields of fire are cleared of obstructions,
which might cause premature detonation of the projectile. Initially, the fire team
leader/grenadier should use the rifle portion of the weapon. As the enemy
maneuvers closer to the friendly positions, the grenade launcher should be used.
,5. Employment of the M249 SAW - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the M249 SAWs
can also be assigned their own PDFs to cover likely avenues of approach or other
priority target areas. More important, however, is the weapon's capability for a
high volume of accurate fire. The firepower provided by two or three SAWs can
cause devastating effects against enemy personnel attacking the defense.
6. Employment of the M240B Machine Gun - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the
machine gun section should be employed as a whole in general support of the
overall unit. The guns should generally be positioned on the flanks with
interlocking FPLs and sectors of fire across the unit's front. Whenever grazing fire
can be attained, the M240B should be assigned the mission of firing an FPL, and if
the terrain or mission prevents the effective use of an FPL, a PDF will be assigned
to the M240Bs. PDFs are typically designed to cover likely avenues of approach or
areas where the enemy may mass. Often, a mix of FPLs and PDFs will be assigned
to a section of guns in the defense. However, only one mission, either an FPL or a
PDF, should be assigned per gun.
7. PREPARE A FIRE PLAN SKETCH - ANSWER ✔ Squad leaders prepare
squad fire plan sketches in duplicate, with one copy forwarded to the platoon
commander for approval; the other is retained by the squad leader.
Fire plan sketches can be very complex or very simple, but they must contain a
minimum amount of information.
8. FIRE PLAN SKETCH GUIDELINES - ANSWER ✔ Sketch squad leader and
team positions
Enter marginal data
ID terrain and targets
Show weapons assignments
9. This is the leader's ability to direct the unit's fire at the time and location of the
squad leader's choosing, to shift all or part of the fire from one target to another,
and to regulate the rate of fire. - ANSWER ✔ Fire control
10. What is achieved when the unit has been taught and pays strict attention to
instructions regarding the use of the rifle, automatic rifle, and grenade launcher;
and when it can collectively execute fire commands with precision? - ANSWER ✔
Fire discipline
, 11. The defensive fundamentals are: __________, __________, __________,
offensive action, use of terrain, __________, defense in depth, surprise, and
__________. - ANSWER ✔ Preparation,Concentration,Flexibility,Mutual
support,Knowledge of the enemy
12. Which of the following describes how the key elements of S.A.F.E. allows
Marines to establish a well- prepared defense. - ANSWER ✔ S.A.F.E. provides
security, automatic weapons, fields of fire, and entrenchment, coordinating
effective protection for a squad in the defense.
13. Which of the following best defines a supplementary fighting position? -
ANSWER ✔ A position used to guard against an enemy attack other than those
from where the main attack is expected.
14. Which of the following terms is defined as an immediately available
prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive
lines or areas? - ANSWER ✔ Final protective fire (FPF)
15. COMBAT PATROLS - ANSWER ✔ Raid
Contact
Ambush
Security
16. RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS - ANSWER ✔ Area recon:An area
reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed information concerning the
terrain or enemy activity within a prescribed area such as a town, ridge-line,
woods, or other features critical to operations. An area reconnaissance could also
target a single point, such as a bridge or installation.
Zone recon:A zone reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed
information concerning all routes, obstacles, terrain, and enemy forces within a
zone defined by boundaries. A zone reconnaissance is normally assigned when the
enemy situation is vague or when information concerning cross-country
trafficability is desired.
Route recon:Route reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed
information about a specific route and all terrain from which the enemy could
Final Exam Questions with Correct
Detailed Answers || Already Graded
A+ <Latest Version>
1. SECTORS OF FIRES - ANSWER ✔ Lateral limits: Readily identifiable terrain
features are selected to indicate the line of fire along each side of the sector.
Forward Limit: The forward limit is established at the range at which the weapon
will open fire.
•Identify a terrain feature that designates the forward limit.
•As the attacker passes this limit, the enemy is brought under fire.
•This allows the squad leader a positive means to control the commencement of
small arms fire.
2. FIGHTING POSITIONS - ANSWER ✔ Primary position
Alternate position
Supplementary position
3. What is the primary mission assigned to a squad automatic weapon (SAW) in
the defense? - ANSWER ✔ Principal direction of fire
4. Employment of the M203 Grenade Launcher - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the
fire team leader's/grenadier's firing position should enable them to control their fire
team and deliver grenade launcher fires over the entire fire team sector of fire.
Extreme care must be taken to ensure that fields of fire are cleared of obstructions,
which might cause premature detonation of the projectile. Initially, the fire team
leader/grenadier should use the rifle portion of the weapon. As the enemy
maneuvers closer to the friendly positions, the grenade launcher should be used.
,5. Employment of the M249 SAW - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the M249 SAWs
can also be assigned their own PDFs to cover likely avenues of approach or other
priority target areas. More important, however, is the weapon's capability for a
high volume of accurate fire. The firepower provided by two or three SAWs can
cause devastating effects against enemy personnel attacking the defense.
6. Employment of the M240B Machine Gun - ANSWER ✔ In the defense, the
machine gun section should be employed as a whole in general support of the
overall unit. The guns should generally be positioned on the flanks with
interlocking FPLs and sectors of fire across the unit's front. Whenever grazing fire
can be attained, the M240B should be assigned the mission of firing an FPL, and if
the terrain or mission prevents the effective use of an FPL, a PDF will be assigned
to the M240Bs. PDFs are typically designed to cover likely avenues of approach or
areas where the enemy may mass. Often, a mix of FPLs and PDFs will be assigned
to a section of guns in the defense. However, only one mission, either an FPL or a
PDF, should be assigned per gun.
7. PREPARE A FIRE PLAN SKETCH - ANSWER ✔ Squad leaders prepare
squad fire plan sketches in duplicate, with one copy forwarded to the platoon
commander for approval; the other is retained by the squad leader.
Fire plan sketches can be very complex or very simple, but they must contain a
minimum amount of information.
8. FIRE PLAN SKETCH GUIDELINES - ANSWER ✔ Sketch squad leader and
team positions
Enter marginal data
ID terrain and targets
Show weapons assignments
9. This is the leader's ability to direct the unit's fire at the time and location of the
squad leader's choosing, to shift all or part of the fire from one target to another,
and to regulate the rate of fire. - ANSWER ✔ Fire control
10. What is achieved when the unit has been taught and pays strict attention to
instructions regarding the use of the rifle, automatic rifle, and grenade launcher;
and when it can collectively execute fire commands with precision? - ANSWER ✔
Fire discipline
, 11. The defensive fundamentals are: __________, __________, __________,
offensive action, use of terrain, __________, defense in depth, surprise, and
__________. - ANSWER ✔ Preparation,Concentration,Flexibility,Mutual
support,Knowledge of the enemy
12. Which of the following describes how the key elements of S.A.F.E. allows
Marines to establish a well- prepared defense. - ANSWER ✔ S.A.F.E. provides
security, automatic weapons, fields of fire, and entrenchment, coordinating
effective protection for a squad in the defense.
13. Which of the following best defines a supplementary fighting position? -
ANSWER ✔ A position used to guard against an enemy attack other than those
from where the main attack is expected.
14. Which of the following terms is defined as an immediately available
prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive
lines or areas? - ANSWER ✔ Final protective fire (FPF)
15. COMBAT PATROLS - ANSWER ✔ Raid
Contact
Ambush
Security
16. RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS - ANSWER ✔ Area recon:An area
reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed information concerning the
terrain or enemy activity within a prescribed area such as a town, ridge-line,
woods, or other features critical to operations. An area reconnaissance could also
target a single point, such as a bridge or installation.
Zone recon:A zone reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed
information concerning all routes, obstacles, terrain, and enemy forces within a
zone defined by boundaries. A zone reconnaissance is normally assigned when the
enemy situation is vague or when information concerning cross-country
trafficability is desired.
Route recon:Route reconnaissance is a directed effort to obtain detailed
information about a specific route and all terrain from which the enemy could
