TACOPS MP BOLC TEST REVIEW
question with answers
What helps control fires? - -Range Card
-What is found on a range card? (6) - -- Weapon system employed
- Ammo used
- Dead Space
- Left and Right limits
- N seeking arrow
- Date
-Who assigns left and right limits once patrol base is established? - -Squad Leaders
-What is the Maximum Engagement Line and what is it used for? - -- Maximum
Effective Range of the Weapon system
-4 elements of Cordon and Search? - -- Security Team
- Search & Assault Team
- Support & Reserve Team
- Command Element
-What are the Doctrinal phases of Cordon and Search? (6) - -- Planning
- Recon
- Movement to Objective
- Isolation
- Search
- Withdrawal
-Which Cordon is focused on in Ingress and which is focused on Egress? - -Outer:
Focuses on Ingress into OBJ area, threats to inner cordon and assault element
Inner: Prevents Egress from OBJ area and threats to search element prior to getting
a foothold
-What is the purpose of a route recon? - -- Gain detailed info on route
-What are the methods of recon? What is not? - -- Box
- Fan
- Successive Sector
- Converging Routes
* CLOVER is not one
-What is the goal of area recon? - -- So no unexpected enemy gets in the rear
-What are the teams in recon? (2) - -- R (Recon) & S (Security)
-What do you submit to higher after a recon? (DA FORM) - -- Overlay
, - Route Recon Report (DA FORM 1248)
-Forms of Offensive Maneuver? (5) - -Penetration: Attacking force seeks to rupture
ENY defenses on narrow front to disrupt defense
Frontal: Attacking force destroys weaker enemy using broad front
Infiltration: Covert movement of attacking force through ENY lines
Envelopment: Avoids ENY defenses by seizing OBJ to their rear to destroy them in
their position
Turning Movement: Avoid ENY principle defenses to seize OBJ causing ENY to leave
position
-Difference between envelopment and turning movement? - -- Envelopment
attempts to destroy ENY in current position and Turning Movement attempts to
make ENY leave position.
-Types of Offensive Operations? (4) - -- Movement to Contact
- Attacks
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
-Characteristics of Offensive Operations? (4) - -- Surprise
- Tempo
- Audacity
- Concentration
-Types of Movement (Dismounted)? - -- Traveling: ENY contact not likely
- Traveling Overwatch: ENY contact possible
- Bounding Overwatch: ENY contact is likely
-What are the 4 S's for Raids? - -- Speed
- Security
- Safeguard
- Specific Targeting
-What is Area Defense? - -Denying ENY forces access to designated terrain for a
specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright
-What are the forms of Defense? (3) - -- Area
- Mobile
- Retrograde
-What is a Defile used for? - -- Control Movement
-What do you use a Traffic Holding Area (THA) for when establishing a defile? - --
Maximize Traffic flow w/ minimum control
- Too much congestion and prioritization of vehicles
-Considerations when picking traffic holding area? - -- Location
question with answers
What helps control fires? - -Range Card
-What is found on a range card? (6) - -- Weapon system employed
- Ammo used
- Dead Space
- Left and Right limits
- N seeking arrow
- Date
-Who assigns left and right limits once patrol base is established? - -Squad Leaders
-What is the Maximum Engagement Line and what is it used for? - -- Maximum
Effective Range of the Weapon system
-4 elements of Cordon and Search? - -- Security Team
- Search & Assault Team
- Support & Reserve Team
- Command Element
-What are the Doctrinal phases of Cordon and Search? (6) - -- Planning
- Recon
- Movement to Objective
- Isolation
- Search
- Withdrawal
-Which Cordon is focused on in Ingress and which is focused on Egress? - -Outer:
Focuses on Ingress into OBJ area, threats to inner cordon and assault element
Inner: Prevents Egress from OBJ area and threats to search element prior to getting
a foothold
-What is the purpose of a route recon? - -- Gain detailed info on route
-What are the methods of recon? What is not? - -- Box
- Fan
- Successive Sector
- Converging Routes
* CLOVER is not one
-What is the goal of area recon? - -- So no unexpected enemy gets in the rear
-What are the teams in recon? (2) - -- R (Recon) & S (Security)
-What do you submit to higher after a recon? (DA FORM) - -- Overlay
, - Route Recon Report (DA FORM 1248)
-Forms of Offensive Maneuver? (5) - -Penetration: Attacking force seeks to rupture
ENY defenses on narrow front to disrupt defense
Frontal: Attacking force destroys weaker enemy using broad front
Infiltration: Covert movement of attacking force through ENY lines
Envelopment: Avoids ENY defenses by seizing OBJ to their rear to destroy them in
their position
Turning Movement: Avoid ENY principle defenses to seize OBJ causing ENY to leave
position
-Difference between envelopment and turning movement? - -- Envelopment
attempts to destroy ENY in current position and Turning Movement attempts to
make ENY leave position.
-Types of Offensive Operations? (4) - -- Movement to Contact
- Attacks
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
-Characteristics of Offensive Operations? (4) - -- Surprise
- Tempo
- Audacity
- Concentration
-Types of Movement (Dismounted)? - -- Traveling: ENY contact not likely
- Traveling Overwatch: ENY contact possible
- Bounding Overwatch: ENY contact is likely
-What are the 4 S's for Raids? - -- Speed
- Security
- Safeguard
- Specific Targeting
-What is Area Defense? - -Denying ENY forces access to designated terrain for a
specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright
-What are the forms of Defense? (3) - -- Area
- Mobile
- Retrograde
-What is a Defile used for? - -- Control Movement
-What do you use a Traffic Holding Area (THA) for when establishing a defile? - --
Maximize Traffic flow w/ minimum control
- Too much congestion and prioritization of vehicles
-Considerations when picking traffic holding area? - -- Location
