TBS Phase 3 Exam Guide – Tactics Questions &
Answers 2026 Complete Study and Revision
Material
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of questions and
answers for the TBS (The Basic School) Phase 3 Exam 2026, focusing
on military tactics, battlefield engineering, offensive and defensive
operations, and weapons systems. It covers core principles such as
maneuver, economy of force, and command unity, as well as practical
topics like fire plan sketches, engagement area development, and
machine gun employment. The guide also includes exam preparation
strategies, analytical thinking techniques, and study methods
designed to help candidates excel in both theoretical and practical
components of the exam.
Exam Questions and Answers
Mass --- correct answer ---Concentrate combat power at the
decisive place and time
Objective --- correct answer ---Direct every operation towards a
clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective
Offensive --- correct answer ---Seize, retain, and exploit the
initiative
,Suprise --- correct answer ---Strike the enemy at a time, at a place,
or in a manner for which he is unprepared
Economy of force --- correct answer ---Allocate minimum essential
combat power to secondary efforts
Maneuver --- correct answer ---Place the enemy in a position of
disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power
Unity of Command --- correct answer ---For every objective, ensure
unity of effort under one responsible Commander
security --- correct answer ---Never permit the enemy to acquire an
unexpected advantage
Simplicity --- correct answer ---Prepare clear, uncomplicated plans
and clear, concise orders to ensure thorough understanding
Mobility --- correct answer ---is a quality or capacity of military
forces which permits them to move from place to place while
retaining their primary mission. Mobility support assists forces to
move rapidly, mass, disperse, and be resupplied
,Switch --- correct answer ---A device for making, breaking, or
changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
What is CAS --- correct answer ---Air action by fixed- and rotary-
wing aircraft against hostile targets which are in close proximity to
friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air
mission with the fire and movement of those forces."
Battlefield Engineering Functions --- correct answer ---• Mobility
• Counter-Mobility
• Survivability
• General engineering
Counter-mobility --- correct answer ---is to delay, channel, or stop
movement by the enemy in order to destroy its forces directly or
indirectly by enhancing the effectiveness of friendly weapon
systems.
Survivability --- correct answer ---A key component of the defense,
survivability includes all aspects of protecting personnel, weapons,
and supplies. The objective is to reduce exposure to threat
acquisition, targeting and engagement, and the effects of weather
and thereby contribute to a successful defense.
, General Engineering --- correct answer ---encompasses those tasks
that establish and maintain the infrastructure required to conduct
and sustain military operations.
principals of obstacle employment --- correct answer ----Covered
by Fire
-Observed
-Concealed and employed for surprise
-Employed in depth
-Protected by early warning and anti-handling devices
-Integrated with existing or other obstacles
-Non-Geometric
Offensive Categories of Fires --- correct answer ---Preparatory
Fires
Fires in support of conduct
Fires in support of consolidation
SOSRA is the acronym for breaching fundamentals, which are to: ---
correct answer ---Suppress: keep enemy heads down
Obscure: make the obstacle reduction difficult to see
Secure: secure the breaching sight to prevent enemy interference
Reduce: create lanes to cross obstacles
Answers 2026 Complete Study and Revision
Material
Introduction:
This document provides a comprehensive collection of questions and
answers for the TBS (The Basic School) Phase 3 Exam 2026, focusing
on military tactics, battlefield engineering, offensive and defensive
operations, and weapons systems. It covers core principles such as
maneuver, economy of force, and command unity, as well as practical
topics like fire plan sketches, engagement area development, and
machine gun employment. The guide also includes exam preparation
strategies, analytical thinking techniques, and study methods
designed to help candidates excel in both theoretical and practical
components of the exam.
Exam Questions and Answers
Mass --- correct answer ---Concentrate combat power at the
decisive place and time
Objective --- correct answer ---Direct every operation towards a
clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective
Offensive --- correct answer ---Seize, retain, and exploit the
initiative
,Suprise --- correct answer ---Strike the enemy at a time, at a place,
or in a manner for which he is unprepared
Economy of force --- correct answer ---Allocate minimum essential
combat power to secondary efforts
Maneuver --- correct answer ---Place the enemy in a position of
disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power
Unity of Command --- correct answer ---For every objective, ensure
unity of effort under one responsible Commander
security --- correct answer ---Never permit the enemy to acquire an
unexpected advantage
Simplicity --- correct answer ---Prepare clear, uncomplicated plans
and clear, concise orders to ensure thorough understanding
Mobility --- correct answer ---is a quality or capacity of military
forces which permits them to move from place to place while
retaining their primary mission. Mobility support assists forces to
move rapidly, mass, disperse, and be resupplied
,Switch --- correct answer ---A device for making, breaking, or
changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
What is CAS --- correct answer ---Air action by fixed- and rotary-
wing aircraft against hostile targets which are in close proximity to
friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air
mission with the fire and movement of those forces."
Battlefield Engineering Functions --- correct answer ---• Mobility
• Counter-Mobility
• Survivability
• General engineering
Counter-mobility --- correct answer ---is to delay, channel, or stop
movement by the enemy in order to destroy its forces directly or
indirectly by enhancing the effectiveness of friendly weapon
systems.
Survivability --- correct answer ---A key component of the defense,
survivability includes all aspects of protecting personnel, weapons,
and supplies. The objective is to reduce exposure to threat
acquisition, targeting and engagement, and the effects of weather
and thereby contribute to a successful defense.
, General Engineering --- correct answer ---encompasses those tasks
that establish and maintain the infrastructure required to conduct
and sustain military operations.
principals of obstacle employment --- correct answer ----Covered
by Fire
-Observed
-Concealed and employed for surprise
-Employed in depth
-Protected by early warning and anti-handling devices
-Integrated with existing or other obstacles
-Non-Geometric
Offensive Categories of Fires --- correct answer ---Preparatory
Fires
Fires in support of conduct
Fires in support of consolidation
SOSRA is the acronym for breaching fundamentals, which are to: ---
correct answer ---Suppress: keep enemy heads down
Obscure: make the obstacle reduction difficult to see
Secure: secure the breaching sight to prevent enemy interference
Reduce: create lanes to cross obstacles
