Definition of Offensive Operations correct answers Operations which aim at destroying or
defeating an enemy. Their purpose is to impose US will on the enemy and achieve decisive
victory
Purposes of the Offense correct answers 1. Destroy enemy forces, equipment, and resources.
2. Deceive and divert the enemy.
3. Deprive the enemy of resources.
4. Gain information on the enemy.
4. Fix the enemy in place.
6. Seize key terrain.
7. Produce a reaction from the enemy.
8. Disrupt enemy actions or preparations.
Four types of Offensive Operations (EMAP) correct answers 1) Exploitation
2) Movement to Contact
3) Attack
4) Pursuit
Exploitation correct answers Offensive operation that follows a successful attack and is designed
to disorganize the enemy in depth.
Movement to Contact correct answers Offensive operation that seeks to gain or regain contact
and develop the situation in relation to an enemy whose general location is known, but exact
location is unknown.
Attack correct answers Offensive operation characterized by coordinated movement, supported
by fire, conducted to defeat, destroy, neutralize, or capture the enemy.
, Pursuit correct answers Offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force
attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.
Two types of Attack correct answers 1) Hasty
2) Deliberate
Hasty Attack correct answers An attack in which preparation time is traded for speed to exploit
opportunity.
Deliberate Attack correct answers Offensive action characterized by pre-planned coordinated
employment of firepower and maneuver to close with and destroy the enemy.
Three phases of Attack correct answers 1) Preparation
2) Conduct
3) Consolidation/Exploitation
Six forms of Maneuver (IFF PET) correct answers 1) Infiltration
2) Frontal
3) Flanking
4) Penetration
5) Envelopment
6) Turning Movement
Enemy-Oriented Tactical Tasks- AABBBCCDDDEFFINPRRS correct answers 1. Ambush-
suprise attack from a conceled position on a moving or temporarly halted target.
2. Attack by fire- fires to destroy the enemy from a distance when occupation of OBJ is Not the
Mission