TBS PHASE II EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
ALREADY SCORED A+ | NEW 2026
1. M224 60 mm Mortar: - Organic to Rifle Platoon
-Drop Fire and Trigger Fire Mode
-3 Squads, 1 tube each (3 total)
Max Ett. Range: 3500m
2. M252 81 mm Mortar: -Organic to Rifle Company
- Drop Fire Mode
- 4500m-7500m range
-8 Squads, 1 tube each (8 total)
3. Marine Corps Artillery: Integrate and deliver lethal and nonlethal fires to enable joint and maneuver commander
s to dominate their operational environment across the spectrum of operations
4. M777A2 150mm Towed Howitzer: -"God's Gun"
-18100-30100(with rocket assisted projectile) Max
Rate: 5 per Min for 3 Mins.
Sustained: 2 rounds per Min
5. HIMARS: Rocket Trucks
70000+ meters
Munitions: M31 and M48 ATACMS
6. Artillery Battalion: One HQ battery 3
firing Batteries (6 per battery/ 18 total)
7. FDC: -Fire Direction Center
-"The Brains"
-led by FDO (Fire Direction Oflcer)
8. FO: -Forward Observer
-"The Eyes"
-eyes on target and corrections for FDC
9. Howitzer Section: -Gun Line
-"The Muscle"
, 10. Types of Fires: Maneuvering Fires
Massing Fires
Surprise Fires
11. Ammunition: -HE
-WP (White Phosphorus)
-RP (Red Phosphorus)
-Illumination
-IR Illumination
-M825 Smoke (WP)
-HE/Rocket Assisted
-Improved Conventional Munition (ICM)
-Excalibur
12. Fuzes: Point Detonating (PD or Quick)
Delay (D)
Proximity (Prox)/Near Surface Burst (PSB) Variable
Time (VT)
Time
13. MK-45 5"/54: -Ship based
-Max range 23000 m
14. Offensive Operations: Operations which aim at destroying or defeating an enemy. Their purpose is to impose US
will on the enemy and achieve decisive victory
15. Types of Offensive Ops: - Movement to Contact
- Attack
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
16. Types of Attack: - Hasty
- Deliberate
17. Phases of Attack: - Preparation
- Conduct
- Exploitation
18. Forms of Maneuver: - Frontal*
ALREADY SCORED A+ | NEW 2026
1. M224 60 mm Mortar: - Organic to Rifle Platoon
-Drop Fire and Trigger Fire Mode
-3 Squads, 1 tube each (3 total)
Max Ett. Range: 3500m
2. M252 81 mm Mortar: -Organic to Rifle Company
- Drop Fire Mode
- 4500m-7500m range
-8 Squads, 1 tube each (8 total)
3. Marine Corps Artillery: Integrate and deliver lethal and nonlethal fires to enable joint and maneuver commander
s to dominate their operational environment across the spectrum of operations
4. M777A2 150mm Towed Howitzer: -"God's Gun"
-18100-30100(with rocket assisted projectile) Max
Rate: 5 per Min for 3 Mins.
Sustained: 2 rounds per Min
5. HIMARS: Rocket Trucks
70000+ meters
Munitions: M31 and M48 ATACMS
6. Artillery Battalion: One HQ battery 3
firing Batteries (6 per battery/ 18 total)
7. FDC: -Fire Direction Center
-"The Brains"
-led by FDO (Fire Direction Oflcer)
8. FO: -Forward Observer
-"The Eyes"
-eyes on target and corrections for FDC
9. Howitzer Section: -Gun Line
-"The Muscle"
, 10. Types of Fires: Maneuvering Fires
Massing Fires
Surprise Fires
11. Ammunition: -HE
-WP (White Phosphorus)
-RP (Red Phosphorus)
-Illumination
-IR Illumination
-M825 Smoke (WP)
-HE/Rocket Assisted
-Improved Conventional Munition (ICM)
-Excalibur
12. Fuzes: Point Detonating (PD or Quick)
Delay (D)
Proximity (Prox)/Near Surface Burst (PSB) Variable
Time (VT)
Time
13. MK-45 5"/54: -Ship based
-Max range 23000 m
14. Offensive Operations: Operations which aim at destroying or defeating an enemy. Their purpose is to impose US
will on the enemy and achieve decisive victory
15. Types of Offensive Ops: - Movement to Contact
- Attack
- Exploitation
- Pursuit
16. Types of Attack: - Hasty
- Deliberate
17. Phases of Attack: - Preparation
- Conduct
- Exploitation
18. Forms of Maneuver: - Frontal*
