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Offensive Operations Flashcards

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What are Offensive Operations

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Offensive Operations are combat operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain, resources, and population center. They impose the commander’s will on the enemy.

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What are the 6 purposes of an Offensive Operation

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Dislocate, Isolate, Disrupt, and Destroy Enemy Forces

Seize Key Terrain

Deprive the Enemy of Resources

Develop Intelligence

Deceive and Divert the enemy

Create a Secure Environment for Stability Operations

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What are the characteristics of an Offensive Attack

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SCAT

Surprise

Concentration

Audacity

Tempo

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Define Surprise

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Striking the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is not prepared.

Unpredictability and boldness help gain surprise.

Delay enemy reactions, as it overloads and confuses enemy command and control (C2).

Surprise may also come from an unexpected change in tempo.

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Define Concentration

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The attacker masses the effects of combat power at the decisive point to achieve the unit’s purpose.

Leaders concentrate the effects of their combat power, while trying not to concentrate forces.

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Define Audacity

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A simple plan of action, boldly executed.

Understand when and where to take risks.

Audacity inspires Soldiers to overcome adversity and danger.

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Define Tempo

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Rate of military action relative to the enemy.

Tempo promotes surprise and keeps the enemy off balance.

By increasing tempo, commanders maintain momentum.

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Flexibility is a characteristic of the Offense, T or F

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F. All plans need to adjust at some point. Commanders maintain flexibility at all times so he can attack identified enemy weaknesses when they are presented. The commander should avoid “fighting the plan” and instead focus on fighting the enemy or attacking identified enemy weakness

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How many types of Offensive Operations are there

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4

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List the types of Offensive Operations

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Movement to Contact

Attack

Exploitation

Pursuit

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Define Movement to Contact

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Offensive operations designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact

Techniques:
Search and Attack
Approach and March

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Define Search and Attack

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Commanders employ this form of movement to contact when the enemy is operating as small, dispersed element, or when the task is to deny the enemy the ability to move within a given area

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Define Approach and March

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Infantry companies normally use movement to contact as part of a larger force

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Define Attacks

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An offensive operation that destroys or defeats an enemy force, seizes, and secures terrain or both

Techniques:
Hasty Attack
Deliberate Attack
Special Purpose Attacks

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Define Hasty Attack

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Exploit a tactical opportunity

Maintain the momentum

Regain the initiative

Prevent the enemy from regaining organization or balance

Gain a favorable position that might be lost with time

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Define Deliberate Attack

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Highly synchronized operations characterized by detailed planning and preparation

Use simultaneous operations throughout the AO, planned fires, shaping operations, and forward positioning of resources needed to sustain momentum

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Define Special Purpose Attack

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Requires distinctive methods and require special planning:

Spoiling Attack
Counterattack
Raid
Ambush
Feint
Demonstration
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How many types of maneuvers are there

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5

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What are the types of Manuvers

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Envelopment

Turning movement

Infiltration

Penetration

Frontal Attack

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Define Envelopment

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Attacking force seeks to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives to the enemy rear or flank to destroy the enemy in his current position

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Define Turning Movement

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Attacking force seeks to avoid the enemy’s principal defensive positions by seizing objectives to the enemy rear and causing the enemy to move out of his current positions or divert major forces to meet the threat

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Define Infiltration

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Attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area occupied by enemy forces to occupy a position of advantage in the enemy rear while exposing only small elements to enemy defensive fires

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Define Penetration

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Attacking force seeks to rupture the enemy defenses on a narrow front to create both assailable flanks and access to the enemy’s rear

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Define Frontal Attack

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Attacking force seeks to destroy a weaker force or fix a larger enemy force in place over a broad front

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How many parts are there to an offensive operation

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7

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What is the sequence of an offensive operation

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Assembly Area

Reconnaissance

Movement to line of departure

Maneuver

Deployment

Assault

Consolidation and Reorganization

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Define the use of Offensive Intelligence

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Commanders will not have complete information about the enemy intentions

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Define the use of Fire Support

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Commanders must refine the first plan form higher HQ to meet his mission requirements and ensure that these refinements are incorporated into the higher HQ plan

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Define Protection in Offensive Attacks

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Security must be a consideration in planning for offensive operations

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Define Sustainment in an offensive

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Assist maneuver elements in maintaining momentum

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Define Command and Control in an offensive

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The Commander will locate where he can maintain a current and accurate picture, and best control his elements

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How many elements are there to an Attack

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5

33
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What are the elements of an Attack

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Support Element

Breach Element

Assault Element

Isolation/Security Element (CORDON)

Reserve Element

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Define the Support Element in an Offensive Attack

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Provides supporting (indirect or direct) fires initially to the breach element, then to the assault element.

Consist of any combination of Infantry squads, mortar section, the machine gun teams, or M203 gunners.

Primary responsibilities are to isolate the breach point and suppress enemy forces in order to protect the assault force.

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Define the Breach Element in an Offensive Attack

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Create and mark the necessary lanes in an obstacle.

Secure the near and far sides of an obstacle.

Defeat forces that can place immediate direct fires on the reduction area.

Report the lane status and location.

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Define the Assault Element of an Offensive Attack

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DESTROYS ENEMY ON OBJECTIVE.

DONE WITH RAPID, VIOLENT EXECUTION.

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Define the Isolation/Security Element of an Offensive Attack

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Prevent the enemy from reinforcing the objective.

Prevent enemy forces on the objective from leaving.

Infantry platoon will probably be the isolating element within the company.

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Define the Reserve Element in an Offensive Attack

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Is normally under the control of the commander.

Is positioned where it can best exploit the success of the attack

Should not be so close that it loses the flexibility of the assault

39
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How many principles are there to Fire Control in an Offensive Attack

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8

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What are the Fire Control Principles

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Mass the effects of fire

Destroy the greatest threat first

Avoid target overkill

Employ the best weapon for the target

Minimize friendly exposure

Plan and implement fratricide avoidance measures

Plan for extreme limited visibility conditions

Develop contingencies for diminished capabilities

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What are the offense weapons for the US Army

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M60/M240

M249 (SAW)

M203

M16/M4

AT-4

Grenades

Javelin

42
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What are the indirect fires available for an offensive

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M203

Mortars

Artillery

Close Air Support

Naval Gun Support

43
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How many primary methods of fire control are there

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6

44
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What are the primary fire control methods

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Oral

Hand & Arm Signals

Prearranged Signals

Personal Contact

Range Cards

SOPs

Army OCS (14 decks)

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