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29 Cards in this Set
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Discuss the purpose of combat hand and arm signals in the field |
means of communication that require sight but not sound |
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Describe the three classes of wire entanglement |
Protective, Tatical, Supplementary wire |
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Explain the general idea of camouflage and how they apply |
When existing concealment is insfficent, military forces can alter the physical enviroment to provide or improve concealment for personel and physical assets. Use natural resource as camoflauge over artificale. The primary goal of camouflage and concealment activities is to avoid enemy detection. |
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Discuss challenge and password |
Used for exiting and reentering friendly lines |
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Describe the purpose of the following: Security patrol and Reconnaissance patrol |
Security patrot: used to detect the enemy and protect against surprise or ambush attacts. Reconnaissance patrol: used to gather info about the enemy, terrain or resources |
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Dacuss the immediate actions required for the following types of enemy contact: Immediate halt |
Immediate Halt: Everyone frezzes, wespon at the ready and remain motionless and quies |
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Air Observation/Attack: |
Air Observation/Attack: freeze, don't look at aircraft If attacked move quickly into ine formation, spread out and at right angles to aircrat hit the round and seck cover |
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Hasty Ambush: |
Hasty Ambush: after commaded the entire patrol moves to the right or left of the line mon takes up best concealed fighting postion. |
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Assault: |
used to make and quickly break undesired but unavoidable contact. Everyone moves to the line formation and assaults |
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Near Ambush: |
Near Ambush: memebrs in the killing zone Immediately assault without order. They take the ambush postion and occupy it and continue the assault or break contact as directed |
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Far Ambush: |
Far Ambush: memebers in the killing zone take cover, return fire. Other merebers maneuver against the amush force |
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Describe the flowing characteristics of machine gun fire
Trajectory: |
Trajectory: the path the projectile travels through the sit |
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Burst of Fire: |
Burst of Fire: the number of rounds shot during a trigger pull |
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Cone of Fire: |
Cone of Fire: the different trajectory of each bullet fired in a burst, caused by vibrations of the gun and tripod, variations in ammunition and conditions of the atmosphere |
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Beaten Zone: |
area bn the ground upon which the cone of fire falls |
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Dead space: |
Dead Space: area in the max range of the weapo which cannot be covered by fire or observation from a particular postion because of intervening obstacles, the nature of the ground, the characteristics the trajectory, or the limitations of the pointing capabilities of the weapon |
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Danger Spaces: |
Danger Spaces: area in front of the muzzle of the gun out to and including the besten zone |
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What Is a range card? |
rough sketch or drawing which serves as both a record of fring data and a document for defensive fire planning. |
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Define the following terms and discuss their application to mission planning : METT TC |
METT-TC: tool to analyze a course of action and what to consider Mission, Enemy, Terrain & Weather, Troops and support, Time avallable, Civilin |
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KOCOA: |
KOCOA: proper use of terrain Key terrain, Observation, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Avenues of approach |
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SAFE- security, Automatic weapons, Fields of fire, Entrenchment |
security, Automatic weapons, Fields of fire, Entrenchment |
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DRAW-D |
Defend, Reinforce, Artack, Withdraw, Delay List examples of violation of LOAC Denial of quarter / Mutilation or mistreatment of dead / Deliberate attack on medical facilities Wanton destruction of cities, towns, villages / Employing forbidden arms or ammunition |
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List the 6 steps of the escalation of force |
Uniformed Presence Verbal Commands Control Techniques Aggressive Response Techniques Intermediate Weapons Deadly Force |
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Bamcis ? |
Begin planning Arrange for Recon Make recon / coordinate Complete the plan Issues the order Supervise |
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Bamcis ? |
Begin planning Arrange for Recon Make recon / coordinate Complete the plan Issues the order Supervise |
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SPOT |
Size Position Observation Time |
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Bamcis ? |
Begin planning Arrange for Recon Make recon / coordinate Complete the plan Issues the order Supervise |
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SPOT |
Size Position Observation Time |
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SaLUTe |
Size Activity Location Unit Equipment |