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Course
C400
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C400
Movement to contact
an offensive task designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact creating favorable conditions for subsequent tactical action; commanders conduct this offensive task when the enemy situation is vague or not specific enough to conduct an attack.
Attack
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C400 Exam Study Topics
Movement to contact - ANSWER-an offensive task designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact creating favorable conditions for subsequent tactical action; commanders conduct this offensive task when the enemy situation is vague or not specific enough to conduct an attack.
Attack - ANSWER-an offensive task that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both incorporating coordinated movement supported by fires or on occaision by fires alone; they may be either decisive or shaping operations, hastily or deliberately planned amd executed depending on time available and differ from a movement to contact because, in an attack, the commander knows part of the enemy's disposition.
Exploitation - ANSWER-an offensive task that usually follows the conduct of a successful attack, is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth; seek to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have no alternative but surrender or take flight;
Pursuit - ANSWER-an offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it, normally follows a successful exploitation. However, any offensive task can
transition into a pursuit, if enemy resistance has broken down and the enemy is fleeing the battlefield.
(FM 3-90-1, paras 1-3 thru 1-8, pgs 1-1 to 1-2)
Proficiency in the art of command stems from (select all appropriate responses): - ANSWER-a. Years of schooling
b. Self-development
c. Operational experiences
d. Training experiences
Breach - ANSWER-Unit employs all available means to break through or establish a passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification Canalize - ANSWER-restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver
Disrupt - ANSWER-Commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt his timetable, or cause an enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion
Fix - ANSWER-Commander prevents enemy from moving any part of his force from a specific location for
a specific period
Turn - ANSWER-involves forcing an enemy force from one avenue approach or mobility corridor to another
Block - ANSWER-denies enemy access to an area or prevents his advance in direction or along an avenue
of approach
Avenues of approach - ANSWER-the air or ground route leading to an objective (or key terrain in its path) that an attacking force can use
Defeat - ANSWER-occurs when an enemy force has temporarily or permanently lost the physical means or the will to fight
The defeated force's commander is unwilling or unable to pursue his adopted course of action, thereby yielding to the friendly commander's will, and can no longer interfere to a significant degree with the actions of friendly forces.
isolate - ANSWER-a requires a unit to seal off both physically and psychologically--an enemy from sources of support, deny the enemy freedom of movement, and prevent the isolated enemy force from having contact with other enemy forces.
Destroy - ANSWER-physically renders the enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted. Neutralize - ANSWER-results inrendering the enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation
Suppress - ANSWER-results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish the msn
Which are the characteristic of the offense as described in ADRP 3-90? - ANSWER-Audacity
Concentration
Surprise
Tempo
Support - ANSWER-This mechanism involves establishing, reinforcing, or setting the conditions necessary
for the other instruments of national power to function effectively; coordinating and cooperating closely
with host nation civilian agencies; and assisting aid organizations as necessary to secure humanitarian access to vulnerable populations;
Compel - ANSWER-This mechanism means to use, or threaten to use, lethal force to establish control and dominance; effect behavioral change, or enforce compliance with mandates, agreements, or civil authority;
Control - ANSWER-This meachanism involves establishing public order and safety; securing borders, routes, sensitive sites, population centers, and individuals; and physically occupying key terrain and facilities;
Influence - ANSWER-This mechanism means altering the opinions and attitudes of the host-nation population through activities, presence, and conduct. (ADRP 3-07, para 4-51, pg 4-9)
Processes - ANSWER-are a series of actions directed to an end state, such as the military decisionmaking process; Example: Using the Army Design Methodology to develop a problem statement.
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