Differentiate between combat reconnaissance vehicles, armored fighting vehicles, and light armored
fighting vehicles*** - correct answer ✔✔Combat recon VIC are designed for operations at or beyond the
FLOT, not to initiate combat, but to survive if engaged
Armored fighting vehicles are classified into: Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and Light Tanks
Light armored fighing vehicles are intended to carry soldiers
*Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
*Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)
Who conducts tactical risk assessment? - correct answer ✔✔Ground Force Commander
Drives the type of control used
Compare and contrast the five categories of artillery systems and their characteristics**** - correct
answer ✔✔Command and reconnaissance- locate target, guide munitions and BDA
Cannon- includes guns and howitzers
Self propelled cannon- continuous support of mechanized forces
Multiple Rocket Launcher- deliver heavy fire power at decisive moments
Mortar- short range high angle fire support at echelons as low as company
,(Artillery is a weapons system typical of a large caliber weapon system)
Differentiate between ADA, radar SAM, and IR SAMs*** modify threat weapons systems - correct
answer ✔✔■ ADA- self-propelled and towed units
*Towed requires prime mover and ammunition supply vehicles
*self propelled
SAM- strategic or tactical (moveable)
* Strategic: ADA used to protect Key areas and of a country's infrastructure and areas of strategic
importance
*Tactical SAM: are point defense units and used to protect ground force units from fixed wing a/c and
armed helicopters.
* anti helicopter mines track, aim and fire at helicopters
■ Radar Guided SAM: track target and guide missile intercept
■ IR Guided SAM: Fire and forget system
*SA-13, 18, 9
Compare and contrast RW, FW and UAV - correct answer ✔✔RW systems: are classified as light, attack,
multi-tole, transport, reconnaissance A/C and can be used for a variety of roles.
UAV systems: Operate in one or two modes: Drone and Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV)
* ex: Harpy (dive bomber and EW), Tu-143 (has to crash IOT get footage), Scmal-1 (similar to shadow)
Define the major mission command activities of the ops process (check)*** - correct answer ✔✔(P2EA)
Plan- The art and science of understanding a situation and envisioning a desired future
Prepare- Activities performed by units and Soldiers to improve the execution of an operatiom
Execute- Putting the plan into action
Assess- Continuous determination of the progress toward accomplishing a task, effect or objective
(commanders drive it, assisted with the ADM for visualization (U,V,D,L,D,A)
Describe the purpose of Warning Orders, Operations Orders and Fragmentary Orders*** - correct
answer ✔✔WARNORD-preliminary notice of actions or order that are to follow
OPORD-used to direct unit ops in support of the mission; provides the who, what, where, when a d why
FRAGORD- provide timely changes of existing orders
Describe the responsibilities of key members of the Battalion and Brigade staff *** - correct answer
✔✔XO (COS): CMD principle assistant
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