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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key military concepts and procedures relevant to the mccc entrance exam. It covers topics such as troop leading procedures, tenets of unified land operations, principles of unified land operations, steps of ipb, the mission statement, decisive points, offensive and defensive tasks, characteristics of offense and defense, levels of war, fundamentals of reconnaissance and security, principles of direct fire control, terrain and threat-based dfcm, weapons control status, forms of maneuver, movement formations and techniques, tenets and fundamentals of breaching operations, combat power, warfighting functions, military aspects of terrain, five paragraph opord, ccir, mission variables of mett-tc, ambush, attack by fire, block, breach, bypass, canalize, contain, control, counterattack, clear, delay, destroy, disrupt, follow and assume, follow and support, fix, interdict, isolate.
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Troop Leading Procedures - Correct Answers โ 1. Receive the mission
Levels of War - Correct Answers โ 1. Strategic
Principles of Direct Fire Control - Correct Answers โ 1. Mass the effects of fire
Threat based DFCM - Correct Answers โ 1. Rules of Engagement
2 key elements of CCIR - Correct Answers โ 1. FFIR
Attack by fire - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which a commander uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy force without closing with the enemy to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive that enemy Block - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that denies the enemy access to an area or prevents his advance in a direction or along an avenue of approach Breach - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which the unit employs all available means to break through or establish a passage through an enemy defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification Bypass - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which the commander directs his unit to maneuver around an obstacle, positions, or enemy force to maintain the momentum of the operation while deliberately avoiding contact with an enemy force Canalize - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which the commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver
Contain - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that requires the commander to stop, hold, or surround enemy forces or to cause them to center their activity on a given front and prevent them from withdrawing any part of their forces for use elsewhere Control - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that requires the commander to maintain physical influence over a specified area to prevent its use by an enemy or to create conditions necessary for successful friendly operations Counterattack - Correct Answers โ Attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying enemy advancing units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives. Clear - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and eliminate or alter the ability of the enemy or adversary to project forces or capabilities
Delay - Correct Answers โ To slow the time of arrival of enemy forces or capabilities or alter the ability of the enemy or adversary to project forces or capabilities Destroy - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt Disrupt - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt his timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion. Follow and Assume - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which a second committed force follows a force conducting an offensive task and is prepared to continue the mission if the lead force is fixed, attrited, or unable to continue. Follow and Support - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which a committed force follows and supports a lead force conducting an offensive task
Fix - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task where a commander prevents the enemy from moving any part of his force from a specific location for a specific period Interdict - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task where the commander prevents, disrupts, or delays the enemy's use of an area or route Isolate - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that 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 Neutralize - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that result in rendering enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation Occupy - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that involves a force moving a friendly force into an area so that it can control that area. Both the force's movement to and the occupation of the area occur without enemy opposition
Passage of Lines - Correct Answers โ An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force's combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy Relief in Place - Correct Answers โ An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit Retain - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which the commander ensures that a terrain feature controlled by a friendly force remains free of enemy occupation or use Retirement - Correct Answers โ A form of retrograde in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy Secure - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
Seize - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that involves taking possession of a designated area using overwhelming force Support by Fire - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force Suppress - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapon system below the level needed to accomplish the mission Turn - Correct Answers โ A tactical mission task that involves forcing an enemy force from one avenue of approach or mobility corridor to another WIthdraw - Correct Answers โ A planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages from an enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy Withdraw under pressure - Correct Answers โ A planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages from an enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy
Turn (obstacle effect) - Correct Answers โ A tactical obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to divert an enemy formation from one avenue of approach to an adjacent avenue or approach or into an engagement area Block (obstacle effect) - Correct Answers โ An obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to stop an attacker along a specific avenue of approach or to prevent the attacking force form passing through an engagement area Disrupt (obstacle effect) - Correct Answers โ An obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obstacle effort to cause the enemy to break up his formation and tempo, interrupt his timetable, commit breaching assets prematurely, and attack in a piecemeal effort Fix (obstacle effect) - Correct Answers โ An obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obstacle effort to slow an attacker's movement within a specified area, normally an engagement area Contact point - Correct Answers โ In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two more more units are required to make contact
Linkup Point - Correct Answers โ The point where two infiltrating elements in the same or different infiltration lanes are schedule to meet to consolidate before proceeding on with their missions Final Protective Fire (FPF) - Correct Answers โ An immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas Line of Departure - Correct Answers โ A phase line crossed at a prescribed time by troops initiating an offensive operation Phase Line - Correct Answers โ line utilized for control and coordination of military operations, usually an easily identifiable feature in the operational area Checkpoint - Correct Answers โ A predetermined point on the ground used to control movement, tactical maneuver, and orientation Target Reference Point (TRP) - Correct Answers โ An easily identifiable point on the ground (either natural or man-made) used to initiate, distribute, and control fires
Targer - Correct Answers โ An area designated and numbered for future firing Lane - Correct Answers โ A route through, over, or around an enemy or friendly obstacle that provides safe passage of a passing force. The route may be reduced and proofed as part of a breaching operation, constructed as part of the obstacle, or marked as a bypass M4A1 - Correct Answers โ 5.56mm Max: 3600m Point: 500m Area: 600m M320 - Correct Answers โ 40mm Max: 400m Point: 150 Area: 350 M249 - Correct Answers โ 5.56mm Max: 3600m Point (B): 600m
Point (T): 800m Area (B): 800m Area (T): 1000m M240 - Correct Answers โ 7.62mm Max: 3725m Point (B): 600m Point (T): 800m Area (B): 800m Area (T): 1800m M2 .50 cal - Correct Answers โ Max: 6764m Point: 1500 Area: 1830 MK19 - Correct Answers โ 40mm Max: 2212m Point: 1500m Area: 2212m
M777 Howitzer - Correct Answers โ 155mm Max: 14800m (Charge 7) 37700m (Rocket Assisted Projectile) 7+1 pax M119 Howitzer - Correct Answers โ 105mm Max: 14km (Charge 8) 19500m (RAP) 7 pax M107 Rifle (Barrett) - Correct Answers โ .50 cal Max: 6800m Point: 1830m AT-4 - Correct Answers โ 84mm Max: 2100m Eff: 300m ITAS/TOW - Correct Answers โ 6 inches Effective: 3750m
Javelin - Correct Answers โ 127mm (5 in.) Eff: 2000m Min (top atk): 150m Min (dir atk): 65m M1A2 Abrams - Correct Answers โ 120mm Cannon (4000m) 2x 7.62 (1 coax) 1x .50 cal 4 pax M2 Bradley Family - Correct Answers โ 25mm chain gun (M: 6800m, Eff: 3000m) 7.62 coax TOW x2 3 pax + 6 dismounts M120 120mm Mortar - Correct Answers โ 200m to 7200m 5 pax
M109A6 Paladin - Correct Answers โ 155mm 22 km (unassisted) 30 km (assisted) 4 pax M252 81mm Mortar - Correct Answers โ 83-5608m 5 pax M1126 Stryker - Correct Answers โ .50cal/40mm/7.62 2 pax + 9 dismounts M1128 Stryker MGS - Correct Answers โ 105mm M: 3200m 3 pax HMMWV family - Correct Answers โ >500km (mobility) 2-4 pax M1113 family - Correct Answers โ .50 cal M: 2000m
2 pax + 11 dismounts M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle - Correct Answers โ .50 cal and M58 MICLIC 2 pax M9 Armored Combat Earthmover - Correct Answers โ Smoke
350 km mobility 1 pax Avenger - Correct Answers โ FIM-92 Stinger Missiles 8 km 2 pax (basic) 3 pax (Slew to Cue) AH-64 - Correct Answers โ 30mm chain gun (1700m) 70mm rockets (8km) AGM-114 Hellfires (500m to 8km) 2 pax
M3/M4 Multi-role anti armor anti personnel weapon system (Carl Gustav) - Correct Answers โ 84mm Eff: 700m w/ boost: 1000m 2 pax M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System - Correct Answers โ 7.62mm Eff: 800m M104 Wolverine - Correct Answers โ >400km 2 pax AK-47 - Correct Answers โ 7.62mm Max: 800m Eff: 350m AK-74 - Correct Answers โ 5.45mm Max: 800m Eff: 500m