Section and Platoon Operations/Target Effects
Mortar Operations Mastery
Test your knowledge on section and platoon operations related to mortar systems with this comprehensive quiz! Covering key concepts from reconnaissance to fire missions, you'll explore important strategies that every mortar specialist should know.
- 25 thoughtfully crafted questions
- Multiple choice and checkboxes for varied engagement
- Enhance your understanding of target effects
What size options does the battalion commander have when employing the battalion mortsrs?
Platoon, section, and squad
Platoon and section
Digital and degraded
Company and platoon
How many positions can a traditional mortar platoon from at one time?
1 only
1-2
4
As many as it takes
What are advantages of a consolidated mortar platoon operating in one MFP?
Requires more area to operate
Simplifies control of the unit
Creats ability to have better security
Unit is massed and vulnerable to counter fire
How are split sections different from massed mortar platoons?
They both offer a simple, easy control from FDC
They are both less vulnerable to counter fire
One offers a greater amount of area covered
Massed platoons are easier to hide
What is the primary goal of reconnaissance in a mortar platoon?
To seek out enemy positions
To assess friendly positions
To identify suitable primary and secondary MFP's
To find a good place to grill
To find cache points
What is not a requirement when picking an MFP?
Coverage of more target area
Survivability
Direct line of sight with friendly units
Communications
Which is not a type of reconnaissance?
Air recon
Map recon
FBCB2
Sector sketch
Why is ground reconnaissance preferred?
Ground recon is slower
Ground recon puts soldiers at greater risk
Maps are hard to find
Ground recon allows you to see how the land is affected by weather and other factors
Ground recon is not preferred
Who normally executes reconnaissance?
The PL, an NCO, and a driver
The PL, the PSG, and a squad leader
2 gun
The PL and FDC
What ranges should a mortar element be able to range in order to be considered effective?
1/2 to 2/3 in front of forward friendly element
Full range of weapon system at enemy
1/3 in front of friendly element
1000m from first known enemy
Which is not an active or passive defense measure of a mortar point?
Defilade
Cover and concealment
More than one entry/exit point
No overhead cover
What is the advance party?
A group that arrives at the MFP before reconnaissance is conducted
A group that arrives after recon is conducted to prepare the MFP for the rest of the platoon
A group that leaves before the main body with the primary goal of ensuring the route is safe
A gruop that escorts the recon team to the next MFP
What is the primary difference of a hasty and deliberate occupation?
Deliberate occupations are planned, hasty are not
Hasty occupations never get an advance party
Hasty occupations are used for rapid combat environments, where you need to move often and quickly
There is no real difference
If you recieve a fire mission while on the move, which type of occupation would you likely use?
Hasty
Deliberate
Emergency
What is massed fire?
Fire from a number of weapons fired at a single target
Number of weapons fired at the same time at different targets
A single weapon firing a massive amount of rounds at one target
What is time on target most likely to be used for?
Targets with heavy armor that can "button up"
Targets that can quickly change their protective posture
Targets that have the ability to jam comms
Stationary targets such as bunkers
Which provides detailed data concerning ratio of rounds-to-casualty ratio.
LHMBC
DAGGR
JMEM
USSAF
FUBAR
Which fuze setting should you use when engaging enemies in an open-top trench?
Delay
Proximity
Impact
If you are engaging a standing, un-warned enemy in the open, which round selection should you use?
All proximity
All impact
One impact, 4 prox
One prox, 4 impact
What is most effective against dismounts in snow or swampy, mushy soil?
Impact
Delay
Proximity
What is the probability of a target being suppressed if it is 110m from the impact of a 120mm round?
75%
50%
90%
10%
Which of the following is the intended use for immediate smoke?
Screening
Quickly obscuring enemy breifly
Creating a diversion
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