Section and Platoon Operations/Target Effects

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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
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Enhance your understanding of target effects

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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

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

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 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 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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