Principles of War
Moosemuss"
M- Mass
o-Objective
o-Offenive
s-Security
e- economy of forces
m- manuever
u- unity of command
s- suprise
s- simplicity
Themes of Grunt
1. Prep for combat
2. Small unit training
3. Human dimension of combat
4. Warfighting- decision Making
5. Officership
6 tactical Tenents
1. Cooperate
2. Achieve a decision
3. Be Faster
4. Adapting
5. Gain the advantage
6. Exploit succes and finish
M16
Point : 550
Area: 800
Sustain: 15rpm
Rapid: 90 rpm
Cyclic: 800
Max 3600
M4
Point: 500
Area: 800
sustain:
Rapid:
Cyclic
Max :3534
M27 IAR
Point: 550
Area: 700
sustain: 36 rpm
cyclic : 700-900
Max : 3938
M203
Point: 150
Area: 350
Max: 400
Penetration: 2in steel
Min range-training=165
min range combat= 31
arming distance - 31m
ecr: 15 m
kill;5m
m9
Point: 50m
Condition 1: Mag inserted, slide forward, round in the chamber, eapon on safe
condition 2: does not apply
Condition 3: Mag inserted, slide forward, empty chamber , wpn on safe.
condition 4: mag removed, slide forward, chamber empty, safty on.
m249
Bipod: Point 600m, Area 800m
Tripod: point: 800m
Area: 1000m
Max : 3600m
Grazing : 600
Tracer burnout : 900m
sustain :85rpm
Rapid: 200 rpm
cyclic: 850
Hot barrel : 200r in 2 min
M240B
Max effective range: 1800m
Max range: 3725m
grazing fire: 600m
Sustain:100m
Rapid: 200m
Cyclic : 650-950
Weight: gun- 27.6
Spare bag- 13 lbs
tripod and t/e- 20lbs
Total 47.6
M2. 50 cal
Point: 1500m
Supresion: 1830
Max 6767m
Grazing fire : 700m
Tracer burnout: 900m
sustain rate: less than 40 rpm
rapid : more then 40 rpm
Cyclic : 450-550
M82A3 Sepcial Application Scopeed Rifle- SASR
anti material 50 cal , 32lbs sniper rifle. effective 1800 m at 10 round per mag
MK 19
Point: 1500
Area: 2212
Max 2212m
Min safe in training: 310m
Min safe in combat is 75M
sustian : 4o rpm
Rapid: 60 rpm
Cyclic: 325 RPM- 375
Weight:
M40A3 is
7.62 effective 1000m has a 3-12x50 scope a a five round mag
AT-4
Max effective: 300
Max range : 2100
Min arming distance: 10 m
Min training distance: 50m
Back blast: 90 degree fan at 100m
Penetration: 17.7 in steel
Caliber 84mm
In cold position pull transpot safty pin
- move into a hot position
Pull back cocking lever,
SMAW- solder fire, mulipurpose , asault wpn
Max effective : 250m- HEDM, 500m- HEAA
Max range: 1800
Caliber: 83mm
Min range 17m
Penatration: 7.5 reinforce sandbags, 8 in of concrete, 12 in of brick and 23 in of steel with HEAA
M18A1 Claymore Effects
105 lbs of C4 with 700 steel balls and a 33 m fire wire
ECR kill: 50 m at a 60 degree arc
Casualty: 100m at 60 degree
danger : 250 in 180 degree arc
Back- Blast safty under cover at 16m, or 100 m back in the prone.
Intalling claymore
1. first place the Blasting caps under a sandbag and conduct a circuit test
2. Front of mine centered on kill zone
3. firing device 16m to rear or side if behind cover
4. ensure to campoflage the mine
5. Conduct a final circuit test
6. Keep the m57 firein
Test the M 57 and m40 as part of the claymore
Remove electrical wire and test the female end of the wires
2. Test m40- Plug the test set into the firing device
- position the fire device in the fire position ans squeeze seing the light blink
Part to a T&E
1. Elevation handwheel
2. Upper elevation screw
3. Lower elevation screw
4. Traversing handle wheel
5. Traversing screw
Traversing pin lock
AK - 47
- Shoots a 7.62
Max effective : 300m
RPK- 74 EN Machine Gun
Max effect- 800m
RPG
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82 mm Mortar
Max range : 3000m
TOW- tube launche , optically tracked, wire guided
Max : 3750
Min: 65m
Penetration: 36 in of homogenous steel
Javelin- fire and forget -
- lock on target and self guided.
Max range: 2500m
min : 65 direct attack and 160 top attack
Penatration of over 30 in
Machine gun Employment Principles
PICMDEEP-
P- Pair
I-Interlocking
C-Coordination
M- Mutual support
D- Defilade
E-Enfilade
E- Economy
P- Protection
m224 60 mortor
one section in CO= 3 tube/ 1 per squad
Max range : 3500
Min range: 70m
except 200 m for illum
Rapid: 30 rds for 4 min
Sustain: 20 rounds
Danger close : Unreg= 400m
Reg= 200 m
ECR: 30m
PI: 0.1% 175m, 10% at 65M
FPF 30 by 90m
Illum- 500 m diameter at 25sec
80's
8 tubes per plt, 1 tube per sqd, 4 sqd in a section, 2 section in a platoon
Max range : 5700
Min range: 80m
except for illum
Rapid: 30 rds for 2 min
Sustain: 15 rounds
Danger close : Unreg= 600m
Reg= 400 m
ECR: 35m
PI: 0.1% 230m, 10% at 80M
Illum- 650 m d
120 mm M372
Max range: 8350
ECR: 45m
155m Howitzer
1 gun per section, 6 sections in a battery, 3 batteries per battalion
Max range: 18,100m and 30, 100 with RAP
ECR: 50M
rapid rate: 5 rpm for 2 min
Sustain: 2 rpm
FPF: 50x 300
Task for IDF and end statement
DDDL-
Delay-
Divert-
Disrupt-
limit-
END STATEMENT:
Neutralize
Destroy
Screen- friendly
Obscure-
Supress
Call for Fire part 1
? elements: 1) observer ID, 2) warning order, 3) target location, 4) target description, 5) method of engagement,
6) method of fire, 7)method of control
? polar needs a
? Adjust Fire (*polar requires POSREP first!; grid requires OT direction read back in
Call for Fire MTO
? Consists of: units to fire, changes to call for fire, # of rounds, target #
? FDC transmits to you and then you read it back to them
? "MTO, K battery, 2 rounds, ICM in effect, target # ab1002, (break, direction 5000 for grid), out" (*all
further transm
Call for fire Plotting and Rems
? Polar Plotting
? direction rounded to nearest 10 mils
? distance rounded to nearest 100m (even round down, odd round up) Ex) 250m = 200m, 350m = 400m
? RREMS
? refinement, record as target, end of mission, surveillance (refinement & record as target are
casevac 9 line
Warn-O: "you, this is me, standby for CASEVAC 9line, over"
? 1) pickup location (grid/description)
? 2) frequency, callsign
? 3) # of patients by precedence (i.e. urgent-ALPHA, priority-BRAVO, routine-CHARLIE)
? 4) special equipment required (none-ALPHA,
CAS report
CAS 9-line ("I Hate Drinking Every Day Like My Friend Ed")
? 1) IP/BP
? 2) Heading (and Offset L/R for FW)
? 3) Distance (FW in NM, RW in meters)
? 4) Target Elevation (feet MSL)
? 5) Target Description
? 6) Target Location
? 7) Type Mark
? 8) Location of
AV 8B Harrier CAS CAP/LIM
? ordnance types: all conventional unguided, laser guided, Maverick, 25mm
? max load: 8000lbs
? TOS: 20-40 minutes (after 30 minute transit)
F/A - 18 Hornet
ordnance types: all conventional unguided, laser guided, Maverick, 20mm
? max load: 13,500lbs
? TOS: 30-55 minutes (after 30 minute transit)
AH-64 Apache
ordnance types: Hellfire, rockets, 30mm
? max load:
? TOS:
Orientation
? terrain model marked properly?
? units
? current location
? direction of north
? key terrain
? TCM w/in AO
? weather
? illumination
? visibility
? local history or area/population
? enemy positions
? direction of attack
Situation
? Enemy
� Composition/Disposition/Strength
? SALUTE
� Capabilities/Limitations ("under what conditions will the enemy...")
? DRAW-D
� EMLCOA (AKA the enemy's SOM)
? 1) detailed description of what the enemy is doing now
? 2) detailed description of what t
Mission
1. Task (who, what, when, where)
? 2) Purpose (why)
Execution
Commander's Intent
� purpose
� method
? enemy's key strength, weakness, and exploitation plan (KS, KW, EXP)
� endstate (with respect to friendly, enemy, and terrain)
? Concept of operations
� SOM ("walk the dog" here. SOM must be thorough, sequential, and
Coordinating instructions
- Timeline
-LMP
-Base unit
-TCM in SOM
-Priority of rehearsals
-No Comm plan by phase
- Go/No Go criteria
-IA drills
Admin and logistics
� WIA collection by phase
� KIA collection by phase
� EPW collection by phase
� CasEvac plan
? Logistics ("beans, bullets, and batteries")
� ammo
� chow
� unit commander identifies preparations for receiving required equipment for the operation. Resupply
Command and signal
? COMMAND AND SIGNAL
? Signal
� frequencies for the operation
� CEOI location
� primary challenge/password, alternate, and running
� signal plan (primary and alternate)
? signals must be original, appropriate, and redundant
? Command
� location of key per
PRC-152 Vulos
HOW TO PROGRAM THE PRC-152 VULOS
1) TURN THE RADIO KNOB TO '1' (YOU CAN PUT TO ANY PRESET PLUS 'FP'
2) TURN FUNCTION CONTROL KNOB (THE SAME AS THE RADIO KNOB) TO 'PT'
3) ANY ERRORS INCLUDING 'SYSTEM CLOCK RESET' OR 'LOW HUB CAPACITY' PRESS ENTER.
4) PRESS
PRC 152 singars
HOW TO PROGRAM THE PRC-152 SINCGARS
1) TURN THE RADIO KNOB TO '1' OR DESIGNATED PRESET. CAN ALSO PUT ON 'FP'
2) TURN FUNCTION CONTROL KNOB (ALSO THE RADIO KNOB) TO 'CT'
3) ANY ERRORS INCLUDING 'SYSTEM CLOCK RESET' OR 'LOW HUB CAPACITY', PRESS ENTER.
4) PR
117 LOS single channel
PROGRAMMING- LOS FIX FREQUENCY
� LOS FIX FREQUENCY- THIS REFLECTS SINGLE CHANNEL PLAIN TEXT ONLY, NOT SINCGARS FREQ HOPPING
o '8'KEY(PGM)>NORM>NET TO MODIFY
NET TO MODIFY REFLECTS NET IN RADIO, NOT THE STATION
o ACTIVATE IN LIST>YES
� FREQUENCY
o RX FREQ>
117- singars
PROGRAMMING- SINCGARS
� SINCGARS- THIS REFLECTS SINCGARS FREQUENCY HOPPING TOMORROW
o '8' KEY (PGM)>NORM>NET>NET TO MODIFY
NET TO MODIFY REFLECTS NET IN RADIO, NOT THE NET ID
o ACTIVATE IN LIST> YES
NET TYPE> FREQUENCY HOPPING
� HOPPING TYPE> SINCGARS
� H
MONT
RIGS
R- Recon the OBJ
I- Isolate te OBJ
G-Gain a foothold-
(SOSR)
Supress
Obscure
Secure
Reduce
S-Seize the OBJ
4 types of Mont defense
1. Block from BP
2. Block in sector
3. Delay in sector
4. Delay by fighting position
Four basic life saving steps
1. Airway
2. Breathing
3. circulation
Defensive Fire Support
1. Long range
2. Close range
3. FPF
Trajectory
Path of the round in flight
Ordinate
tajectory between the muzzle and base of target
Maximum Ordinate
Highest point Trajectory reaches between muzzle of weapon and base of target at 2/3 distance
Cone of fire
2 mils wide / trajectory of each individual rounds each at a different path.
Beaten Zone
On ground where cone of fire falls
Dead space
Area that cannot be covered with direct fire
Classification of fire
1. Fixed
2. Traversing
3. Searching
4. Traversing and searching
5. Swinging Traverse
6. Free gun
List the 6 warfighting functions
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2. What are the 9 Principles of War?
1. Mass .
2. Objective
3. Offensive
4. Security
5. Economy of forces
6. Maneuver
7. unity of command
8. Suprise
9. Simplicity
What does METT-TC stand for?
Mission Analysis;
Enemy Analysis;
Terrain/Weather Analysis;
Troops & Fire Support Available;
Time/Space & Logistics; Civil Considerations
List the troop leading steps
Bamcis -
Begin planning
Arrange Recon
Make Recon
Complete Planing
Issue Order
Supervise
What does MAGTF stand for?
Marine Air Ground Task Force
List three different types of MAGTFs
MEU, MEB, SPMAGTF
What are the four core elements of a MAGTF- CE, LCE, GCE, ACE
1. Command Element,
2. Logistic Combat Element
3. Ground Combat Element
4. Air Combat Element
What are the five phases of an amphibious operation
Planning, EMbarking, Rehearsals, movement, Action on objective
List the 4 chapters of MCDP1
1. The Nature of War
2. The Theory of War
3. Preparing for War
4. The conduct of War
List 6 tactical tenants in MCDP1-3
1. Cooperate
2. Achieve a decision
3. Be faster
4. adapting
5. gain an advantage
6. Exploit sucess and finish
Summarize maneuver warfare
Maneuver allow us to gain the advantage over the enemy by bypassing theif center of surfaces and exploit their gaps
4 types of offensive operations
Movement to Contact; Attack; Exploitation; Pursuit
6 forms of maneuver
Frontal Attack; Flanking Attack; Envelopment; Penetration; Turning Movement; Infiltration
What is a purpose of a movement to contact
To gain contact with the enemy IOT determine his comp/disp/strength
four phases of an attack on a fortified position
Planning the Attack; Preparation Fires; Movement to the Assault Position; Assault of the Emplacement
four steps to breaching an obstacle
(SOSR) Suppress, Obscure, Secure, Reduce assault
Purpose of the base unit during an attack
Easy of control, control the speed and base of fire
5 types of attacks
Hasty; Deliberate; Spoiling; Counter-attack; Feint; Demonstration; Reconnaissance in Force; Raid
fighter leader concept
The Leaders take intiative and push the units in the fight
what is the last cover and conseled position before the LD
Attack position
. What TCM is usually used in a night attack to facilitate control?
Objective rally point, Probable line of deployment, attack azimiths
three principles of the defense
PREP, FLEX, DEPTH
SAFE stand for
Security; Automatic Weapons; Fields of Fire; Entrenchment
What are two possible missions for a machine gun in the defense? No acronyms
Final protective line and principle direction of fire.
two methods used to plan to defeat enemy armor
(FPL) Final Protective Line; (PDF) Principle Direction of Fire
three types of wire obstacles
Tactical; Protective; Supplementary
three types of fighting positions
Primary, Alternate, Supplementary
Three fundamental types of defensive operations
Mobile, Area, Retrograde
four defensive methods
Sector; Battle Position; Strongpoint; Retrograde; Linear; Perimeter; Reverse Slope
7 steps of engagement Area development
Identify All Likely Avenues of Approach
Determine Likely Enemy Scheme of Maneuver
Determine Where to Destroy the Enemy
Emplace Weapons Systems
Plan and Integrate Obstacles
Plan and Integrate Indirect Fires (organic/non-organic)
Rehearse Execution of Opera
4 types of combat patrols
Security, contact, Ambush Raid
Three types of recon patrol
Route, Area and Zone
Standard Tasking Organization for combat patrols
Assault, Support, Security
6 elements for Call for Fire
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in CFF direction is in ?
Mills
Attitudes for linear targets given between the mil range of _____ to _________?
0-1800 mils
Highest charge you can fire a 60mm mortar in handheld
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Difference between plunging and grazing fires
Plunging fire is when your enemy is getting hit in the beatten zone where grazing fire is wen your enemy bis getting hit by your cone of fire .
How many 60 tubes in a section
1 squad has one tube and 3 squads in a tube
how many 81 tube in a section
there is 1 tube per squad, 4 squads in a section and 2 sections in a platoon
what is a MK 153
SMAW- Shoulder multipurpose Assault weapon
how many M240 in a MG section
6 guns total, 3 squads which is 2 guns per squad.
Name three things tactical tasks can be oriented on
Enemy Oriented, Friendly Oriented, Terrain Oriented
Doctrinal tactical task
Terrain: Seize, Secure, Clear, Occupy, Retain, Recon,
Enemy: Disrput , Fix, Destroy, Canalize, Block, Delay, Contain, Interdict, Isolate, Feint, Penetrate, Ambush, Neutralize, Bypass,
Friendly: Screen, Guard, cover, Withdraw, Retire, Follow and support, b
. Block
. To deny the enemy access to a given area or to prevent enemy advance in a given direction or on an avenue of approach
Destroy
To physically render an enemy force combat ineffective unless it is reconstituted
Neutralize
To render the enemy or his resources ineffective or unusable
Guard
To protect the main force by fighting to gain time while also observing and reporting information
Cover
Offensive and defensive actions to protect the force
Seize
To clear a designated area and gain control
Clear
To remove enemy forces and eliminate organized resistance in an assigned zone, area, or location by destroying, capturing, or forcing the withdrawal of enemy forces that could interfere with the unit's ability to accomplish its mission
Operation tern for Attack by fire
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operation graphic for ambush
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