Movement to Contact Battle Drills
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What is the primary purpose of a Movement To Contact?

  • To immediately launch an attack on an identified enemy position
  • To establish contact with the enemy and gather information (correct)
  • To pursue a defeated enemy force
  • To exploit a weakness in the enemy's defense

    • What is the relationship between the different types of offensive operations?

  • They may occur in any order, or simultaneously, throughout the battlefield (correct)
  • They always occur in the order of Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, and Pursuit
  • They are predetermined and cannot be changed during the operation
  • They are mutually exclusive and only one can occur at a time

    • What is a critical step in facilitating a Movement To Contact?

  • Conducting an immediate attack
  • Requesting additional resources
  • Developing a scheme of maneuver (correct)
  • Establishing a defensive position

    • What is the result of a successful Movement To Contact?

    <p>It may lead to an exploitation, or an attack may lead directly to a pursuit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of tasking statements in a Movement To Contact?

    <p>To assign tasks to specific units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the commander in a Movement To Contact?

    <p>To meet the commander's intent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of task-organizing the advance guard?

    <p>To overcome obstacles and enemy resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of support relationship is most likely for machineguns traveling with the advance guard?

    <p>Direct Support (DS) of the main effort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should the commander consider linking up machineguns with the new advance party?

    <p>To conserve limited ammunition for the decisive fight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a poor position for machineguns to support the unit from?

    <p>The rear of the unit formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of capability should travel with the advance guard?

    <p>Obstacle clearing capability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of machineguns supporting the main body by fire?

    <p>To allow the main body to close with the enemy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to task-organize the advance guard?

    <p>To overcome obstacles and enemy resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the machineguns if they stay with the original advance party?

    <p>They will be in the rear of the unit formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a contact point in a movement to contact?

    <p>To ensure coordination between units or to coordinate linkups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an axis of advance typically based on?

    <p>A road or a group of roads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consideration when task organizing for a movement to contact?

    <p>Speed, security, control, and deployability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the advanced guard in a company movement to contact?

    <p>To provide security for the main body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is a route column typically used in a movement to contact?

    <p>When the chance of enemy contact is remote</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a main body in a movement to contact?

    <p>To conduct the main effort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the roles of advanced guard, main body, and rear/flank security typically filled in a platoon movement to contact?

    <p>By squads each</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an axis of advance in a movement to contact?

    <p>To describe our route as it traces terrain or enemy avenues of approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to machineguns' freedom of action if the advance party becomes suppressed?

    <p>They lose freedom of action to be deployed on advantageous terrain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might a commander choose to locate machineguns with the main body?

    <p>To provide more direct control and flexibility during a flank attack.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary responsibility of the flank guard?

    <p>To provide security for the main body's flank and prevent observation or direct fires.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must the flank guard do to accomplish its mission?

    <p>Do what is necessary to provide the main body time to prepare for an attack into its flank.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the machineguns if they are located with the main body and the advance party becomes suppressed?

    <p>They retain freedom of action to support the main body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the commander's primary consideration when making decisions about machinegun placement?

    <p>Enemy considerations always come first.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of task organizing the flank guard?

    <p>To ensure the flank guard can accomplish its mission with sufficient assets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why must the machineguns move forward to link up with the advance party while under enemy fire?

    <p>To be in the best position to support the unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of the platoon commander having to run up to the advanced party while under fire?

    <p>He loses tempo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of identifying the direction and distance to the sniper position?

    <p>To determine the best course of action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it probably a waste of time to send a squad to destroy a sniper at a significant distance?

    <p>Because the sniper will likely displace before they get there.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended response to a sniper at a significant distance, in terms of economy of force?

    <p>Using indirect fires or aviation fires.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using indirect fires or aviation fires to respond to a sniper?

    <p>It does not disrupt the unit's formation or significantly slow the unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between an immediate action drill and a battle drill?

    <p>An immediate action drill drives a battle drill.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of taking cover in response to sniper fire?

    <p>To protect the unit from harm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of obscuring and bypassing a sniper position?

    <p>It enables the unit to continue its movement to contact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Movement to Contact

    • Movement to Contact is one of the four general types of offensive operations, along with Attack, Exploitation, and Pursuit.
    • A Movement to Contact may lead directly to an Exploitation or an Attack, and they may occur in any order or simultaneously on the battlefield.

    Contact Point

    • A Contact Point is a point on the terrain where two or more units are required to make contact.
    • Contact Points are established where phase lines intersect with lateral boundaries or on identifiable terrain.
    • Commanders use Contact Points to ensure coordination between units or to coordinate linkups.

    Axis of Advance

    • An Axis of Advance is a line of advance assigned for purposes of control, often a road or a group of roads, or a designated series of locations, extending in the direction of the enemy.
    • It describes the route as it traces terrain or enemy avenues of approach during a Movement to Contact.

    Task Organization

    • Guiding principles for Task Organization and movement formations are speed, security, control, and deployability.
    • The commander designates security units combined with a main body, including an advanced guard, main body, and rear/flank security.
    • Each role is typically filled by a platoon in a company movement to contact, and by a squad in a platoon movement to contact.

    Approach March

    • When the commander feels that the chance of enemy contact is remote, he usually uses a route column.
    • Task Organization of the Advanced Guard includes engineers or other obstacle clearing capability, and machineguns.

    Advanced Guard

    • The advanced guard is task-organized to overcome obstacles and enemy resistance.
    • Machineguns with the advance party are in the best position to gain immediate fire superiority.
    • If the advanced party becomes suppressed, machineguns have lost freedom of action to be deployed on advantageous terrain to support the decisive engagement.

    Flank Guard

    • The flank guard is responsible for preventing the enemy from observing or using direct fires on the main body from its flank.
    • The flank guard must be task-organized with sufficient assets to accomplish its mission.

    Immediate Action Drills and Battle Drills

    • Snipers can be engaged using immediate action drills, such as taking cover, identifying direction and distance to the sniper position, and obscuring or bypassing with smoke grenades or supporting agencies.
    • The commander can also choose to fix and bypass using direct fires from the advance party or indirect fires, destroy with indirect fires or aviation fires, or clear with the advance party.

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