19K ALC Defense
What is defense - correct answer is to defeat an enemy attack, gain time,
economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for offensive
or stability tasks
What are the characteristics of the defense? - correct answer disruption, flexibility, maneuver, mass and
concentration, operations in-depth, preparation, and security
How many characteristics are in defense? - correct answer 7
how many defense tasks are there? - correct answer 3
What are the defense tasks? - correct answer area defense, mobile, and retrograde
What is area defense? - correct answer denying enemy forces access to designated
terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright.
What are the forms of defensive maneuver? - correct answer Area in Depth and Forward Defense
What is area in depth? - correct answer reduces the risk of the attacking enemy quickly penetrating the
defense.
What is forward defense? - correct answer prevent enemy penetration into the defensive area
What is mobile defense? - correct answer concentrates on destruction or defeat of the enemy through a
decisive attack by a striking force
, What is retrograde? - correct answer defensive task involving organized movement away from the
enemy
What are retrogrades used for? - correct answer conducted to improve a tactical situation or preventing
one from deteriorating
What are the 3 forms of retrograde? - correct answer Delay Withdrawal Retirement
What is delay? - correct answer allow units to trade space for time to avoid decisive engagement and
safeguard its forces
What is withdrawl? - correct answer planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages
from an enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy.
what is retirement? - correct answer is a form of retrograde in which a force out of contact moves away
from the enemy
What are the order of events? - correct answer Reconnaissance and security operations.
EA development.
Occupation and preparation.
Approach of the enemy main attack.
Enemy assault.
Counterattack.
Consolidation and reorganization
What's the primary purpose to security and reconnaissance? - correct answer to protect friendly main
battle area forces i to allow them to prepare their defense
What is an engagement area? - correct answer where the commander intends to contain and destroy an
enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons and supporting systems
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