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CGSC/ILE (X100H) Comp Study Guide with Terms Latest Updated with Verified Solutions. Exploitation is designed to ✔✔disorganize the enemy in depth Pursuit ✔✔offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it ________ follows a successful attack or exploitation when the enemy cannot conduct an organized defense and attempts to disengage ✔✔Pursuit Like exploitation, pursuit encompasses broad decentralization of ✔✔control and rapid movement Unlike ______, commanders can rarely anticipate pursuit so they do not normally hold forces in reserve solely to accomplish this mission ✔✔exploitation Requirements of commander to conduct a pursuit ✔✔Bold action, calculated initiative, and accounting for the associated risks are required in the conduct of a pursuit Common offensive control measures that a commander uses to synchronize the effects of combat power during the conduct of offensive tasks ✔✔position, assault time, attack -by-fire position, attack position, axis of advance, direction of attack, final coordination lines, limit of advance, lines of departure, objective, point of departure, probable line of deployment, rally point, support by fire position, and time of attack. Maneuver ✔✔the employment of forces in the operational area through movement in combination with fires to achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy Forms of maneuver ✔✔envelopment, flank attack, frontal attack, infiltration, penetration, and turning movement Commanders use these forms of maneuver to orient on the ______ not the ______ ✔✔enemy, not the terrain Combined arms warfare is characterized by ✔✔the widespread application of highly accurate and lethal weapons, a high degree of tactical mobility, a dynamic nature, rapid situational changes, and the large spatial scope of unit areas of operations Tactical success occurs when ✔✔the commander is able to first visualize the battlefield, understand the implications of existing friendly and enemy dispositions, and take effective action to impost the commander's will on the situation The defense is ✔✔the stronger form of warfare Commanders choose to defend to create conditions for ✔✔a counteroffensive that allows army forces to regain the initiative Reasons for conducting a defense include ✔✔to regain decisive terrain or deny a vital area to the enemy, to attrit or fix the enemy as a prelude to the offense, in response to surprise action by the enemy, or to increase the enemy's vulnerability by forcing the enemy to concentrate forces Characteristics of the defense ✔✔disruption, flexibility, mass and concentration, preparation and security Disruption ✔✔disrupt the attackers tempo and synchronization by constantly seeking to wrest the initiative from the attack and preventing the attacker from massing overwhelming combat power against elements of the defending force How to disrupt ✔✔defeating or misleading enemy reconnaissance forces and disrupting the attacker's combat formations so that they cannot fight as part of an integrated whole Defenders seek to ________ the enemy's forces so that selected enemy units or capabilities can be isolated and then ____,____, or ______ ✔✔separate defeated, destroyed, or neutralized The defender interrupts the attacker's ✔✔fire support, sustainment, and command and control capabilities Defending commanders... ✔✔decieve the enemy as to the true dispositions and intentions of friendly forces; unravel the coordination of the enemy's supporting arms; break the tempo of the offense Commanders add flexibility to their basic plans by ✔✔organizing their defense in depth, retaining reserves, designing counterattack plans, and preparing to assume the offensive Preparation involves ✔✔positioning forces in depth; improving terrain to favor the defense; wargaming plans; integrating available fires into those plans; organizing the force for movement and support ; rehearsing and taking measures to protect the force Primary physical means for providing security is by the use of a ✔✔security force The higher commander can assign the security force the task of ✔✔cover, guard, screen or area security for the protected forceThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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