MCCC Entrance Exam

MCCC Entrance Exam AN ATTACK BY FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MEANS FROM CONCEALED POSITIONS ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED ENEMY - ANS - AMBUSH A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH A COMMANDER USES DIRECT FIRES, SUPPORTE ...

MCCC Entrance Exam AN ATTACK BY FIRE OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MEANS FROM CONCEALED POSITIONS ON A MOVING OR TEMPORARILY HALTED ENEMY - ANS - AMBUSH A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH A COMMANDER USES DIRECT FIRES, SUPPORTED INDIRECT FIRES, TO ENGAGE AN ENEMY FORCE WITHOUT CLOSING WITH THE ENEMY TO DESTROY, SUPPRESS, FIX, OR DECEIVE THAT ENEMY - ANS - ATTACK BY FIRE A TACTICAL MISSION TASK THAT DENIES THE ENEMY ACCESS TO AN AREA OR PREVENTS HIS ADVANCE IN A DIRECTION OR ALONG AN AVENUE OF APPROACH - ANS - BLOCK A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE UNIT EMPLOYS ALL AVAILABLE MEANS TO BREAK THROUGH OR ESTABLISH A PASSAGE THROUGH AN ENEMY DEFENSE, OBSTACLE, MINEFIELD, OR FORTIFICATION - ANS - BREACH A TACTICAL MISSION TASK IN WHICH THE COMMANDER DIRECTS HIS UNIT TO MANEUVER AROUND AN OBSTACLE, POSITION, OR ENEMY FORCE TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF THE OPERATION WHILE DELIBERATELY AVOIDING COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE - ANS - BYPASS A tactical mission task in which the commander restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone by exploiting terrain coupled with the use of obstacles, fires, or friendly maneuver - ANS - Canalize A tactical mission task that requires the commander to stop, hold, or surround enemy forces or to cause them to center their activity on a given front and prevent them from withdrawing any part of their forces for use elsewhere - ANS - Contain A tactical mission task that requires the commander to maintain physical influence over a specified area to prevent its use by an enemy or to create conditions necessary for successful friendly operations - ANS - Control Attack by part or all of a deafening force against an enemy attacking force, for such specific purposes as regaining ground lost, or cutting off or destroying enemy advance units, and with the general objective of denying to the enemy the attainment of the enemy's purpose in attacking. In sustained defensive operations, it is undertaken to restore the battle position and is directed at limited objectives - ANS - Counterattack A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and eliminate organised resistance within an assigned area - ANS - Clear To slow the time of arrival of enemy forces or capabilities or alter the ability of the enemy or adversary to project forces or capabilities - ANS - Delay A tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt - ANS - Destroy A tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt his timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely to attack in piecemeal fashion - ANS - Disrupt A tactical mission task in which a second committed force follows a force conducting an offensive task and is prepared to continue the mission if the lead force is fixed, attrited, or unable to continue - ANS - Follow and Assume A tactical mission task in which a committed force follows and supports a lead force conducting an offensive task - ANS - Follow and Support A tactical mission task where a commander prevents the enemy from moving any part of his force from a specific location for a specific period - ANS - Fix A tactical mission task where the commander prevents, disrupts, or delays the enemy's use of an area or route - ANS - Interdict A tactical mission task that requires a unit to seal off--both physically and psychologically--an enemy from sources of support, deny the enemy freedom of movement, and prevent the isolated enemy force from having contact with other enemy forces - ANS - Isolate A tactical mission task that results in rendering enemy personnel or materiel incapable of interfering with a particular operation - ANS - Neutralize A tactical mission task that involves a force moving a friendly force into an area so that it can control that area. Both the force's movement to and the occupation of the area occur without enemy opposition - ANS - Occupy An operation in which a force moves forward or rearward through another force's combat positions with the intention of moving into or out of contact with the enemy - ANS - Passage of Lines An operation in which, by direction of higher authority, all or part of a unit is replaced in an area by the incoming unit and the responsibilities of the replaced elements for the mission and the assigned zone of operations are transferred to the incoming unit - ANS - Relief in Place A tactical mission task in which the commander ensures that a terrain feature controlled by a friendly force remains free of enemy occupation or use - ANS - Retain A form of retrograde in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy - ANS - Retirement A tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action - ANS - Secure A tactical mission task that involves taking possession of a designated area using overwhelming force - ANS - Seize A tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force - ANS - Support by Fire A tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapons system below the level needed to accomplish the mission - ANS - Suppress A tactical mission task that involves forcing an enemy force from one avenue of approach or mobility corridor to another - ANS - Turn A planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages from an enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy - ANS - Withdraw A planned retrograde operation in which a force in contact disengages from an enemy force and moves in a direction away from the enemy - ANS - Withdraw Under Pressure A tactical obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to divert an enemy formation from one avenue of approach to an adjacent avenue of approach or into an engagement area - ANS - Turn An obstacle effect that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to stop an attacker along a specific avenue of approach or to prevent the attacking force from passing through an engagement area - ANS - Block An obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obst