Offensive Operations

Key Terrain is any locality, or area, the seizure or retention of which affords a marked advantage to either combatant.

• True

• Flase

______________ is the massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose

• Audacity

• Concentration

• Surprise

• Tempo

_________ is the willingness to take bold risks.

• Surprise

• Audacity

• Tempo

• Concentration

_____________ is the relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect

to the enemy

• Surprise

• Tempo

• Concentration

• Audacity

___________ is attacking at a time or place or in a manner for which enemy forces did not prepare or expect. Showing enemy forces what they expect to see while actually doing something different.

• Tempo

• Concentration

• Audacity

• Surprise

An offensive operation that destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both

• Exploitation

• Pursuit

• Attack

• Movement to Contact

An offensive operation that usually follows the conduct of a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth.

• Pursuit

• Movement to Contact

• Exploitation

• Attack

An offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.

• Pursuit

• Attack

• Movement to Contact

• Exploitation

An offensive operation designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact.

• Attack

• Pursuit

• Exploitation

• Movement to Contact

To defeat _______ forces, destroy _______ forces, and _________control of terrain, resources, and population centers.

• Friendly, Enemy, and Gain

• Enemy, Enemy, Lose

• Enemy, Enemy, Gain

• Enemy, Friendly, Lose