CPL’S COURSE TACTICAL PLANNING EXAM 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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When analyzing the enemny’s capabilities and limitations you analyze –
ANSWER- the enemy’s ability or inability to conduct various operations
against your unit under any reasonably foreseeable situation.
The estimate of the situation of terrain and weather must – ANSWERalways be conducted from the friendly and enemy perspectives.
Terrain Analysis analyzes – ANSWER- the connection between the
terrain and tactics while considering the military aspects of terrain.
These aspects are identified in the acronym OCOKA. – ANSWERTerrain Analysis
OCOKA – ANSWER- Observation and Fields of Fire
Cover and Concealment
Obstacles
Key Terrain
Avenues of Approach
Observation and Fields of Fire-COKA – ANSWER- Observation is the
ability to see friendly and enemy forces and key aspects of the terrain to
judge strength, prevent surprise, and respond to threats.
Field of fire is an area with a direct line of sight that weapons may
cover/fire upon effectively from a given position.
O-Cover and Concealment-OKA – ANSWER- Cover is protection
against enemy fire, both direct and from shelling.
Concealment is protection from enemy observation and surveillance,
including features that protect both horizontally and vertically.
OC-Obstacles-KA – ANSWER- Obstacles are natural or manmade
terrain features that prevent, restrict, divert, or delay military movement.
OCO-Key Terrain-A – ANSWER- Key terrain is any ground that must
be controlled to achieve military success.
OCOK-Avenues of Approach – ANSWER- Avenue of approach is any
relatively unobstructed ground route that leads to an objective or key
terrain.
Weather Analysis is when – ANSWER- The leader determines how the
weather will affect visibility, mobility, and survivability of friendly and
enemy units by considering the military aspects of weather.
For visibility – ANSWER- The leader identifies conclusions about
visibility factors such as light data (begin morning nautical twilight
[BMNT], sunrise [SR], sunset [SS], end evening nautical twilight
[EENT], moonrise [MR], moonset [MS], and percentage of
illumination), fog, and smog, and about battlefield obscurants such as
smoke and dust.
Winds of sufficient speed can – ANSWER- reduce the combat
effectiveness of a force as the result of blowing dust, smoke, sand, or
precipitation. Windblown sand, dust, rain, or snow can reduce the
effectiveness of radar and other communication systems. Strong winds
can also limit aviation operations.
Precipitation affects – ANSWER- soil trafficability, visibility, and the
functioning of many electro-optical systems.
Cloud Cover affects – ANSWER- ground operations by limiting
illumination and the solar heating of targets. Heavy cloud cover can
degrade many target acquisition systems, infrared-guided munitions, and
general aviation operations.
Extremes of temperature and humidity reduce – ANSWER- personnel
and equipment capabilities and may require the use of special shelter or
equipment.
Civil considerations (human terrain) include – ANSWER- the influences
of man-made infrastructure; civilian institutions; and the attitudes and
activities of civilian leaders, populations, and organizations within an
AO, with regard to the conduct of military operations.
Areas – ANSWER- Key civilian areas are localities or aspects of the
terrain within an AO that have significance to the local populace.
Analyzing a structure involves – ANSWER- determining how its
location, functions, and capabilities can support operations.
Capabilities can refer to – ANSWER- the ability of local authorities—
those of the host nation or some other body—to provide a populace with
key functions or services.
Organizations are – ANSWER- nonmilitary groups or institutions in the
AO. They influence and interact with the populace and each other.
People is a general term describing – ANSWER- all nonmilitary
personnel that military forces encounter in the AO. This includes those
personnel outside the AO whose actions, opinions, or political influence
can affect the mission.
Events are – ANSWER- routine, cyclical, planned, or spontaneous
activities that significantly affect organizations, people, and military
operations.
Troops and Fire Support Avaliable (Estimate of the Situation) –
ANSWER- Organic
Fire and support avaliable
Attachments and detachments
Higher and adjacent units
For organic you – ANSWER- identify the capabilities and limitations of
the assets your organic unit will bring to bear on the enemy during the
conduct of the mission.
For fire and support avaliable – ANSWER- Identify locations, azimuths
of fire, contact information, employment (general support [GS], direct
support [DS], or attached [(ATT]), and any priority of fires of indirect
fire support agencies.
In addition, identify any available air assets. What weapons will they
bring to the fight? What are the capabilities of their fires? When and
how long are they on station?.
For attachments and detachments you identify – ANSWER- Assets (if
any) that will detach from your unit
Units or assets that have been attached to your unit
How will this affect your ability to achieve mission success?
For higher and adjacent units you identify – ANSWER- higher and
adjacent units’ schemes of maneuver and what influence they will have
on your scheme of maneuver. Consider their effect on the following:
•Geometries of fire