BLOGQUEST - Course of Action Week
DAY 2 -The company commander's orders group(All answers are expected to be provided in the comment section. If you have worked in pairs/groups, stating the students' names is mandatory.)
Task 1 Match the words with the definitions.
Commander’s intent Concept of operations
Main effort Mission
Morale Situation
Morale Situation
1. The amount of confidence that a group of sodiers feel.......
2. How the commander plans to fight the battle.....
3. The most important action for the success of the mission.....
4. A clear statement of tasks that each unit must carry out.....
5. How the commander sees the situation at the end of the battle.....
6. A description of the battlefield conditions, enemy and friendly forces.....
Task 2 In your pair, listen to a briefing and complete the notes with words from task 1.
(1)..................
Enemy forces
Strengh: 2 platoon-strength positions in the vicinity of grid 5983.
Enemy (2)............. is low and they will probably defend in their present position.
Weapons: No armoured vehicles but they have mortars.
Friendly forces
7 Bde commander’s (3)..........: attack to secure a bridgehead over the river.
3 Para Bn mission: attack and destroy the enemy in Objectives Blue1 and Blue 2, then seize and hold the bridge.
3 Bn commander’s (4).........:
- A Coy: Fix the enemy in position.
- B Coy and C Coy more through A Coy position and cross river to seize objectives Red 1 and Red 2.
- A Coy attacks and destroys the enemy in Objectives Blue 1 and Blue 2 and seizes the bridge.
(5)....... A Coy: to seize and hold the bridge.
(6).........
A Company’s mission is to fix and destroy the enemy in order to seize the bridge.
Now listen again and answer the questions.
1. What is A Company’s current location?
2. What is the name of the enemy regiment in A company’s zone?
3. Why is it important to secure the bridgehead over the river?
4. Which companies are tasked to attack objectives Red 1 and Red 2?
5. Which company is tasked to attack objectives Blue 1 and Blue 2?
Task 3 Complete the sentences.
1. If H hour is 0300 hours, then H+3(H hr plus 3) is 0600.
2. If H hour is 0300, then H+4 is .......
3. If H hour is 0300, then H-24 is ......
Task 4 Listen to a briefing and match the units with the tasks.
1 Platoon 2 Platoon 3 Platoon Support Company
1. Mount recce patrols.......
2. Establish combat position in the centre/on the left/on the right...........
3. Assist B and C Companies whit passage of lines through the position........
4. Deliver mortar fire onto Objectives Red 1 and Red 2 ......
5. Assault Objective Red 1/ Red 2..........
6. Seize the bridge........
Now listen again and complete the chart with the task
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Purpose clausesTask 5 Study the examples.
1 Platoon will assault objective Red in order to destroy the enemy at this objective.
In order to+ verb
We will move to our combat positions in battle order so that we can move more quickly.
So that + noun
Now join the sentence whit in order to or so that.
1. At 2300 hours we will receive logistic supplies
2. The platoon sergeant will go out whit the patrols
3. The Support Company will deliver mortar fire
4. We will move forward one platoon at a time
5. You will seize the bridge at grid 593831 and deploy
.............hold the bridge.
.............suppress enemy machine gun fire.
.............the company is combat ready.
............there is less possibility of detection.
............they can act as a guide.
Task 6 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1. Why did the company commander send out recce patrols?
2. Why were mortars employed before the attack?
3. Why did the battalion commander decide to attack at first light?
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