BLOGQUEST - Course of Action Week 

DAY 5 -Platoon assault
(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 Describe the picture.

Campaign 2-English for the Military, p. 92

Task 2 Read the text and mark the location of A Coy, C COY , enemy rifle platoon.

You are the commanding officer of B Company, 51 Light Infantry Battalion. Your battalion has been tasked to secure the bridge for the brigade's movement north. 

The enemy is reported to be a reinforced rifle platoon holding the key terrain surrounding the bridge. They are well organised and possess some automatic weapons but they have no mortars or artillery. Your company is composed of three rifle platoons plus an attached section of 81 mm mortars. You also have artillery support from division artillery units to your rear.

Now answer the questions.

1. What is your mission?
2. What is the battalion commander's intent?
3. What enemy forces are defending the bridge?
4. What fire support assets do you possess?

Task 3 Work in 3 groups. Answer the questions.

1. What tasks must the platoon accomplish in order to complete the mission?
2. What facts limit your freedom of action? What is the enemy's most likely course of action?

Task 4 List all the things that affect your plan.  Use these headings. 

mission    time    terrain    weather     troops       logistics and signals

Task 5 Decide on two alternative courses of action.

Task 6 In the same groups,  discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action. Now select the best plan to accomplish your mission.

Task 7 Draw your plan on the map in task 1 and give a written operation order for it.