Cpl's Course: Fire Team Operations 170 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

DISPERSE {Ans: If your patrol members are bunching up, they become more susceptible to ambush and the effects of fragmentary munitions. To have your Marines extend the distance between individuals in all directions, have them disperse by extending either arm vertically overhead, then wave the arm to the front, side, and rear.}FIGHTING POSITION {Ans: A fighting position is a location on the ground from which fire is delivered by an individual, a fire unit (squad or fire team), or a crew-served weapon. Before selecting a firing position, the assigned sector of fire must be carefully examined from various locations using the prone position to ensure effective coverage of the sector of fire. The exact fighting position is then designated on the ground prior to digging in. The position must: Allow good fields of fire. Make maximum use of available cover and concealment. Facilitate exercise of fire control by the unit leader}SQUAD COLUMN {Ans: In a squad column, fire teams are arranged in succession, one behind the other. The fire team formations inside the squad formation will be determined by the fire team leaders based on each fire team's placement in the order of movement and the movement