1. Enabling Learning Objective B (ELO B)
Action: Identify OPFOR tactics.
Condition: Given intelligence handbook, group discussion, and slide presentation.
Standard: Score 70% on a 62 question, multiple choice test.

2. General Admin Safety requirements: General safety Risk assessment: Low
Environment considerations: If you brought in, take it with you!!
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated during a written exam and throughout the duration of graded FTX.

3. Learning Steps
1 – THREAT OFFENSE
2 – THREAT DEFENSE

4. Learning Step 1
THREAT OFFENSE

5. The Offense
Attack against a defending enemy
Meeting Battle
Pursuit

6. Types of Offense ATTACK AGAINST A DEFENDING ENEMY MEETING BATTLE
PURSUIT

7. Attack Against a Defending Enemy
The principle form of offensive combat….
Two methods used:
- From the march (most preferred)
- In direct contact

8. Meeting Battle
An encounter between opposing sides when both sides are attempting to fulfill their mission by offensive action….

9. Meeting Battle Goal is to destroy the enemy force and continue offense
“Seize the initiative”

10. Pursuit
Conducted against a withdrawing enemy to complete the destruction of the entire enemy force….

11. Pursuit
Three types of Pursuit:
Frontal
Parallel
Combined

12. Frontal Pursuit
A pursuit along the enemy’s withdrawal route that helps fix the enemy force by delaying withdrawal, defeating the rear force, and maintaining constant pressure that restricts the ability to disengage and retreat….
FRONTAL

13. Parallel Pursuit
A pursuit along the enemy’s withdrawal route that runs along two lines of attack….
PARALLEL

14. Combined Pursuit
Considered to be the most decisive form of Pursuit, a Combined Pursuit can be achieved by using both the frontal and parallel methods of Pursuit….
COMBINED

15. Review Forms of Offense - Attack against a defending enemy
- Meeting Battle
- Pursuit
a. Frontal
b. Parallel
c. Combined

16. QUESTIONS???

17. Check on Learning What are the types of offenses used by the OPFOR?
What is the goal of a meeting battle?
What is the OPFOR commander’s preferred method of attack against the defense?
What are the three forms of pursuit?