Explain the purpose and mission of a MARDIV.
- Mission is to execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed
- Must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible-entry capability to an amphibious task force (ATF)
- Marine division is employed as the GCE of the MEF
Name the types of regiments and battalions in a Marine division (7)
- 3 Infantry Regiments
- Tank Battalion
- Assault Amphibian Battalion
- Combat Engineer Battalion
- Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters Battalion
- Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
What is the Ground Combat Element (GCE)of:
Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (12)
- 1 Infantry Battalion
- Weapons Company
- Artillery Battery
- Reconnaissance Platoon
- Combat Engineer Platoon
- Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon
- Tank battalion
- Assault Amphibian Platoon
- TOW Section
- Tank Platoon
- SFCP
- Scout Sniper Platoon
What is the Ground Combat Element (GCE)of:
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) (8)
- 1 Infantry Regiment (which is 3 battalions)
- Tank Battalion
- Light Armored Reconnaissance Company
- Assault Amphibian Company
- 3 Artillery Battery’s
- 1 EFSS Battery
- 1 HMMARS Battery
- 2 Combat Engineer Platoon
What is the Ground Combat Element (GCE)of:
Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)
A Marine Division
State the mission and function of the following components:
Infantry Regiment
Mission is to locate, close with and detroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat
Capable of independant, sustained operations
State the mission and function of the following components:
Artillery Regiment
- Furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destorying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the supported unit.
- Primary source of fire support in MARDIV
- Provides a fire support coordination section to assist in establishing and operating an FSCC at the division COC
State the mission and function of the following components:
Tank Battalion
- Close with and destroy the enemy by using armor protected firepower, shock effect, and maneuver and to provide anti-mechanized fire in support of the Marine division
- Best employed as maneuver force without detaching units
- Employment of tank battalion must take advantage of the speed, mobility, and firepower of the organization
State the mission and function of the following components:
Headquarters Battalion
- Exercise command, control, and administration of the Marine division
State the mission and function of the following components:
Assault Amphibian Battalion
- Land the surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift from assault shipping during amphibious operations to inland objectives and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support in subsequent operations ashore
- AAV are primarily used to transport personnel in tactical operations
State the mission and function of the following components:
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
- Conduct reconnaissance, security, and economy -of-force operations and conduct limited offensive or delaying operations that exploit the unit’s mobility and firepower
- LAR battalion assets emphasize the mobility and firepower that are characteristic of light armored vehicles (LAVs)
- SPEED and FIREPOWER
State the mission and function of the following components:
Combat Engineer Battalion
- Enhance the mobility, counter mobility, and survivability of the MARDIV through close combat engineer support and to provide the limited general engineering support that is required for the functioning of the MARDIV
- The engineer battalion provides close combat support and limited general engineer support
- Engineer support requirement are to the rear of forward elements
State the mission and function of the following components:
Reconnaissance Battalion
- Conduct amphibious reconnaissance, ground reconnaissance, surveillance, Battle space shaping and limited scale raid in support of the Marine Division and its subordinate elements
State the purpose, employment, and characteristics of the following:
Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)
- Employed to conduct mechanized (mech) operations and related combat support in subsequent operations ashore.
- AAV-7A1 (formerly known as LVT-7) is the current amphibious troop transport of the USMC
State the purpose, employment, and characteristics of the following:
Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)
- Strategically deployed by either airlift or sealift.
- The LAV-25 (Scout) is a lightly armored, eight-wheeled, amphibious vehicle equipped with a stabilized 25mm cannon, a pintle-mounted 7.62mm machine gun, and a coaxially mounted 7.62mm machine gun.
- Manned and operated by a driver, a gunner, and a vehicle commander is capable of carrying four infantry scouts
State the purpose, employment, and characteristics of the following:
M1A1 Tank
- Mission is to close with and destroy the enemy by using armor-protected firepower, “shock effect”, and maneuver and to provide anti-mechanized fire in support of the MARDIV
- Main battle tank uses high speed, maneuverability, and a variety of weapons to attack and destroy enemy tanks, equipment, and forces.
What is the M1A1 tank equipped with?
- Laser rangefinder
- Thermal Imaging System (TIS)
- Main gun, M256 120mm
- Coaxial machinegun, M240 7.62mm
- Commander’s Machinegun, M2 .50cal
- Grenade launcher M250
- Engine is Turbo Engine
Discuss the principles of Fire Support Coordination (FSC)
Fire support is fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces
Fire support coordination is the planning and executing of fires so that targets are adequately covered by a suitable weapon or group of weapons
Discuss the role of the Fire Direction Center (FDC)
FDC is organized to meet the requirements and conditions existing at the artillery headquarters
