=Attack of Strong Point= =Card No. 5= =Director’s Key= 1. Conduct class to captured enemy strong point. 2. Hand out Situation No. 5. Read and discuss. Point out places mentioned. 3. Order platoon commanders to report to Captain C. 4. Estimate of the Situation. Mission, action of enemy, action of own troops, withdrawal of the 1st and 2nd platoons to reorganize. Relief by 3rd platoon. Decision. 5. Report to battalion commander. First sergeant to prepare message. 6. Orders: Information of enemy and own troops. Plan of commander. 3rd platoon take over duty of security. Relieve 1st and 2nd platoons. Prisoners and stragglers. Mop up position. 1st and 2nd platoons assemble and reorganize, check casualties, replenish ammunition. 7. Message to battalion commander: Accomplished mission. Casualties. Prisoners. Reorganization. Await further instructions. Reaction of battalion commander to message. * * * * * Note.—Acknowledgment is made to Major Reginald H. Kelly, Infantry, for the background on which this Terrain Exercise is based.—THE AUTHOR. _Terrain Exercise No. 2._ Approach March and Deployment The Problem =Special Situation—Blue=: The Red forces have been retreating (_a_) before the attack of the Blues for the past two days, contesting every yard of the advance. The 10th Blue division is operating in the Sector: Right boundary: (_b_) Left boundary: (_c_) The Division is disposed: 19th Brigade as attacking brigade. 20th Brigade as division reserve. The attacking brigade is disposed regiments side by side, the —— Infantry in the right half of the sector: the —— Infantry in the left half of the sector. Regiments are echeloned by battalion; one as assault; one as support and one as reserve. The —— Infantry has the 2nd battalion as assault; the 1st battalion as support and the 3rd battalion as reserve. After an all day fight the assault battalion (2nd) has halted along (_d_) where it has been ordered to stabilize for the night in order to permit arrangements to be made for the continuation of the attack tomorrow morning. The support battalion (1st) has reached (_e_) where it is halted. Explanation of Letter Symbols (_a_) The compass direction of the retreat of the Red forces: North, south, east, west. (_b_) State the right boundary of the sector over which the division is operating. (_c_) State the left boundary of the sector over which the division is operating. If practicable the problem should be staged so that there may be a well defined topographical feature that will mark one of these boundaries of the Division sector.