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Quiz about Could You Command 1DDay
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Could You Command? #1-D-Day Trivia Quiz


You are a Captain in the U.S. Army on June 6, 1944. Do you think you can lead your squad safely through D-Day and into Normandy?

A multiple-choice quiz by Provider92. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Provider92
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
267,844
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. You are on your boat heading towards Omaha Beach along with your squad of thirty soldiers. They will do whatever you tell them to. As you near the landing site, you hear mortars exploding in the water around you. Your first objective is to reach the barricaded sea wall. The boat lands, and the door lowers for your squad. Suddenly, you are barraged by MG42s firing at your boat from all angles! What do you do? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Once your squad is completely behind cover, you count up your casualties. Unfortunately, four men were taken out by machine gun fire and three drowned in the water due to the weight of their equipment. You have 23 men left. Now, you must reach the sea wall. The beach is littered with tank blockades and exposing craters for cover. What is your next move? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. You've reached the sea wall and are taking another count of your men. Only three were picked off, leaving you with a squad count of twenty. Now you need to blow the barbed wire barricade running along the top of the sea wall. What do you call for to blow a passage through the barricade? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Now you squad has a way through that barricade. You peek on the other side to see your options. Option 1: Stand in the now open area of sea wall and fire at the German machine gunners and toss grenades at them. Option 2: Blindly spread throughout the now open area, searching for passages while poorly dodging gunfire. Option 3: Get close enough to the bunker to receive full defilade from its fire and prepare from there. Option 4: Wait at the sea wall for reinforcements while being constantly barraged by mortar fire. Which option do you choose? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Now you're safe. You know you next objective is to clear the bunkers. You and your squad scout the base of the bunker looking for an entrance. You find a door, but it's locked. The locks aren't too strong, but you won't be able to just walk right in. How do you open the doorway? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. You've entered the bottom of the bunker structure and are making your way up to the top. You come to the door where you know the enemy is firing their MG42s at the beach landing. You slowly enter with your squad and see that the only people up here are the two gunmen and their two spotters. You see that they all have their weapons laid down and are not prepared for a fight. Would blasting them to bits with submachine gun fire be the smart thing to do?


Question 7 of 10
7. After dealing with the four men, you look to the left and right and see that only two more bunkers are still firing. The Allied troops are still landing on the beach, so it would be smart to take care of both bunkers ASAP. What is your best method of attack? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. You lead one of your squads to the bunker on the right of you, little resistance on the way. You enter and take care of the bunker in the same way as you took care of the first one. You expect your other squad had it the same, but as you look across to the other bunker, you learn the other squad's been ambushed! They are being attacked from inside the bunker and are pinned down behind some sandbags. Half of that group has been lost already. Quick, what do you do? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Now all the bunkers are cleared. A wide area sits behind you. You can see the Germans are falling back. You know your fifteen men are good shots and you feel like getting some payback. Should you fire upon the fleeing Germans?


Question 10 of 10
10. All the Germans are cleared out. Every machine gun nest is unmanned and at our disposal. What should be your final act of the day? Hint



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1. You are on your boat heading towards Omaha Beach along with your squad of thirty soldiers. They will do whatever you tell them to. As you near the landing site, you hear mortars exploding in the water around you. Your first objective is to reach the barricaded sea wall. The boat lands, and the door lowers for your squad. Suddenly, you are barraged by MG42s firing at your boat from all angles! What do you do?

Answer: Command your troops to jump off the sides of the boat, swim to the beach, and take cover.

Jumping off the sides of the boat keeps you shielded from at least one side of gunfire. This keeps the German gunfire a little more scattered, causing much decreased accuracy. This makes moving to the first set of tank blockades easier.
2. Once your squad is completely behind cover, you count up your casualties. Unfortunately, four men were taken out by machine gun fire and three drowned in the water due to the weight of their equipment. You have 23 men left. Now, you must reach the sea wall. The beach is littered with tank blockades and exposing craters for cover. What is your next move?

Answer: Move slowly from cover to cover behind tank blockades until you're close enough to make a sprint to the sea wall.

Keeping behind the tank blockades keeps you behind better cover, shielding you from most gunfire. Quickly moving to closer cover keeps you covered for longer periods of time than are spent in the open. The final sprint isn't too difficult, for you are fairly close to the sea wall and the wall itself provides extra cover.
3. You've reached the sea wall and are taking another count of your men. Only three were picked off, leaving you with a squad count of twenty. Now you need to blow the barbed wire barricade running along the top of the sea wall. What do you call for to blow a passage through the barricade?

Answer: Bangalores

Bangalores are tubes that allow easy passage for an explosive through areas a soldier would not be safe in. The cylindrical explosive slides down the tube, exploding on the other side of the sea wall, destroying the barricade and keeping the soldiers out of harm's way.

A bandolier is the word for a belt of ammunition made for belt-fed machine guns. An air strike would have been overkill on the sea wall and would have put too many soldiers' lives at risk. Though C4 is a very potent explosive, it needs a flat, solid surface to stick to in order to work effectively.
4. Now you squad has a way through that barricade. You peek on the other side to see your options. Option 1: Stand in the now open area of sea wall and fire at the German machine gunners and toss grenades at them. Option 2: Blindly spread throughout the now open area, searching for passages while poorly dodging gunfire. Option 3: Get close enough to the bunker to receive full defilade from its fire and prepare from there. Option 4: Wait at the sea wall for reinforcements while being constantly barraged by mortar fire. Which option do you choose?

Answer: Option 3

By obtaining full defilade, your troops are completely out of the way of gunfire. This gives you a much calmer period to think, allowing for better judgment and decisions. Better decisions could save many of your troops' lives.
5. Now you're safe. You know you next objective is to clear the bunkers. You and your squad scout the base of the bunker looking for an entrance. You find a door, but it's locked. The locks aren't too strong, but you won't be able to just walk right in. How do you open the doorway?

Answer: Plant some explosives, take positions around the door, but out of blast radius, blow the door, toss a few grenades then clear out any stragglers.

Opening the door this way attracts enemy soldiers to the doorway to see the cause of the explosion. Luckily, they stand quite close to the doorway, just in range of a grenade toss. Just cook off a grenade by pulling the pin, releasing the spoon, and waiting about three seconds before throwing it.

It should explode nearly on contact. Now, any fighting Germans left can be disposed of, and those that are injured can be taken as POWs (prisoners of war).
6. You've entered the bottom of the bunker structure and are making your way up to the top. You come to the door where you know the enemy is firing their MG42s at the beach landing. You slowly enter with your squad and see that the only people up here are the two gunmen and their two spotters. You see that they all have their weapons laid down and are not prepared for a fight. Would blasting them to bits with submachine gun fire be the smart thing to do?

Answer: No

No! Both shooting them and taking them as POWs has the same immediate effect, the end of their fire at the beach, but they are much more useful alive. Besides, by shooting them, you'd most likely only alert another bunker to the fact that someone has reached the bunkers.
7. After dealing with the four men, you look to the left and right and see that only two more bunkers are still firing. The Allied troops are still landing on the beach, so it would be smart to take care of both bunkers ASAP. What is your best method of attack?

Answer: Split into two teams and head for both bunkers simultaneously.

Spliting into two teams will improve your chances of taking out the enemy positions quicker. Plus, you still have a good size squad. This can make two units of ten, one of which you will lead personally.
8. You lead one of your squads to the bunker on the right of you, little resistance on the way. You enter and take care of the bunker in the same way as you took care of the first one. You expect your other squad had it the same, but as you look across to the other bunker, you learn the other squad's been ambushed! They are being attacked from inside the bunker and are pinned down behind some sandbags. Half of that group has been lost already. Quick, what do you do?

Answer: Have some of your squad lay down extra suppressing fire on the bunker door as you toss a grenade through the doorway.

By laying down extra suppressing fire, the enemy will shoot less, which may even give your pinned troops a shot or two. Since the Germans are too focused on not getting shot, they won't notice the grenade rolling towards them. If they do notice it, their only other choice is to run into the line of fire.
9. Now all the bunkers are cleared. A wide area sits behind you. You can see the Germans are falling back. You know your fifteen men are good shots and you feel like getting some payback. Should you fire upon the fleeing Germans?

Answer: Yes

Absolutely. A POW is only taken if the enemy surrenders, not retreats. A retreating enemy can still fight again later. Definitely take them out.
10. All the Germans are cleared out. Every machine gun nest is unmanned and at our disposal. What should be your final act of the day?

Answer: Set up camp with your squad and wait for further orders.

Service is about honor, not glory. If you know you did a good job, you don't need someone else's approval. Just get ready to head out the next day, because you may not be bragging about much then.
Source: Author Provider92

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