Intro to Rifle Platoon
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mass | Concentrate the effects of combat power at the decisive police and time to achieve decisive results |
| Objective | Direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective |
| Offensive | Sieze, retain, and exploit the initiative |
| Security | Never permit the enemy to acquire an unexpected advantage |
| Economy of Force | Allocate minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts |
| Maneuver | Place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power |
| Unity of Command | For every objective, ensure unity or effort under one responsible commander |
| Surprise | Strike the enemy at a time or place or in the manner for which he is unprepared |
| Simplicity | Prepare clear, uncomplicated plans and clear, concise orders to ensure thorough understanding |
| Purpose of the Offense | Destroy, disrupt, deceive, divert, deprive, fix, or gain intel on the Enemy |
| Types of Offensive Operations | Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit |
| Movement to Contact | establish or regain contact with the enemy. Allows the commander to make initial contact with minimum focus and to expedite the employment and concentration of the force. |
| Attack | The purpose of the attack is to defeat, destroy, or neutralize the enemy. Maximum application of combat power, coupled with: Bold maneuver, shock effect, exploitation of success. |
| Types of Attacks | Hasty, Deliberate, Spoiling, Counter, Feint, Reconnaissance in force, Raid, Demonstration |
| Hasty Attack | an attack in which preparation time is traded for speed to exploit opportunity |
| Deliberate attack | characterized by preplanned coordinated employment of firepower and maneuver to close with. Requires a through reconnaissance of the enemy* |
| Spoiling Attack | mounted from a defensive position to disrupt and expected enemy attack. strikes enemy while he is most vulnerable (while in the AA or ATK, prior to LD) |
| Counterattack | conducted either with a reserve or otherwise uncommitted or lightly engaged forces after the enemy has begun his attack |
| Feint | A supporting effort diverts or distracts the enemy's attention, Contact is made with the enemy* |
| Reconnaissance in Force | a deliberate attack by major forces to obtain information and to locate and test enemy reactions, disposition, and strength. |
| Raid | small scaled offensive operation, penetrating hostile territory for a specific purpose other than seizing and holding terrain, always a planned withdrawal* |
| Demonstration | Aims to deceive and confuse the enemy, does not make contact with the enemy* |
| Exploitation | offensive operation usually following an attack, is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth. Prevents the enemy from disengaging, w/drawing, or reestablishing a defense. Typically go after Cps, reserves, key terrain, and destruction of combat support in En rear |
| Pursuit | offensive operation designed to catch or cut off and destroy the enemy attempting to escape. develop from successful exploitations when enemy defenses begin to disintegrate or the enemy attempts to withdraw after an attack. |
| Purpose of the Defense | to defeat an enemy attack; force enemy to reach culminating point, rapidly gain and maintain initiative for friendlies, create opportunities to shift to the offense. |
| Types of defensive operations | Position defense, mobile defense |
| Position Defense | focuses on the retention of terrain. has time to build it up substantially through barriers, engagement areas...etc. commander - employs security forces, static locations. |
| Mobile Defense | Maneuver is used together with fire and terrain to seize the initiative from the enemy. uses a smaller front and a capable maneuver element to attack when enemy is at his weakest. |
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