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Diagram of the penetration manouver. Figure 2-4 from Army Training Publication (ATP) 3-21.8: Infantry Platoon and Squad. In ground attack position, penetration is the breaching of, and moving past, a defensive military line. [1] Penetration is a strategic military maneuver much like the pincer movement with a few differences.
Battle of Issus, a classic example of the single envelopment; Attack from a defensive position: Establishing a strong defensive position from which to defend and attack your opponent (e.g., Siege of Alesia and the Battle of the Granicus). However, the defensive can become too passive and result in ultimate defeat.
A U.S. Marine performs a ballistic breach of a padlocked door using a combat shotgun. Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available depending on the door's opening direction (inward or outward), construction materials, etc., and one or more ...
Guerrilla tactics – Involves ambushes on enemy troops. Usually used by insurgency. Heavy force – A counterinsurgency strategy that seeks to destroy an insurgency with overwhelming force while it is still in a manageable state
An example of the Thach weave: An enemy following planes A or B is vulnerable to attack from C and D. The basic Thach weave, executed by two wingmen The Thach weave (also known as a beam defense position ) is an aerial combat tactic that was developed by naval aviator John S. Thach and named by James H. Flatley of the United States Navy soon ...
Later examples of defence in depth might be European hill forts and the development of concentric castles. These castles utilized many layers, including ditches, outer walls, towers, inner walls, and a keep, with some layers like the outer ditch intended to only slow attackers and reduce their coordination.
Mouse-holing began to appear in military tactical manuals during World War II.The tactic allows combatants to move around an urban battlefield under cover without needing to expose themselves to enemy fire or observation.
Bounding overwatch (also known as leapfrogging, moving overwatch, or the buddy system) is a military tactic of alternating movement of coordinated units to allow, if necessary, suppressive fire in support of offensive forward "fire and movement" or defensive "center peel" disengagement.