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The oblique order (also known as the 'declined flank') [1] is a military tactic whereby an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank.The force commander concentrates the majority of their strength on one flank and uses the remainder to fix the enemy line.
It was also executed to perfection by Khalid ibn al-Walid in the decisive Battle of Yarmuk in 636 AD. Attack in oblique order: This involves placing your flanks in a slanted fashion (refusing one's flank) or giving a vast part of your force to a single flank (e.g., Battle of Leuthen). The latter can be disastrous, however, due to the imbalance ...
The Battle of Marathon, an example of the double-envelopment, a form of flanking maneuver. In military tactics, a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over it. [1]
Frederick intended to repeat the oblique order assault that had granted him victory at the Battle of Leuthen, yet as the Russian lines were unable to retreat due to the swamps in their rear, [7] and the left flank of Frederick's army was likewise unable to enclose the Russian lines because of the unfavorable terrain and successful Russian ...
Leclerc Evolution is a French prototype of the enhanced fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) developed and manufactured by the KNDS France.. The project was presented during the Eurosatory 2024. [1]
The battle of Leuthen would be a good way to show the methods they used to ensure victory with Oblique Order visually. I'm confused by the text, but a diagram would certainly improve the article radically and make it easier to understand the way it was implemented. 207.5.159.199 ( talk ) 22:24, 21 October 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
An American XM1 Abrams of the pre-series, the first main battle tank type to be protected by Chobham armour The British Army's Challenger 1 was the second main battle tank to use Chobham armour Chobham armour is the informal name of a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment , a British tank ...
Stridsvagn 122 during an urban warfare exercise, 2006. Stridsvagn 122 (strv 122, IPA: [ˈstrɪ̂tːsvaŋn] ⓘ) [a] is a Swedish main battle tank that, like the German Leopard 2A5, is based on the German Leopard 2 Improved variant utilizing such newer technology as command, control, and fire-control systems, reinforced armour, and long-term combat capacity.