Characteristics
attacking at a time or place or in a manner for which enemy forces did not prepare or expect by showing enemy forces what they expect to see while actually doing something different
What is Surprise?
destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both
What is an Attack?
attacking force seeks to destroy a weaker enemy force or fix a larger enemy force in place over a broad front
What is a Frontal Attack?
SOSRA
What are the Breach Fundamentals?
tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation of the performance of a force or weapon systems below the level needed to accomplish its mission
What is Suppress?
massing the effects of combat power in time and space at the decisive point to achieve a single purpose
What is Concentration?
designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it
What is a Pursuit?
force attacks on a narrow front
What is a Penetration?
Support Force, Breach Force (Reduction Element & Security Element), and Assault Force
What is Breach Organization?
a mobility task to create enough lanes through, over, or around an OBS to allow for the passage of the assault force onto the OBJ
willingness to take bold risks
What is Audacity?
usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth
What is an Exploitation?
attacking force seeks to avoid the enemy's principal defensive positions by attacking to the rear of their current positions forcing them to move or divert forces to meet the threat
What is a Turning Movement?
concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to produce decisive results
What is Mass?
employment of battlefield smoke to hamper ENY observation and target acquisition during breaching
What is Obscure?
relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect to the enemy
What is Tempo?
designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact
What is Movement to Contact?
attacking force avoids an enemy's principal defense by attacking along an assailable flank
What is an Envelopment?
ENY SITEMP (OBS, capabilities, assets)
What is Intelligence?
tactical mission task that involves preventing a unit, facility, or geographical location from being damaged or destroyed as a result of enemy action
What is Secure?
(1) Terrain visualization
(2) OBS reduction for tempo
(3) Employ situational OBS
(4) Rapid mobility support
(5) Assist SITEMP
What are the Engineer responsibilities in the offense?
Breaching, Gap Crossing, Clearing, IED Defeat, and Reconnaissance
What are the Engineer responsibilities during offensive tasks?
attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area occupied by enemy force
What is an Infiltration?
Achieved by detailed reverse planning, clear subunit instructions, effective C2, and CARs
What is Synchronization?
breach is complete when the attacking force has assaulted through the OBS, seized the far side OBJ, eliminated enemy direct and observed IDFs on the reduction area, and performed a battle handover with follow-on forces
What is Assault?