INTRODUCTION

AIM
THE AIM OF THIS LECTURE IS TO
MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT ONE OF
THE FOUR PHASES OF WAR, ADVANCE.

SEQUENCE

Types of Advance

Explanation of Terms

Principles of Advance

Planning

Leading and Depth Combat Teams

Plans Screen Guards

Fire Plan

Engineering
Army Aviation

Cont

Contd

Support Helicopters

Offensive Air Support

Conducted of the Advance

Advance at Night

Surveillances at counter surveillances

Logistics

Conclusion

TYPES

OF ADVANCE

An advance may be conducted under a variety

of conditions produced by combinations of enemy
strengths and
circumstances, air and chemical
situations, terrain and friendly forces capability. It
will, usually, take the form of:

Advancing to contact an enemy.

Advancing whilst in contact with an

enemy.

Pursuing an enemy after he has

suffered a tactical reverse.

COMPONENTS OF AN ADVANCE
Reconnaissance Elements. This will include the
reconnaissance
platoon
plus
all
other
reconnaissance resources allotted to the battle
group (including Army Aviation).

Leading Combat Teams.

These are the combat
teams which lead the battle group advance; there
may be one or two of these operating cross
country or on designated routes forward. The
term advance guard is no longer used.
Cont

Contd

Depth Combat Team.

These move behind the
leading combat teams as a reserve ready to
reinforce them, to take offensive action through
them, to deal with a flank threat, or take over as
leading combat teams.
Flank Guards or screens. These are the elements
of the battle group tasked to give warning of
threats to the flank of the advance and, if
ordered, to deal with them; they may include Army
helicopters.

CONTROL MEASURES

Axis.
Cleared Route.

Bounds.

Report Lines.

Boundaries.
Manoeuvre Terms.

By-passing.

Envelopment.

Encirclement.

Turning Movement.

Manoeuvre Terms

Bypassing

Envelopment

Encirclement

Turning Movement

PRINCIPLES OF THE ADVANCE

Intelligence.

Surprise.

Quick Reaction.

Speed and Momentum.

A Sense of Urgency.

Clear Directives.

Balanced Groupings.

Flexible Logistic Plan.

PLANNING

Reconnaissance Elements

Leading and Depth Combat Teams

Handling of Armour.

Flank Screen/guards

Artillery.

Fire Plan.

Movement.
Cont

Contd

Mortars.

Observation.

Engineering.

Army Aviation.

Support Helicopters.

Offensive Air Support.

Air Reconnaissance.

Close Air Support.

CONDUCT OF THE ADVANCE

METHOD OF MOVEMENT

Leading Combat Team.

Depth Combat Teams.

Infantry on Foot.

Infantry in Soft Skin vehs.

Other Elements.

COMMAND AND CONTROL

ADVANCING AT NIGHT

Reconnaissance.

Movement at Night.

Fatigue.

Surveillance and Counter Surveillance.

Illumination Plan.

LOGISTICS
COMBAT SUPPLIES

The battle group should start the advance

with all echelons full and carrying maximum
reserves.

Combat teams must be replenished by day

and/or night as an opportunity occurs.

The radio of ammunition to fuel should be

gauged as accurately as is possible. Over
insurance is a fault.
Cont..

Contd..

A Echelon, or relevant elements of it,

should be placed under battle group command
and, if possible, should be reinforced by a
mobile distribution point.

Full use should be made of captured

stocks.

Casualty Evacuation

CONCLUSION