Principles

Concentration Flexibility Surprise

Administration

Planning
Sequence
Collection of info

cdr's recce & appre

Staff & advisers' conference Issue of orders

Recce & Appre

Obj Assessment of tasks Axes including FUP, SL Fire plan Sy of axes Timing Reorg & exploitation Adm

Axis of Attk
Cover & defiladed Suitable for sp arms Suitable for assy A FUP & SL Suitable for opening up an axis of maint

If difficult to penetrate, overcome by

verticle envelopment

Timing of Attk

Night Attk
Advantages
Surprise & concealment

En obsn is blinded
Take longer time for en's res & CA Less amn expenditure

Night Attk
Disadvantages
Difficult in maintaining control

Slow movement
Difficult in reorg

Peculiar Problems Attk in Mtn

Difficult & time consuming in recce Up hill attk

Attk will be on a narrow front in echelon

Lack of road comn

More accessible & negotiable appchs are covered by en's fire & mines
Arty fire less effective

Lack of suitable deployment areas.

Requiremnt of practice & rehearsal for passage through drill

Acquisition of Info
Fol info req (neccessary info) Routes to the obj Possible speed of movement during various stages Nature of obst enroute Dply areas for guns & mortars Nature of rds & trs Obsn provided Detail of habitation Loc of en res Trn from assy A to FUP & obj

Attk in Mtn
Advantages Infil in pl/coy is possible Ample space in rear to conduct any ops.

En has difficult to protect the line of comn all along Time & space can be choosen by attacker

Exploit of trg & leadership

Adversely affect moral of defender

Attk in Mtn
Disadvantages

Force have to split

Comd & cont is difficult Need thorough trg & rehearsal

Need for self contain for long period

Coord of arty is difficult

TYPES
Exhaustive Method Definite obj Method

ExhaustiveMethod
when the info on en and grnd is inadequate definit obj not alloted to the attacking force no re-org hy cas Advantage expl of fleeting opportunities against hastily prep defs flexibility retained achieve surprise by its speed and momentum suitable when info is scanty

Disadvantage
wearing out of tps uncertainty attk w/o recce and plg res ech under utilized and uncertain

briefing difficult
lack of info

cdrs of res ech not in picture of the sit

exhausted tps destroyed easily by en CA

Definite Objective Method

definite tasks and obj limited obj alloted task proportional to capability

based on info of en, grnd /trn

re-org

next ech pass through for next obj

Advantage

detail recce and plg possible

emp of sub units

progress known, emp of res timely

definite tasks for res tps not over stretched Disadvantage lose fleeting opportunities attk takes longer time