8 Tactics Flashcards
Define tactics
“the art and science of winning engagements and battles”
Concepts and methods
Expand on tactics in war
includes the use of firepower and maneuver,
the integration of different arms,
and the immediate exploitation of successes to defeat the enemy
6 tactical tenets
DAFACE
Achieving a decision Gaining an advantage Being faster Adapting Cooperating Exploiting success and finishing
The art of tactics
Lies in how we creatively form and apply military force in a given situation. It involves the creation, positioning, and maneuver of combat power.
The science of tactics
Lies in the technical application of combat power. It includes mastering the techniques and procedures that contribute to the warfighting skills such as marksmanship, gunnery, land navigation, and close air support.
TTPs
TTPs or tactics, techniques, and procedures.
TTPs is used commonplace to describe the way in which the Marine Corps does nearly everything
9 Principles of war
MOOSEMUSS Mass Offensive Objective Security Economy of force Maneuver Unity of command Simplicity Surprise
Define Mass
The concept of “concentrating the effects of combat power at the decisive place and time to achieve decisive results.”
Define Objective
The concept of “direct[ing] every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable objective.”
Define Offensive
The concept that we, as a fighting force, are continuously focused on “seize[ing], retain[ing], and exploit[ing] the initiative.”
Define Security
The concept of “never permit[ing] the enemy to acquire an unexpected advantage.”
Define Economy of Force
The concept of “allocate[ing]minimum essential combat power to secondary efforts.”
Limited attacks, defense, deceptions, or delaying actions can help us economize forces allowing us to weight the main mass.
Define Maneuver
The concept that we seek to “place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the flexible application of combat power.”
Define Unity of Command
Best exemplified by commander’s intent, “Unity of Command” is the concept that “for every objective, [we] ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander.”
Define Surprise
The concept that we seek to “strike the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared.”
It does not require the enemy to be caught unaware, but rather that he becomes aware too late to react effectively.
