Defence Flashcards
Aim/Reasons of Def?
[GDPSLEEP forced]
a) To gain time and reduce en’s offensive capabilities by a process of attrition while own offensive capability is built up.
b) To deny a vital area of ground to the enemy.
c) To protect the flanks of a formation undertaking offensive operations.
d) At the start of, or during a campaign, conform to a general defensive policy.
e) To lure and trap the enemy force in order to destroy them
f) To enable offensive to be undertaken elsewhere.
g) To ensure territorial integrity and to prevent enemy ingress into own territory.
h) When a pause is necessary during an offensive operation to build up, reorganize and regroup before resuming an offensive.
i) When forced by enemy action
Principle of war applied in def.
[COMSSC]
a) Concentration of forces
b) Offensive action
c) Morale
d) Surprise
e) Security
f) Cooperation
Forms of defence
a) Positional defence
b) Mobile defence
Points to the born in mind while planning designing mobile def battle.
a) Surveillance
b) Containment
c) Destruction
Conduct of mobile defensive battles
a) Checking and containing
b) Deliberate counter-attack
Degree of preparedness
a) Deliberate Defense
b) Hasty Defense
Factors determining selection of forms of Defense
[Msn GETNAP]
a) Mission
b) Ground
c) Enemy
d) Time
e) Nuclear Threat
f) Availability of Resources
g) Political Considerations
Doctrine of Defense
[UTTS]
a) Use of protective elements to provide early warning and to delay, deceive and disorganize the enemy attack.
b) Troops deployed on the forward defended localities to repel the attacker.
c) Troops deployed in the depth to eject or destroy the enemy by offensive action or attrition.
d) Skillful use of terrain, fire power and offensive action
In defence, the defender takes every opportunity to wrest the initiative by:
[selecting, forcing, exploiting, counter-attacking]
a) Selecting the battle area
b) Forcing the enemy to react to his defence plan
c) Exploiting enemy weaknesses by offensive operations
d) Counter-attacking enemy successes.
Process of attrition.
a) Delay
b) Resist
c) Limit
d) Weaken
e) Destroy
Defence is active and aggressive by:
[DARTCS]
a) Domination of no man’s land
b) Active Patrolling
c) Raids to disrupt enemy build up
d) Tank Hunting
e) Counter Attacks
f) Stay Behind Party spoiling attacks
Basic Considerations of Def
[GEDAMARSAFREDCC]
a) Ground
b) Enemy
c) Depth
d) All round defence
e) Mutual Support
f) Air Defence
g) Reserves
h) Security
i) Aggressiveness
j) Frontages
k) Reliable Signal Communications
l) Electronic Warfare Plan
m) Domination of Ground between Opposing Forces
n) Co-ordinated Fire Plan
o) Co-ordinated Anti-Tank and Obstacle Plan
Visualize Offensive Actions application in defence.
[DOE]
a) Domination of no man’s land through offensive action
b) Offensive application of fire power
c) Employment of reserves
How is concentration reflected in the application of defence as a principle of war?
a) Organization of defensive fire in direct relation to the anticipated strength of enemy attacks
b) Employment of reserves in counter attack
How is surprise reflected in the application of deg?
[CASE]
a) Siting of weapons
b) Application of fire
c) Employment of reserves
d) Combined with deception where possible
Moral:
Military success is likely to depend on morale as the availability of appropriate equipment and warfighting systems.
During Positional def the cdr relies on:
a) Commanding (dominating) grnd
b) Mutually supporting fire
c) Obstacles
Frontage to be occupied in defence will depend on:
[Msn NTR]
a) Mission
b) Terrain
c) Nature of Enemy Threat
d) Resources available
Mutual Support in Def: Fill in the blanks
a) Mutually supporting small arms fire is usually enfilade and mor effective than frontal fire
b) Depth is more important than mutual support
c) Gaps most be covered by at least surveillance and indirect fire
d) Mutual Support should always be related to the en’s approaches
Aims of def to be organized in depth.
[GAPED]
a) Giving cdrs, at all levels, the time to discover en’s intentions
b) Absorbing the heavy weight of attack against a def posn and breaking it up by a process of apparition
c) Providing a cushion to defences covering the ground as vital
d) Enabling der localities sited in depth to act as firm bases, from which counter attack can be lunched
e) Denying the engrndobsn and recce of the whole def posn
Obj Q:
a) To limit the initial enemy penetration at the point of attack, readjustment of defences at various levels will be carried out.
b) For mobile def, emphasis is on the destruction of en, rather than retention of terrain.
c) Proper assessment of the ground is most important in the design of def battle.
Pre-conditions for the conduct of mobile def:
[FFS]
a) Forces must have comparable or superior mobility and hitting power to that of the enemy.
b) Sufficient depth in terrain must be available to conduct mobile def.
c) Favorable air situation should exist to be able to conduct ground ops during day light hrs.
Obj.Ques:
a) While some degree of penetrations into the defences by the en is inevitable, deep penetration cannot be permitted.
b) Def posn must be as deep as it is wide.
Organized or Sited
a) Organized for all round Def: Bulk of weapons are deployed to cover the most likely lines of enemy approach.
b) Sited for all round defence: Weapons are so located that an attack from any direction will meet equal volume of fier.
