Concept: Military-Task |
ACTIONS BY FRIENDLY FORCES
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Attack-by-Fire | Attack-by-Fire uses direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy without closing with him to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive him |
Bypass | Bypass is a military action by friendly forces in which a unit maneuvers around an obstacle |
Clear | Clear is a tactical mission task to remove enemy forces within an assigned area |
Follow-and-Assume | Follow-and-Assume is a tactical mission task to follow a force conducting an offensive operation and to continue the mission if the lead force is disabled |
Follow-and-Support | Follow-and-Support is a tactical mission task to follow and support a lead force conducting an offensive operation |
Occupy | Occupy is a tactical mission task to move a friendly force into an area and to control it |
Reconstitute-Unit | Reconstitute-Unit is a tactical mission task in which a military unit restores the full combat-strength of another unit |
Retain | Retain is a tactical mission task to ensure a terrain remains free of enemy occupation or use |
Seize | Seize is a tactical mission task to take possession of a designated area |
Support-by-Fire | Support-by-Fire is a tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force |
EFFECTS ON ENEMY FORCES
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Annihilate-Unit | Annihilate-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit annihilates another |
Block-Avenue-of-Approach | Block-Avenue-of-Approach is a tactical mission task that prevents an enemy's advance along an avenue of approach |
Canalize | Canalize is a tactical mission task in which a military unit restricts enemy movement to a narrow zone |
Contain | Contain is a tactical mission task in which a military unit stops, holds, or surrounds enemy forces |
Defeat-Unit | Defeat-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit defeats another (i.e. reduces its combat-strength to defeated) |
Destroy-Unit | Destroy-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit destroys the combat-strength of another military unit |
Disrupt | Disrupt is a tactical mission task to upset an enemy action |
Fix | Fix is a tactical mission task to prevent the enemy from moving |
Interdict | Interdict is a tactical mission task to prevent, disrupt, or delay the enemy's use of an area or route |
Neutralize-Unit | Neutralize-Unit is a tactical mission task in which one military unit neutralizes the combat-strength of another military unit |
Suppress | Suppress is a tactical mission task to degrade the performance of a force or weapon system temporarily |
SECURITY OPERATIONS
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Guard | Guard is also a security action. Guard means to fix an enemy ground force before it can engage the main body. |
Screen | Screen is also a security action. Screen primarily provides early warning to a protected force. |