Military Tactics

Military tactics are central to the success of military operations because at the core of the military is the combat against enemy forces. In order to defeat these adversaries, troops must employ strategic planning and mechanisms that will allow them to overreach their opponents. At the center of the strategic planning are tactics. Tactics are defined as the science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat (Tactics n.d). In battle the leaders are required to maneuver units to secure a tactical advantage. Because of the importance, military personnel are expected to be skilled in tactics at all levels no matter what job they perform. Some examples of tactics are movement techniques, reconnaissance, and ambushes.

Movement techniques can be used to describe Individual movement techniques, or small unit movement techniques. Individual movement techniques are used by a single soldier in a tactical environment. The first

Ambushes can be categorized as hasty or in other words spontaneous, or deliberate or premeditated. An ambush can either be a point or area ambush and can take on a linear or L-shaped formation. The ambush is conducted with an assault, support, and security element. To conduct the ambush the leader initiates the ambush once the enemy moves into the kill zone and the assault team assaults through the kill zone while the support element lays suppressive fire. The goal of the ambush is to weaken the enemy by surprise which makes this tactic important.

Tactics are essential to the military’s success because they allow troops to secure the upper hand at war or in battle and allow the enemy to be absolved. The military is used to defend against enemies and tactics make this possible by allowing proper planning, coordination, and general maneuvering of military operations to