Every War Tactic Explained in 8 Minutes
Summary
TLDRThis script delves into various military tactics across different eras, from the sniper trap and salvo fire to modern techniques like creeping barrage and blitzkrieg. It explores defensive maneuvers like holding down position and tank descent, as well as offensive strategies including envelopment and oblique order. The summary also touches on reconnaissance, ambush, and the evolution of air support in warfare, offering a comprehensive look at the art of battle.
Takeaways
- đŻ The 'sniper trap' tactic involves intentionally wounding an enemy to draw more units into a field of fire for subsequent attacks.
- đ 'Salvo' is a surprise attack technique where all cannons fire simultaneously, particularly effective in naval warfare for visibility and range setting.
- â° 'Hold down position' is a defensive tactic where tanks use terrain to minimize exposure, but it has limitations and can hinder offensive transitions.
- đ„ 'Creeping barrage' provides infantry cover by advancing artillery fire gradually, but requires precise coordination to prevent friendly fire.
- đ 'Blitz' is a rapid, overwhelming attack used by Germans in WWII, focusing on breaking through enemy lines with concentrated mechanized forces.
- đł 'Foxholes' are defensive positions for infantry, camouflaged to provide cover and are effective against blitzkrieg tactics.
- đ„ 'Recon by fire' involves firing on suspected enemy positions to elicit reactions and confirm their presence or absence.
- đ 'Single envelopment' and 'pincer movement' are tactics where forces attack from the front and sides to encircle and trap the enemy.
- đ 'Oblique order' is a flanking maneuver where part of the army draws attention while another part advances obliquely to break through enemy lines.
- đč 'Feigned retreat' is a deceptive tactic where troops pretend to retreat to lure the enemy into a vulnerable position, but it risks becoming a real retreat.
- đĄïž 'Bounding Overwatch' is a tactical movement under fire, alternating between providing cover fire and maneuvering to advance positions.
Q & A
What is the primary objective of a sniper trap in warfare?
-The primary objective of a sniper trap is to intentionally wound an enemy combatant to draw more enemy units into the field of fire, allowing the sniper to take them out as they provide aid.
What is the purpose of the 'Salvo' technique in naval warfare?
-The 'Salvo' technique aims to surprise the enemy and defeat them quickly by having all cannons fire at the same time, which is particularly effective in naval combat because multiple splashes are more visible than a single one, aiding in setting the firing range.
How does the 'hold down position' technique benefit a tank in combat?
-The 'hold down position' technique involves a tank using the terrain to its advantage, such as getting on the back slope of a hill or using covers, to minimize its exposure to the enemy, making only the barrel visible and thus harder to target.
What is the 'creeping barrage' and how does it assist infantry?
-The 'creeping barrage' is a tactic where artillery fire gradually advances to provide cover for infantry moving towards enemy trenches. It's safer than direct artillery on trenches as most were resistant, and it helps to keep barbed wires and defenders intact.
What was the 'Blitz' technique and how was it used during World War II?
-The 'Blitz' technique was a rapid, overwhelming force concentration used by the Germans during World War II, involving mechanized and motorized infantry and armor. Its goal was to break through enemy lines rather than attacking the front line directly, utilizing artillery and close air support to unbalance the enemy.
What is a 'foxhole' and how does it serve in combat?
-A 'foxhole' is a hole where two infantry can position themselves to cover and hide when enemies are near. It's effective for ambushes due to the camouflage applied to the opening, with variations like German turrets or Japanese limited space enhancing its effectiveness.
What is the purpose of 'recon by fire' in military tactics?
-Recon by fire involves firing on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction, which helps confirm the enemy's presence or absence at those locations.
Can you explain the 'single envelopment' tactic?
-The 'single envelopment' tactic involves one decoy division attacking the front while another division maneuvers to the enemy's back from the sides, cutting off reinforcements and attacking from the rear.
What is the 'feigned retreat' and how does it work?
-The 'feigned retreat' is a tactic where troops pretend to retreat to lure the enemy into a vulnerable position, often turning into a real retreat if troops lose coherence.
What is the 'inverted wedge' and how does it function in combat?
-The 'inverted wedge' involves the weak center retreating slowly under enemy pressure while the wings push forward to try to encircle the enemy, placing great responsibility on the wings for the maneuver's success.
What is the significance of 'bounding overwatch' in tactical movement?
-Bounding overwatch is a tactic where a team splits into two parts: one providing overwatch and the other maneuvering. Once the moving part reaches its destination, they switch roles, allowing for safe advancement under fire.
Outlines
đŻ Advanced Military Tactics and Techniques
This paragraph delves into a variety of military tactics used across different eras, focusing on their strategic purposes and execution. The 'sniper trap' is highlighted as a method to lure enemies into a vulnerable position by wounding rather than killing. 'Salvo' fire, particularly effective in naval warfare, is discussed for its ability to establish firing ranges and overwhelm enemies. 'Hold down position' describes the tactic of minimizing exposure to enemy sight, with specific conditions required for its effectiveness. 'Creeping barrage' is an artillery technique designed to support infantry advances, though it demands precise coordination to prevent friendly fire. 'Blitz' outlines the rapid, concentrated assault strategy used by Germany in WWII, involving mechanized forces and air support. 'Foxholes' and 'Recon by fire' are explained as defensive and intelligence-gathering methods, respectively. The paragraph also covers 'single envelopment,' 'pincer movement,' 'oblique order,' 'feigned retreat,' and 'inverted wedge' as various flanking maneuvers. 'Crossing the T' and 'Bounding OverWatch' are naval and infantry tactics, respectively, for gaining a tactical advantage. 'Ambush,' 'skirmishing,' 'trench rating,' 'swarming,' and 'Flying Wedge' are additional tactics aimed at surprise, harassment, and overwhelming enemy forces. The paragraph concludes with 'defeat in detail' and 'air interdiction,' emphasizing dividing forces to tackle smaller enemy units and disrupting supply lines through strategic bombing.
đ° Siege Warfare and Modern Military Strategies
The second paragraph explores the evolution of siege warfare and introduces modern military strategies. 'Siege' involves surrounding a city or fortress to cut off supplies and force surrender, with 'contravallation' and 'circumvallation' as defensive measures against relief forces. 'Mousing holing' is a technique for infantry to move through urban environments safely. 'Air Assault' describes the use of helicopters for infantry deployment behind enemy lines. 'Tank descent' and 'Shoot and Scoot' are tactics for utilizing tanks and artillery in rapid assault and evasion of counterattacks. 'Marching fire' and 'Center peel' are infantry techniques for advancing under fire and retreating from superior forces, respectively. 'Defense in depth' is a strategy to delay and weaken an attacker by spreading out their forces. 'Scorched Earth' is a tactic of destroying resources to deny them to the enemy, historically used by Russia against Germany in WWII. The paragraph also mentions the support of Patreon patrons and invites viewers to join a Discord server for further discussion and video suggestions.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄSniper Trap
đĄSalvo
đĄHold Down Position
đĄCreeping Barrage
đĄBlitzkrieg
đĄFoxhole
đĄReconnaissance by Fire
đĄEnvelopment
đĄOblique Order
đĄFeigned Retreat
đĄInverted Wedge
Highlights
Sniper trap involves intentionally wounding an enemy to draw more units into a field of fire.
Salvo technique aims to surprise and quickly defeat the enemy by simultaneous cannon fire, effective in naval combat.
Hold down position strategy uses terrain to minimize tank exposure, with limitations on movement and terrain suitability.
Creeping barrage provides infantry cover by gradually advancing artillery fire, requiring precise coordination to avoid friendly fire.
Blitzkrieg is a rapid, overwhelming force concentration used by Germans in WWII, involving mechanized and motorized units with artillery and air support.
Foxholes with camouflaged openings provide concealment for infantry against blitzkrieg tactics.
Recon by fire involves firing on suspected enemy positions to confirm their presence or absence.
Single envelopment involves one division attacking the front while another moves to the enemy's rear to cut off reinforcements.
Pincer movement has central units holding while wings move to engage the enemy on two fronts, potentially encircling them.
Oblique order is a flanking tactic where part of the army focuses on one side while the rest moves obliquely to break through enemy lines.
Feigned retreat is a tactic of pretending to retreat to lure the enemy into a vulnerable position, with risks of becoming a real retreat.
Inverted wedge sees the weak center retreat slowly while wings advance to encircle the enemy, placing great responsibility on the wings.
Crossing the T is a naval tactic where a line of warships crosses in front of an enemy line, allowing broadside fire against limited frontal fire.
Bounding OverWatch is an alternating movement tactic for units to advance under fire, with one part providing cover while the other maneuvers.
Ambush is a surprise attack by hidden units waiting for favorable conditions to strike.
Skirmishing involves placing troops in a spread-out formation to harass the enemy through small, sporadic combat.
Trench rating was a WWI tactic of small-scale night attacks on enemy trenches to capture or disable high-value equipment and gather intelligence.
Swarming is an asymmetric warfare tactic using multiple autonomous units to overwhelm a main target's defenses through irregular attacks.
Flying wedge is a triangular formation used by units for forward movement, providing situational awareness and visibility.
Defeat in detail involves dividing forces to engage smaller enemy units sequentially rather than all at once, useful against a more numerous enemy.
Air interdiction includes tactical and strategic bombing of points that change the course of war, distinct from strategic bombing unrelated to ground operations.
Siege involves surrounding an enemy city or fortress to block supplies and force surrender through low supplies or a prepared assault.
Mousing involves blasting through walls for infantry to move into nearby rooms or buildings for better cover.
Air Assault uses helicopters to insert infantry behind enemy lines for a surprise attack from the rear.
Tank descent combines infantry riding on tanks with dismounting to fight on foot during the final phase of an assault.
Shoot and scoot is an artillery tactic of firing and quickly moving to avoid counterattacks.
Marching fire is suppressive fire by walking infantry to make the enemy hide, with the goal of closing in for close combat.
Center peel is a modern infantry retreat technique for small groups to disengage from a larger enemy force, similar to bounding OverWatch.
Defense in depth aims to delay an attacker's advance by relying on the tendency of attacks to lose momentum over time or area.
Scorched Earth involves retreating and destroying resources the enemy might need, famously used by Russia against Germany in WWII.
Transcripts
sniper trap the sniper intentionally
shoots to wound instead of killing an
enemy combatant with the end goal of
drawing more enemy units into the field
of fire so the sniper can fire on them
as they provide Aid Salvo this
technique's goal is to surprise the
enemy and defeat him as quickly as
possible to avoid his response it's done
by shooting the first shot with every
cannon at the same time and it's
particularly good in Water Combat
between ships because it also helps with
setting the firing range since multiple
splashes are more visible than a single
one it was mostly practiced during World
War I and World War II since cruise
missiles are now more commonly used hold
down position the tank would have to get
on the back slope of a hill or use
covers to expose as little of it as
possible this would make it possible for
the barrel to be the only part visible
to the enemy it is still used in modern
times but it does have some cons this
technique is not fit for every terrain
type especially ples the tanks have to
have a great enough negative elevation
and they have to remain in the same
position to not expose themselves if the
tank wants to go from defense to attack
attack it would have a bad position as
it would be looking upwards and exposing
its underpart which is usually the most
vulnerable part creeping barrage this
technique consists in a gradual advance
of artillery fire in order to provide
cover for the Infantry pushing forward
towards the enemy trenches it's better
than using artillery directly on
trenches since most of the time they
were resistant to it Defenders could
easily be replaced and Barbed wires were
left unharmed however it's pretty
dangerous as it needs coordination
between infantry and artillery to avoid
explosions too close to the Infantry
Blitz
this technique was famously used by the
Germans during World War II and it
consists of a rapid overwhelming and
dense Force concentration in an arrow
shape with mechanized and motorized
infantry and armored at the top with the
intent of not attacking the actual front
line but breaking through it they also
used artillery and close air support one
of the biggest pros of this technique is
that it unbalances the Enemy by
continuously changing front lines fox
holes it's a hole where two infantry are
positioned to cover and stay when
enemies are too near thanks to
camouflage applied to the opening this
technique is said to have been
originally created to combat blitzk
there were some variations of this for
example Germans had turrets on them and
the Japanese were better concealed
thanks to the limited space which
permitted only one infantry unit to get
into it making it more effective for
ambushes than cover Recon by fire firing
on likely enemy positions to see if they
react with the goal of confirming their
position or absence single envelopment
one decoy division attacks the front
while another one goes into the enemy's
back from the sides and stops his
reinforcements Communications or shoots
them from the back pser movement when
the enemy does a frontal assault the
central units remain in the center while
the two Wings move outside and go into
the enemy's side making him fight the
battle on two fronts and eventually
encircling him oblique order this is
another flank tactic where one part of
the army focuses on one side while the
other slowly moves in an oblique way to
break through the enemy line thanks to
force concentration feigned Retreat
pretending to retreat to draw in the
enemy in a vulnerable position it
frequently turns into a real Retreat
because undisciplined troops are likely
to lose coherence and Retreat for real
inverted wedge the weak Center Retreats
slowly under the pressure of the enemies
while the wings push forward to try to
encircle the enemy great responsibility
is placed on the wings here crossing the
tea a line of Warships crosses in front
of a line of enemy ships this makes
every horizontal warship able to shoot
the vertical ships with every gun while
the vertical ships can only attack with
their front guns bounding OverWatch it's
an alternating movement tactic that
helps units go forward when they are
Under Fire this splits the team into two
parts one that provides OverWatch and
one that Maneuvers when the moving part
of the team gets to its destination they
stop and start using suppressive fire to
cover the other part which starts moving
and so on ambush it's a surprise attack
made by hidden units that wait for
favorable positions or conditions to
start attacking skirmishing skirmishers
are troops placed in front of the main
of units that stay in a very spread
outline and harass the Enemy by engaging
in small and sporadic combat to delay
their movement disrupt their attack or
weaken their morale trench rating mainly
used in World War I it consisted of
making small scale nighttime surprise
attacks on enemy trenches they usually
creeped up slowly on the centries
guarding a small sector of the trench
line killed them as quietly as possible
and threw grenades into the dugouts
where the enemies would sleep this was
also used to capture or disable high
value equipment gather intelligence by
seizing documents Etc the returning
Raiders risked friendly fire so they
usually had a password system to
identify themselves swarming this tactic
is used to overwhelm a main Target's
defenses by attacking with multiple
autonomous units it's mainly used in
asymmetric Warfare where one side has
much less capacity or size and it
confuses the enemy thanks to irregular
attacks which usually happen from
multiple positions Flying Wedge it's a
body of units that moves forward in a
triangular formation it was more
commonly used in ancient times when
combat was the main focus but it's still
used now thanks to the great situational
awareness and visibility it provides
it's also often used by police Riot
squads defeat in detail it's most useful
against a more numerous enemy and it
consists of dividing your Force into
smaller parts which makes the enemy
divide his forces as well and then
bringing a large portion of your Force
to fight against small enemy units in
sequence rather than in one large combat
against the bulk of the enemy's
divisions all at once air interdiction
bombing strategic points which don't
pose an immediate threat but change the
course of the war a distinction must be
made between tactical and Strategic Air
interdiction Tactical Air interdiction
is meant to affect events rapidly or
immediately for example by bombing
supplies on route to the active battle
area Strategic Air interdiction focuses
on longer term benefits and usually
targets Bridges streets Etc this is
different from strategic bombing which
is unrelated to ground operations Siege
surrounding an enemy City or Fortress in
order to block its supplies and Escape
aping enemy troops with the goal of
forcing them to surrender because of low
supplies or attacking them with a well
prepared assault when the soldiers build
a line of fortifications around a
besieged city it's called a contra
relation when they build a second line
of fortifications facing away from the
enemy's Fort to protect themselves from
the fort's Allies it's called a
circumvallation mous holing open streets
are very risky for infantry units since
they sometimes don't provide sufficient
cover so they blast through walls to get
into nearby rooms or buildings Air
Assault you using aircraft such as
helicopters to get infantry behind the
Enemy Lines and attack them from behind
it's the new vertical version of the
other envelopment tactics tank descent
it consists of infantry units sitting on
top of a tank and dismounting to fight
on foot only in the Final Phase of the
assault they don't just use the tank as
a transportation method they protect it
against anti-tank weapons shoot and
Scoot it's the artillery tactic of
shooting at a Target and immediately
moving from the firing position to avoid
counterattacks marching fire it's a form
of suppressive fire where a group of
walking infantry units keep firing to
make the enemy hide behind cover often
with the final goal of getting closer to
him and engaging in close combat Center
peel it's a retreat technique used in
modern-day infantry often when small
groups of infantry need to get away from
a bigger enemy Force it's kind of
similar to the bounding OverWatch
technique defense and depth this
strategy seeks to delay rather than
prevent the advance of an attacker
relying on the tendency of an attack to
lose momentum over a period of time or
as it covers a larger area once the
attacker is forced to spread out to
cover a larger area The Defenders can
Counterattack having to fight against
smaller separated units scorched Earth
it involves retreating and destroying
anything that the enemy might need like
food sources and transportation it was
famously used by Russia against Germany
in the second world war supported by the
size of Russian territory and the
freezing cold winter shout out to these
guys who support my channel through
patreon and also if you want to discuss
this video or suggest other video ideas
click the Link in the description to
join my Discord server
Voir Plus de Vidéos Connexes
POLA PENYERANGAN DAN PERTAHANAN BOLA BASKET
How Lebanon Walkie Talkie Explosion Happened? Israeli Airstrikes #israel #hezbollah
SUN TZU: Seni Berperang | Ringkasan Buku The Art of War
D.L.Sky dá»a c.Ău, trĂčm LA TĂ "bÆĄm Äá»u" H.Kỳ! "HĂŁy Äá» Pu Tin thá»±c thi trá»ng trĂĄch ChĂșa giao"! | 29-1
How Air Assault Works - Featuring the Rakkasans of the 101st Airborne
Why The High Line is Crucial in The Modern Game | Football's High Line Explained
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)