Main act of the offensive maneuver aiming by the combination of fire and movement either at destroying a designated enemy or at chasing him
| away from the
| areas which he occupies by imposing on him as many losses as possible 2 The
| principal | form of military or combat
| operation employed to destroy the enemy and seize
| key | areas battle lines or
| installations It involves using all
| available firepower to defeat enemy forces decisive assaults a high rate of advance into the depth of the enemy s disposition killing his troops or taking them prisoner and seizing weapons
| equipment and
| key enemy
| installations and territory The
| scale of an offensive may be strategic operational or tactical and it may take the
| form of large-scale battles
| operations battles and other
| types of combat
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