Defence in depth

The Bundeswehr has known since 2007, only the term of operation types .. Before that the term battle types, based on their military purpose for the forms of battle was used.

This distinction is in the military jargon in the tactical and operational sense in attack, defense and delay, and will be fully, due out by any fighting force in the favorable terrain for them in more disadvantaged, only conditionally suitable terrain. Today, even the hunting fight is taken under the term of operation types, formerly Special combat operations. However, this can only be done by the infantry, as an essential element of their armored troops are combat vehicles, but these are not used in this type of surgery.

The squad leader (from brigade up) leads the battle using the types of combat so that it can fulfill its mission perfectly. Depending on the order, the balance of power and ground combat modes can be changed during the battle.

In addition to the types of combat are the general tasks in the application and the specific combat operations.

Attack

It is characteristic of the attack that own forces active on the location of the enemy move against the resistance, that is to take the enemy terrain to beat him decisively. For the attack the attacking forces attack or combat sector are allocated or ordered only attack Saxony. Usually next to the target one to two intermediate objectives are commanded to divide the battle into phases and to coordinate the various attacking associations.

For the purposes of Auftragstaktik is of particular importance, not passively remain in the target, but more vigorously to keep the issue of action in hand. In particular, at least combative reconnaissance forces are advancing in to use opportunities of the coup d'etat seizure of key terrain, such as bridges and Engen or destruction rear of enemy command posts and logistics facilities can.

German Infantry leads the fight in the attack in combat patrol division by.

One particular type of attack of the cavalry was the so-called Chok. Here, a line rider ran with great force towards the enemy lines. The run-up to Chok full career began only about 80 meters from enemy lines. The riders held the sword or saber far protruded ( forward delivery ), the German cavalry led the Chok with his lance.

Defense

Objective of the defense is to argue their own site against enemy attacks. The ultimate success is achieved when the enemy has been broken into or our own defense space, that is, his attack can not continue. The active battering of seeping into the self-defense space enemy is done by pre-planned counter-attacks of the reserve or improvised counter-attacks by locally available forces.

Delay

The delay is used either to time for further action to gain or the attacking enemy hineinzulenken in the area where their own leadership wants to bring about the decision. It is characteristic that one's own forces are significantly inferior to the attacker and therefore have to fight very mobile, not to be self- made ​​and destroyed. Do this terrain (possibly subject to certain conditions ) to give up. The deceleration forces have also usually the order to wear down the enemy, that is to weaken. For this, the enemy is jammed at appropriate locations (eg Engen ) and attacked with fire. In order to slow the enemy's approach, go to the deceleration forces in a favorable terrain for the temporary defense on, crush enemy reconnaissance forces and force the main forces for development. In order not to jeopardize their own combat power, deceleration forces but must avoid close interaction with the enemy if possible and dodge in time.

The responsible commander orders usually lag behind the other lines parallel to divide the room in which you want to delay, and to structure the delaying action. The shift to a backward delay line can be carried out continuously fighting or on command in one go.

The delay often ends with the special battle action recording of the deceleration forces through its own forces in the rear position space.

Monitoring

The monitoring is used for observation of terrain and its security against enemy reconnaissance forces. The monitoring forces are so weak as possible to enable a clear focus formation of their own total forces elsewhere in the rule. In case of heavier enemy forces occur, the responsible commander must decide whether the corresponding area is to be abandoned or whether the own forces should be strengthened so that they can proceed to delay or even to defend in time.

Hunt battle

Hunting fight is a infanteristisches use method which is used to fulfill general military tasks in use with the purpose of reconnaissance and enemy wear and enemy destruction and destruction of enemies weaker forces behind enemy lines. The hunting struggle aims to inflict this maximum by coups and ambushes damage within the controlled by the enemy terrain. Own forces can also be used in hunting fighting enemy irregular forces ( partisan or guerrilla ) in your own back or not pacified area.

For uses methods such as

• Ambush
• Coup
• Blow up
• Fight against irregular forces.

The hunting fight is formed in the infantry troops. In the Bundeswehr can be purchased in the battle while hunting lone Tutorial 2 training for leaders.