"Reconnaissance Pull in the Offense: A Mexican-American" Topic
1 Post
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
In order to respect possible copyright issues, when quoting from a book or article, please quote no more than three paragraphs.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the 19th Century Discussion Message Board Back to the Mexican-American Wars Message Board
Areas of Interest19th Century
World War One
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Recent Link
Featured Showcase Article A fourth set of Romanian villagers from Blue Moon's boxed set.
Featured Workbench Article
Featured Profile Article A classic Ian Weekley model of the Alamo is currently up for auction.
|
| Tango01 | 27 Nov 2019 8:51 p.m. PST |
… War Case Study. "Reconnaissance by cavalry formations is a critical enabling function for brigades and divisions executing decisive action in unified land operations. Doctrinally defined as a proactive action to collect information about threats, infrastructure, terrain,weather and society, the forward action is typically divided into two techniques: pull and push. While the former, according to Field Manual (FM) 3-98, Reconnaissance and Security Operations, gains "an understanding of enemy weaknesses" to "pull the main body to positions of tactical advantage," the latter is employed when commanders have a "thorough understanding of the operational environment" and "push reconnaissance assets" into "areas of operation to confirm, deny and validate planning assumptions." Though it remains important for cavalry formations to master both techniques, cursory assessment of American conflicts since the onset of mechanization reveals that scouts are pushed during offensive campaigns far more often than they meaningfully pull their higher echelon. World WarII, the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, for example, all featured regiments and squadrons that were compelled to adopt rapid and forceful information collection based on operational and political demands placed on their higher headquarters' tempo. In this context, the aim by most cavalry units to conduct deliberate and stealthy movement is historically unrealistic; ground reconnaissance actions in future conflicts will likely remain accelerated and aggressive to inform advanced-stage planning and execution…"
Main page
link
Amicalement
Armand
|
|
makes models of models of models...