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Blayne Bradley
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This is a little review I'm writing for my local Call of Duty clan, so feed back is appreciated.

Squad Infantry Tactics
By Blayne Bradley

A Review of Squad Tactics:

Note: The first thing I’ll state before continuing that it is my fervent belief that every member of DwR who is in or hopes to be in a position of command should not only read Sun Tzu but master it as the bible for military strategy as it teaches the fundamentals of strategy and gives the keys to victory.

Contents: In order of content. (Note: remember, the pages aren’t numbered yet and there’s a little bit of blending between topics for now.)

Introduction
Training
Leadership
Strategy
Tactics

Intro:
“Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.”
- Sun Tzu

A basic understanding of tactics can and will be an equalizer in every combat situation. As shown above by Sun Tzu, every battle fought will be different and will be as challenger or even more challenging as every previous battle. Thus it is the duty of the soldier to train not just one field but all of them, as in not just aiming a sniper rifle, but aiming a SMG, Assault Rifles, AT weapons and not just his own but his enemies weapons as well. This however is not just for aiming for a soldier needs to know how to move in sync with the movements of his comrades, how to give covering fire, how to maintain fire discipline, and most importantly, how to obey orders. Just as it is the duty of the NCOs and Officers to train to not only defend himself with a soldiers basic skills but also must train to give efficient and to the point orders.


Leadership:

"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.
Look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death!"
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War

The duty of the Commander (In reference to the overall commanding officer) is to first and foremost protect his soldiers, for as long as the commander can keep his command together and longer then the ability to stay in the field and give battle will not die and the ability to conduct mobile operations to weaken and eventually defeat the enemy will always remain open.

"When troops are strong and officers weak the army is insubordinate.”
- Sun Tzu

The Commander must work flawlessly with his troops; an army divided upon itself cannot stand against a united and determined enemy. Training in which the commander can learn to not only work well but to know his soldiers is foremost important, for a commander with 100 strategies to victory will lose every time if his men do not possess the willingness to carry it out, ever, or immediately.

"If a general indulges his troops but is unable to employ them; if he loves them but cannot enforce his commands; if the troops are disorderly and he is unable to control them, they may be compared to spoiled children and are useless.”
- Sun Tzu

But inversely, a commander unable to instill proper discipline or knows his troops too well may become unwilling to use them effectively or put them at risk and thus lose an engagement and lose even more men then he would otherwise.

Strategy:
Also the commander must be able to remain flexible throughout the battle and must intelligently utilize the terrain to the advantage of his men and position them appropriately. However just as you may have the perfect defense, remember to plan in depth in order to blunt the enemies offensive strength.

Note: Remember that someone who defends when his numbers are sufficient to attack loses initiative and this could be a bad thing for it allows you enemies to plan your death.

"When he is united divide him.”
- Sun Tzu

Almost self explanatory, and almost completely unneeded in CoD as teams rarely if ever concentrate their forces.


"Attack where he is unprepared; sally out when he does not expect you.”
- Sun Tzu

A Commander able to keep his organization and continues to execute his plan is in the dangerous position of ruining your day, make sure that this does not happen, the utilization of probing attacks with squads with 2-3 people throwing grenades, smokes and keeping a virtual wall of suppressing file at key choke points will allow you to hinder with his movements, and thus by extension his plans, allowing you the breathing space needed to completely execute your plan.

“Keep him under a strain and wear him down.”
- Sun Tzu

When the enemy suffers a setback and is confused, press him and keep pressing him for all its worth, do not allow him to have the breathing room necessary to construct a defense or to carry out new stratagems.

Tactics:

Tactics are the down to earth and dirty aspect to warfare, but also the most invigorating. For it is one thing to think up a strategy and have you officers carry it out, it is quite a whole new ball game for the officers to make the plan work, for the plan may not of anticipated tactical level difficulties and setbacks which the NCO or low level officer will have to think of a means to not only bypass or defeat the obstacle but also to do so with minimal casualties.

Our purpose here is to determine solutions to problems and to anticipate problems we have never faced and to prepare ourselves and our successors to do the same. Tactics, the common sense part of strategy and its purpose is completely determined by goals, from getting from A to B, to neutralize a position, to blow up a bridge with less then X casualties and overcoming several enemy positions to get there utilizing the tools provided and the terrain around you.

Covering Fire: The art of preventing the enemy from utilizing his forces effectively to counter one of your possible attacks, probing missions, rescue missions, flanking attacks etc. Usually employed with light to medium infantry weapons.

Fluid attack: By keeping a flexible and fluid attack you allow yourself the ability to easily find holes in the enemies defense and to quickly confuse and subdue the enemy. The disadvantages is a weakness in your organization, spreading out your forces and forcing you to fight not 1-3 engagements but rather 6-12 mini engagements wasting ammo quickly and easily sending half of your command home in body bags.

Surprising Fire: Like covering fire, the purpose if not just to keep the enemy distracted but to keep them pinned allowing for superior force to subdue the enemy position. Usually employing heavy assault weapons such as heavy machine guns and grenades.

Creeping Forward: By constantly suppressing the enemy position and bum rushing him you allow yourself to subdue his position and once captured begin suppressing the next position while the previous squad who were covering you before, reloads and rushes forward to take the next position. Usually used with a combination with SMG, MG, and other standard weapons, and done with 1-2 squads depending on the situation.

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More to be added, just that its 11:13 PM when I fin ished with that 1 dot.
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quote:
"When he is united divide him.”
- Sun Tzu

Almost self explanatory, and almost completely unneeded in CoD as teams rarely if ever concentrate their forces.

I don't think you will be a viable clan if you don't even concentrate your men in an area... That's pretty much the only thing that distinquishes a clan from a bunch of public players.
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