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a type of defensive operation that concentrates on denying enemy forces access to designated terrain for a specific time rather than destroying the enemy outright
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Its purpose is to hold ground or deny it to the enemy. It focuses on stopping the enemy’s advance as forward as possible by making best use of the movement restricting effects of the terrain reinforced with man-made obstacles and supported by fire.
In principle there are two distinct methods of defensive operations: a) area defence; b) mobile defence.
As a terrain focused method of operation it seeks to absorb the enemy into an interlocked series of positions from which he can largely be destroyed by fire or counter-moves.
