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DEF OPS LINEAR OBST (TD 5 PDS)

UPDATED ON 21 NOV 2002

FACTORS GOVERNING NO OF FORTFNS ON A STRETCH OF LINEAR OBST

1. PROXIMITY OF IB. 2. PROXIMITY OF HEAD WKS / REGULATOR. 3. AVAILABILITY OF SUBDY OBST WITHIN REASONABLE PROXIMITY EITHER AHEAD OR IN DEPTH OF A LINEAR OBST. 4. LOC OF BRS / OR XG PLACES AND THEIR CL. 5. NEARNESS TO IMP VILLS AND / OR A TOWNSHIP.

DEFENDERS PROBLEMS
1. NATURE OF TRN. 2. EXTENDED FRONTAGES. 3. RESTN ON EMP SCREEN / COVERING TPS. 4. ALIGNMENT OF DCB. 5. PT OF ATTACK. 6. DEPTH. 7. GAPS IN DEFS. 8. COMD AND CONT. 9. REAR AND FLK APPCHS. 10. AVAILABILITY OF ARMR. 11. FALL BACK - FWD Z TPS. 12. CONT CIV POPULACTION. 13. LAYOUT OF DEFS.

ELEMENTS IN FWD Z
1. BOPS. 2. SCREENS. 3. PTLS :(a) TRANS BORDER PTLS. (b) EW PTLS. (c) LINK PTLS. (d) PPS. (e) SBPS. (f) TK HUNTING PTLS. 4. DEF LOCS. 5. MINE FD NESTS. 6. ATMTS. 7. ARMR.

LAYOUT OF FWD Z ELE IN A BDE DEF SECT

35 TO 40 KMS 5 10 KMS CNL NEST THT THT FZDL NEST NEST THT THT THT THT
SECS DEPLOYED ON SAND DUNES / DOMINATING CRND, IF AVAILABLE

1000M

PP R&S 2

R&S

BOP
(a)

REORG / REINGORCED

EW

BOP

EW

EW
(f) EW

IB

BOPS 6 TO 7 < 5 TO 6 KMs APART >. (b) ARMR UP TO TWO TPS SPACE PERMITTING.

(c) ELE OF R & S .

(d) FZDL, MAX TWO, EACH COY / COY (-). (e) NESTS 6 TO 7 PER BN, 18-20 ON A BDE FRONTAGE. DETS FOUR IN BDE SECT.

FRONTAGES ON BUND
100 M 300 - 400 DITCH
600 - 800

300 - 400

2.5 3 KMs
FRONTAGE
1. 2. 3.

INTER SUB UNIT GAPS 100 200M 300 400 M 600 800 M

SEC PL COY

100M 600 800 M 2.5 3 KMS

PROBLEMS OF DEFENDER ON DEF BASED ON CNL

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

LARGE NO OF TPS REQD TO SECURE: (a) REGULATORS, SYPHONS AND AQUADUCTS. (b)BRS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF OWN TPS DPLY IN FWD Z. ONCE FAR BANK CAPTURED, DEFENDER CAN NOT BRING DOWN AIR, ARTY AND MOR FIRE. ADDL ENGR EFFORT REQD TO CONVERT EXISTING CHANNELS/ DISTYS INTO A/TK OBSTS. DUE TO DEAD GRND BEYOND FAR BANK, SOME DEFS BE PREP THERE. DEFS BEING LINEAR, MORE TPS REQD.

DPLY OPTIONS OPTIONS FOR DPLY : HOME/BOTH BANKS

1.

OPTION 1 BOTH BANKS EQUAL STR. RESULTS IN :(a) FRONTAGES GETTING EXTENDED. (b)COMD & CONT DIFFICULT. (c) TPS SEPARATED OBST IN BETWEEN. (d)TPS ON HOME BANK CANNOT SP THOSE ON FAR BANK. (f) CDRS INFLUENCE ON BATTLE RESTD.

DPLY OPTIONS
OPTION 2. HOLD EN SIDE STRONGLY AND OWN SIDE THINLY. (a) DEFENDER HAS OBST BEHIND HIM. (b)OPTIMUM USE OF CNL NOT MADE. (c) EFF DOMINATION OF MINEFD & DEAD GRND AHEAD. (e) FORCES EN TO HAVE SEPARATE OPS FOR FAR BANK, XG CNL AND EST OF BR H. (f) PULLING BACK TPS DIFFICULT. 3. OPTION 3. HOLD OWN SIDE STRONGLY OPP OF OPTION 2.
2.

FACTORS FOR DPLY DECISION HOLDING ONE / BOTH BANKS

DIST FROM IB. WIDTH OF CNL. RELATIVE HTS OF TWO BANKS. EVAL OF EN THRUST LINES. NATURE OF TRN AND AVAILABILITY OF TAC IMP GRND FOR POSN DEPTH LOCS. FRONTAGES REQD TO BE HELD.

SCHEMATIC LAYOUT OF DEFS ON A DCB . . . . .. . . . .

BOP
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BOP

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ATMT PP

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SCHEMATIC LAYOUT OF POSSIBLE DPLY OF AN INF BN ON CNL OBST

5 TO 20 KMS BN

600 TO 800M GAP

600 TO 1200 M OR CLOSER IF DOMIN ATING GRND 2500 TO 3000 M (-) ( -)

300 - 400 M 600 800 M

GAP

( -)

( -) 400 TO 600 M NEST NEST NEST

( -) 800 TO 1000 M NEST NEST NEST

NOT TO SCALE

C A TECH PREPENDICULARTO THE BUND CA TECH PERPENDICULAR TO THE BUND

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SQN HQ

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C A TECH PARALLEL TO THE BUND

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INITIAL BR H

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@ TK TO TK DISTANCE 50M

SEALING OF SHOULDERS OF A BREACH IN DEFS

150

EN BR H