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Topic: Flanking maneuver

	Battle of Oudenarde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While Biron's troops were maneuvering, the leading British infantry brigade had arrived, under the inexperienced but gifted 2nd Duke of Argyll.
		Marlborough moved his headquarters to the left flank, giving Eugène command of the right flank (which still opposed the left wing of the French army).
		Overkirk's maneuver was completely successful, with much of the French army routing and/or being captured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Oudenarde (1474 words)

	MechWarrior4: Multiplayer combat tactics and procedures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Maneuver requires all persons involved to be constantly making their own decisions within the framework of the commanders intent and the ability of line pilots to make the correct decisions at the correct time must be practiced over a period of time.
		This is very similar to the long-range flanking attack except the ultimate aim is to force a decisive engagement with the enemy by gradually closing the range on their position and forcing them to stand and fight or retreat under fire.
		Maneuver your teams in such a way that they can continue to perform their roles with the minimum of risk to either and deny the enemy the head-on battle they want to fight.
	www.dropshipcommand.com /field_manual/mw4/adv_mw4.html (17383 words)

	Chapter 5
		A close envelopment is a flanking maneuver that strikes BLUFOR units in their flank or rear at a relatively shallow depth.
		A deep envelopment is a flanking maneuver executed at a greater depth.
		Although any maneuver brigade can be assigned as a forward detachment, the OPFOR prefers to use BTR-equipped units as forward detachments (and advance guards), thus keeping the higher combat power of BMP and tank brigades for the main force.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/army/docs/st100-7/chapter05/C5.htm (5590 words)

	Michelle Lyons: Freelance Author and Editor - Writing Sample (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When this maneuver is performed against an opponent, it must begin from a flanking position in order to avoid provoking an attack of opportunity.
		Benefit: A character can use this maneuver to dive off a building or cliff face that is between 50 and 150 feet in height, into water that is at least 10 feet deep for every 30 feet of his dive.
		Polework is useful in that it allows a character to gain greater distance than a leap might normally provide, to control their descent from a higher elevation, to reach places (and things) that are normally inaccessible, and to pick and choose both the method and position of landing.
	matrix.dumpshock.com /michellelyons/ex_pots.html (1686 words)

	Sid Meyer's Gettysburg PC Cheats and Codes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The more common and more successful attacks are flanking maneuvers, because it is easier to break an enemy when he has fewer supports, and because you can readily exploit momentum once you have routed the anchor of his line.
		A good flanking maneuver brings your men around the end of his line undetected, so your opponent has less time to react before his defenses crumble.
		Flanking maneuvers that swing far wide of the main action risk ending the scenario with your men still scrambling through the bush, with the battle already lost.
	www.all-games-cheats.com /pc/1979/sid-meyers-gettysburg-cheats.html (4053 words)

	Civil War Strategy and Tactics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although it was theoretically possible to assault and destroy the enemy army in battle, almost all such attempts to annihilate an opposing army as were tried during the war proved futile due to the similarity in tactics and weaponry used by both sides.
		As the tactical defense requires less maneuvering and affords the defender the opportunity to choose the ground on which they will receive the attack, there is an added burden that reduces the effectiveness of a similarly-armed attacking force.
		As a general rule a brigade would maneuver in column(s) until it was near the enemy when it would deploy in one or more double-ranked lines of battle in order to maximize its firepower.
	www.eclectichistorian.net /CWStrat&Tact (2532 words)

	Battle of Austerlitz
		In an unprecedentedly (for that era) rapid concentration of French forces, Napoleon essentially defeated Mack by maneuver, resulting in the surrender of a major Austrian force protecting the northern approach to Vienna, and subsequently leading to the capture of the Austrian capital.
		While the enemy was busy hammering away at the right flank, Napoleon ordered a direct frontal assault by 17,000 troops on the now-weakened center.
		Kutuzov's forces, who had expected French counterattacks to be flanking side maneuvers, were surprised at the frontal attack, and the center was routed after heavy fighting.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_austerlitz.html (386 words)

	Games Workshop - Black Gobbo E-zine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Your detachment is performing a flanking maneuver in-strength against the enemy’s main battle line while a diversionary attack is carried out in a nearby sector.
		The recon force has retreated before your superior numbers and appears to be trying to get back to its firebase to report your flanking maneuver to the enemy command.
		Your force has the task of guarding the flank of your army's main battle line as well as keeping tabs on possible enemy movement in the area via recon teams on foot.
	us.games-workshop.com /e-zine/current/1/10.htm (797 words)

	Alexandria, VA - Fort Ward Museum - Glossary of Military Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Flanking maneuver: The movement of troops around an enemy or his works in an effort to get behind and cut off any possibility of escape.
		Rifle trench: A deep ditch with excavated earth piled along the exposed side that protected infantry from enemy fire and enabled them to prevent a flanking maneuver on the fort or battery.
		Scarp: The inner slope of the ditch (or moat) that surrounds a fort; the same as the exterior slope.
	oha.ci.alexandria.va.us /fortward/fw-military-glossary.html (572 words)

	The Operational Art of War Strategy Guide
		Maneuver warfare therefore aims to force pursuit, which results in highly lopsided fighting situations and easy victories, as opposed to attrition-oriented or set-piece battles, which generally result in heavy losses for both sides.
		Maneuver warfare's intent is fundamentally operational or strategic.
		Therefore one plan of maneuver would be to find the weakest point in the supply net (a bridge over a river, or better yet, a super river, or a key city), then capture or destroy it.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/toawtips_page1.asp (3181 words)

	* WWII German Special Operations Doctrine * (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		While carrying out the flanking maneuver, they pin down the defenders with heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment.
		The skill and leadership of junior commanders are severely tested in mountain warfare, as forces generally are split into small groups, the efficient command of which requires a high standard of training and discipline.
		Attacks across mountains are made to protect the flanks of the main attack, to work around the enemy rear, or to provide flanking fire for the main attack.
	etloh.8m.com /strategy/special.html (2966 words)

	Best Cheat's- PC Game Cheats!
		As in all maneuvers once the battle is joined, try to keep your men in a solid, unbroken line.
		It is generally advisable to try for flanking maneuvers wherever possible.
		However, if time is short and you need to make a hole quickly, or you spot a portion of his line that seems particularly weak, then look for a salient or gap in the opponent's line and concentrate as much firepower as possible on the exposed troops.
	www.cheatplanet.com /pccheats/2098.html (4046 words)

	1916 Combat Situations
		There are however, many variations on this theme, some of which are valid maneuvers and some of which are not allowed for game play.
		In this figure, unit A has inclined its assault to the left, bringing its weight to bear on the isolated unit B. Since there is no base to base contact with unit C, it will not be involved in the assault unless it moves forward to contact unit A during its own movement.
		Refusing the Flank: The figure at left shows a unit (A) which has inclined its left flank base in order to prevent a flanking assault from any units which might sweep into that section of trenches.
	www.wtj.com /games/1916/docu_situations.htm (759 words)

	LEGAL TRICKS IN UP FRONT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		You start the Flanking Fire process with no big Fire Card to use, but the enemy player won't know that and you may just bluff his group out of the good terrain that it is in.
		Although this does not require a "Flank" Movement Card to execute, it still requires a friendly group to be directly in front of the flanked enemy group.
		Many times the maneuver group will not have enough men to achieve a Victory Condition of reaching a certain Relative Range or Range Counter in the game, but then that is not their purpose.
	grognard.com /info1/upflegal.html (7840 words)

	warhammer-empire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In Fredrick’s time the stationary flank, would cover the retreat in case of a defeat, so it is imperative to minimize involvement with the enemy while still threatening them.
		The difference is the deep flanking maneuver, by the light cavalry, and the pinning due to the threat from the front.
		The problem with this strategy is that if you are numerically inferior, the enemy will attack into the side of your attacking flank, and because you have not pinned their rear, they can quickly enforce the attacked flank.
	www.warhammer-empire.com /war_oblique02.htm (1376 words)

	Cheapass Games - Roll Out The Gun Barrels: Star Strife
		For a flanking maneuver, choose two or more of your dice whose total equals that of an enemy die.
		Additionally, one of the dice used in the flanking maneuver must show a value that is at least half as large as the value shown on the die being attacked.
		In flanking maneuvers, those points of damage may be distributed among the attacking units as the attacker wishes.
	www.cheapass.com /free/games/rotgbss.html (1758 words)

	The Battle of Tolvajärvi, 12 December 1939
		The preparations were not finished when, on the night between 10th and 11th, the Soviet JR 718 sent a battalion-sized force in a flanking maneuver around the northern end of Lake Hirvasjärvi, reaching the road running west to Korpiselkä.
		As the strength favored the Soviets, the attack was planned to be a flanking attack from the north, sending a strong reconnaissance force from the south, leaving a strong reserve to exploit any success.
		The situations on the flanks were unclear at best (runners were practically the only way to communicate!), and from the few bits of information, the situation in the north was reported as bad, and in the south alarming.
	www.winterwar.com /Battles/Tolvaj.htm (2381 words)

	Flanking Attack
		A flanking attack is an offensive maneuver directed at the flank of the enemy.
		flanking attack is similar to an envelopment but is conducted on a shallower axis and is
		Greater speed enables the force to maneuver to the enemy’s flank before he can react.
	www.tpub.com /content/USMC/mcwp312/css/mcwp312_37.htm (346 words)

	The Orbot
		One way to counter the maneuver is to keep your back to a wall and leave no space for it to flank to.
		If it does retreat, you can easily pursue for the kill since it doesn't maneuver at all and its lazer weapon is pointed away from you.
		Be warned pilot, although out flanking may seem more honoranble because it requires more skill than a strafing pattern, it does not work effectively when you go up against more than one robot, especially when there are different types of robots in the mix with different movement characteristics.
	www-cs-students.stanford.edu /~jl/d3/orbot.html (1523 words)

	Project Management: Flanking Maneuvers; obstacles,workarounds,project management
		In this style of conflict, the flanking maneuver is a way of cutting off access of forces to resupply, and cutting off their ability to advance or retreat.
		In a typical flanking maneuver, force is applied to one side of the main opposing force, or perhaps to its rear, where the opponent's forces are less well protected.
		T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson executed a now-classic flanking maneuver at the Battle of Chancellorsville, during the U.S. Civil War.
	www.chacocanyon.com /pointlookout/040908.shtml (1347 words)

	TOAW Strategy guide: Hints, tips, and tricks
		Maneuver warfare is fundamentally NON-tactical, that is to say, it is operational or strategic in intent.
		To sum up, the most important thing to remember is that maneuver isn’t primarily about battle: it is about movement toward a goal which results in the defeat of the enemy.
		Since their loss penalties in a flank attack will be doubled for purposes of determining whether they will retreat, they will act like they are set on limit or minimize losses anyway.
	www.wargamer.com /toaw/scenplay/strategy.htm (10488 words)

	AirsoftRecon - Your One Stop Reconnaissance to Airsoft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Of course they usually lose the flank that encountered the plant because he is only one man and the flankers get geedy.
		At that piont you outnumber the main force and aggressivly assult head on flanking the enemy with greater numbers.
		Posted - Feb 02 2005 : 2:01:38 PM If he is flanking ground troops, the best counter flanking maneuver you can pull is to out flank him, turning you're defensive maneuver into an offensive.
	www.airsoftrecon.com /forum/post.asp?method=Reply&TOPIC_ID=1894 (829 words)

	TimeGate Studios - the use of waypoints in combat
		It is a huge time consuming approach; by paying attention to a single unit (your cavalry trying to flank the enemy) U can't provide the desired attention to the main battle; that could mean certain defeat.
		My ideea: once U decided to flank the opponent, put your cavalry in the fastest formation type, and, instead of clicking repeatedly, use waypoints to draw the path to the enemy's supporting units.
		Since timing in a flank is so critical, you may not be able to afford the extra seconds that your flanking company uses between waypoints.
	www.timegate.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4266 (718 words)

	DDRC-CWC Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Flanking (optional): When playing in a team game, the teammate of a player making a maneuver attempt or opposing a maneuver attempt may assist with a flanking maneuver.
		(IDs and SAIs are not counted.) A flanking maneuver made to oppose a maneuver attempt may not be counted as a separate opposition roll after the flanking move is announced.
		If a player assists by flanking, he may not make a maneuver attempt with that army on his next turn.
	members.aol.com /DDiceRC/CWChome.html (1401 words)

	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Page I
		Lyon’s plan called for 1,200 men under Colonel Franz Sigel to swing wide to the south, flanking the Confederate right, while the main body of troops struck from the north.
		Ironically, the Confederate leaders General Sterling Price and General Ben McCulloch had also planned a surprise attack on the Federals, but rain on the night of the 9th caused McCulloch (who was in overall command) to cancel the operation.
		Sigel’s flanking maneuver, initially successful, collapsed in the fields of the Sharp farm when McCulloch’s men counterattacked.
	civilwartraveler.bravepages.com /WC/WCP1.htm (652 words)

	The Morning of the Battle
		Since the terrain did not permit a frontal attack, he ordered his dragoons to execute a flanking maneuver around the American left.
		Knyphausen was worried that his own left might be exposed to a flanking maneuver so he sent a regiment toward Brinton's Ford as a preventive measure.
		This regiment was spotted by General Sullivan's troops across the creek who brought a cannon down to the ford and bombarded the British.
	www.ushistory.org /march/other/bw01.htm (629 words)

	American Revolutionary War - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776, the British expertly executed a surprise flanking maneuver, driving the Americans back to the Brooklyn Heights fortifications.
		British and American forces maneuvered around each other for the next several days, clashing in minor encounters such as the so-called “Paoli Massacre.” On September 26, Howe finally outmaneuvered Washington, and marched into Philadelphia unopposed.
		Washington, offended by the behind-the-scenes maneuvering, laid the whole matter openly before Congress.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /american_revolutionary_war.htm (5197 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Okinawa: The Last Battle [Chapter 13]
		The initial scheme of maneuver was an envelopment of Shuri by the Marine divisions on the west and the Army divisions on the east, while a
		The wide flanking maneuver around Shuri that later developed was not projected in the original plans.
		Despite the scheme of maneuver outlined on the Tenth Army overlay, it seems that the actual plan was for uniform pressure across the line which would crack the Japanese defenses at some point and be immediately exploited wherever the particular break might come.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Okinawa/USA-P-Okinawa-13.html (17352 words)

	Cheapass Games - Roll Out The Gun Barrels
		When it is your turn, you try to destroy enemy units in one of two ways: direct assault and flanking maneuvers.
		Instead of re-rolling dice after a flanking maneuver, all dice in the attack drop by two points.
		If it attacks as part of a flanking group, it cannot be taken by the enemy for one whole turn (until the gameplay comes back to your turn).
	www.cheapass.com /free/games/rotgb.html (5101 words)

	Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine - The Relic Hunter - 200405
		When several frontal assaults failed against the French, a British flanking maneuver was put into effect.
		And while the numerous accounts of the battle failed to mention any type of flanking action, you didn't have to be a West Point graduate to see that such a maneuver was possible, and could have been successful.
		The simple fact that a flanking action wasn't mentioned led me to believe that either my gut instincts were wrong...
	www.treasurenet.com /westeast/data/relichunter/robots/200405.htm (1813 words)

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