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Infantry Tactics (Social)

Infantry Tactics (Social)

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Course Description

Understand, connect, and apply the acquired knowledge and known tools of command and tactical use of infantry platoon in overall spectrum of the tactical level operations. To clarify and determine human abilities during the battle in relation to tasks, time and location. To recognize and analyze the use and development of contemporary armament.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Infantry - course
(7. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify, summerize, ennumerate, clarify, differentiate and state the purpose and characteristics of infantry formation weapons and equipment of the platoon and company support platoon.
  2. Apply, summerize, explain and state the essence of the theory and rules of infantry weapons shooting
  3. prepare, organize and conduct all types of shooting from the organizational shooting, mortar and anti-tank infantry platoon weapons and company support platoon.
  4. Plan and operate fire from platoon organizational infantry weapons and support platoon.
  5. Use of tacical movement of infantry platoon and support platoon applying the appropriate formations and movement techniques.
  6. Compare, differentiate, choose, connect and apply known tools of the branches doctrine, techniques and procedures / proceedings for autonomous conduct, command and use of infantry platoon and support platoon in the overall spectrumof tactical level operations.
  7. Assess and solve tactical problem of infantry platoon and support platoon using known tools (TLP, DMP (decision making process), OAKOC, TTP, terms and symbols, documents, graphs, drafts, schemes, matrices, land models, various available media...)
  8. Recognize, distribute, and use tactically all specialties of the infantry branch and pertaining formation unit weapons
  9. Prepare and lead the platoon in all situations
  10. Discover and identify all threats on the front line, and plan all protection and survival measures

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Lectures once per week

Seminars and workshops

Seminars in the field of Infantry tactics

Exercises

Auditory exercises (20 hours) and laboratory exercices (10 hours)

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Basics of branch tactics (introduction of the subject, contents, use of branch tactics, organization, combat power, combat functions) Seminar: Infantry doctrine Exercises: Tactical Task - Tactical use and integration of all infantry specialties branches and their weapons and equipment, (mission, use of branch tactics, organization and combined forces)
  2. Lectures: Planning and TLP, (command and control, Planning, TLP, decision making process, MTETTC, OAKOC and ASCOPE)) Lectures: Planning and TLP, (combat commands - OPORD, key personnel responsibilities, graphics-skeches, TT, symbols) Exercises: Planning and TLP, (command and control, Planning, TLP, decision making process, MTETTC, OAKOC and ASCOPE)
  3. Lectures: Use of fire (term, principles, elements - measures of fire control, use of direct and indirect fires, fire commands, range charts, planning and drafts in the platoon, fire coordination measures Seminar: Planning and Troop Leading Procedures Exercises: Plann/Sketches of fire
  4. Lectures: Tactical movement (formations and movement techniques, dangerous areas and defeating them, security) Seminar: Defence of infantry platoon (receipt of the task, elaboration of the plan according to MTETTC, giving commands) Exercises: Tactical movement
  5. Lectures: Attack on the infantry platoon (characteristics, structure and attack phases, types of attack manouevres, other attack operations and special types of attack) Seminar: Attack of of infantry platoon (receipt of the task, elaboration of the plan according to MTETTC, giving commands, urban areas) Exercises: Attack on the infantry platoon
  6. Lectures: Infantry platoon defence (defence characteristics, types of defence operations, defence structure, organization, taking and preparation of positions, defence tactics, obstacles, retrograde operations) Seminar: Use of fire Exercises: Infantry platoon defence
  7. Colloquium I
  8. Lectures: Patrol and patrolling (planning, organization and composition, types/forms of patrols, combat and recce patrols) Seminar: Infantry platoon in movement (formations and techniques of movement, assessment, activities in dangerous areas, execution) Lectures: Introduction in urban operations (combat specific qualities of the battle, key tasks of the platoon attack on buildings, set up positions)
  9. Lectures: Security and observation points (basics of security, security measures, observation points and surveillance Seminar: Security and observation points Exercises: Security and observation points
  10. Lectures: Stability operations, Check poin and convoy (Stability operations small units, purpose, types, location and KT planning, purpose, tasks, organization and convoy escort) Seminar: Stability operations, CP, Convoy Exercises: Check poin and convoy
  11. Lectures: Tactical anti-tank guided missiles (anti-tank combat, essentials of use of anti-tank units doctrine, tactical tasks, positions and fire system Seminar: Modern ATGM Exercises: ATGM
  12. Lectures: Tactical use of mortar (essentials and doctrine of mortar squad/platoon use, fire support, forward observers, fire conduct team) Seminar: Modern mortar system Exercises: Tactical use of mortar
  13. Lectures: Tactical use of mechanized infantry (basics and doctrine of infantry AFV, joint movement with infantry AFV, use of infantry AFV in attack and defence actions Seminar: Modern BOV infantry Exercises: Tactical use of mechanized infantry
  14. Tactical Task - Tactical use and integration of all infantry specialties branches (small arms, light infantry weapons, mortars, ATGM, infantry fighting vehicle,...) Seminar: Platoon in patrol and patrolling (receipt of the task, elaboration of the plan according to MTETTC, giving commands, execution) Workshop/Practicum: Tactical task - OPORD platoon/platoon team/company team in attack/defence (TLP, MTETTC I OAKOC, sketches of operations, sand box).
  15. Colloquium II

Literature

(2016.), US Army, ATP 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, 2016,
(2016.), GS OSRH, ZDP-1A Doktrina OS RH, Zagreb, 2014 i 2016.,
(2013.), US Army, FM 3-90 Taktika, prijevod GSOSRH, Zagreb US Army FM 3-90-1 Offense and Defense; FM 3-90-2 Reconnaissance, Secutity and Tactical enabling tasks,
(2016.), ATP 3-21.11 SBCT Infantry Rifle Company, 2016,
D. Tušek, M. Hajsok, I. Štefanec (2008.), Neratne operacije, priručnik, MORH-OSRH-HVU „Petar Zrinski“, Zagreb, 2008., MORH-OSRH-HVU „Petar Zrinski“, Zagreb
William S. Lind (2019.), Manevarsko ratovanje, prijevod, MORH-OSRH-HVU „Dr. Franjo Tuđman“, Zagreb

For students

General

ID 282289
  Winter semester
5.0 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Seminar
30 Field exercises