What is mobile defense?

What is mobile defense?

• A. Destroying or defeating the enemy through a decisive attack by a striking force, supplemented by a fixing force.
• B. A defensive posture that relies solely on fortifications and long-range fires.
• C. A strategy of rapid withdrawal without engaging the enemy.
• D. A method of continuously repositioning artillery without infantry support.

Answer: (A)

Mobile defense is a defensive approach that uses mobility to avoid being pinned by the enemy and to regain the initiative. The idea is to delay and disrupt the attacker with flexible, maneuverable forces, then strike decisively with a concentrated mobile striking force. A fixing force holds or pins the enemy in place, preventing pursuit or consolidation, while the accompanying striking force maneuvers to destroy or disrupt them in a favorable engagement. This combination preserves combat power and aims to defeat the enemy rather than simply hold ground. The other descriptions describe static defense (relying on fortifications and long-range fires), withdrawal without engagement, or artillery-focused actions without infantry support, none of which capture the dynamic, counterattack nature of mobile defense.

Mobile defense is a defensive approach that uses mobility to avoid being pinned by the enemy and to regain the initiative. The idea is to delay and disrupt the attacker with flexible, maneuverable forces, then strike decisively with a concentrated mobile striking force. A fixing force holds or pins the enemy in place, preventing pursuit or consolidation, while the accompanying striking force maneuvers to destroy or disrupt them in a favorable engagement. This combination preserves combat power and aims to defeat the enemy rather than simply hold ground.

The other descriptions describe static defense (relying on fortifications and long-range fires), withdrawal without engagement, or artillery-focused actions without infantry support, none of which capture the dynamic, counterattack nature of mobile defense.