CURRENT ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS OF CONDUCTING ENCOUNTER COMBAT BY MARINE UNITS IN THE WORLD OF MODERN VIEWS

Abstract

In modern conditions of combat operations, the importance of being ahead of the enemy in fire damage has increased dramatically. Along with being ahead of the enemy in delivering fire strikes, being ahead of him in deploying the main forces and going on the attack is also important. The importance of this condition for achieving success in counter-battle is confirmed by the experience of many counter-battles conducted in past and modern combat operations, and is emphasized in the statutes of many modern armies. Achieving success in counter-battle is impossible without seizing the initiative and maintaining it during the battle. This is achieved by high activity and determination of the troops' actions, their mobility, efficiency in the work of commanders and headquarters, the manifestation of creativity, and being ahead of the enemy in actions. For successful counter-battle operations, it is necessary to creatively apply the general principles of modern combined arms combat, skillfully use great firepower, high maneuverability, mobility and striking power of the troops. At the same time, as combat experience shows, the outcome of a counter-battle is seriously influenced by factors determined by the nature of the battle. They must be fully taken into account when organizing and conducting a counter-battle. Encounter battle is a type of offensive battle in which both sides seek to accomplish the task set by an offensive. The troops in an encounter battle aim to defeat the advancing enemy, seize the initiative and create favorable conditions for further actions. Before the start of the war, the main groups of troops of the parties are at a certain distance from each other, and their clash is preceded by the advance of units and formations on a march from places of permanent deployment, areas of concentration, exercises and assemblies on combat alert. Naturally, in such a situation, when both sides move with the same resolute goal of defeating the enemy by offensive actions, conditions are created for the emergence of numerous encounter battles. Not only units and formations of the first echelon, but also those that advance from the depths to build up efforts, develop success or repel enemy strikes can enter an encounter battle from the march. Therefore, in the initial period of the war, counter-battle with the deployment of troops from marching columns becomes the most characteristic type of offensive action of troops.