Talk:Fire and movement

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The article as it is, talks about suppressive fire and not fire and movement. Definately needs some looking into.--Elmeri B. Suokirahvi 11:05, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This needs some verification and some links to other articles if it is to continue to exist. Not really sure if it should, but not sure enough that I am going to list it for speedy delete. Just needs some looking into.

I've altered this page as best I can. Needs to be looked at by an expert though as I don't have vast knowledge on this subject and have only done bits and pieces (as is evident by lack of links etc.) Hope ive made an improvement on what was here before though. Tom Lavender 0522 (BST) 10 July 2006

Wikified

Wikified as part of the Wikification wikiproject! A little section formatting, mostly. Added an "expert" tag as requested above. JubalHarshaw 18:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

I am able to cite the majority of the talking points of this page using US Army Field Manuals. I was wondering if that would serve as an acceptable source? as I am no expert on the subject, just an avid reader on the topic. Cowboy357 06:54, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Would be great! MadMaxDog 09:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do Not Merge

Fire and movement is one of the key principles of warfare, not restricted to being a modern infantry tactic it is also relevant to tank warfare i.e. blitzkreig Historical examples include mongol tactics etc. Although it is currently a stub, further work will make this a full and useful article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bob Hu (talk • contribs) 05:21, 26 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

-I agree...The term "infantry minor tactics" is used by the Australian military and is synonymous with "Individual Movement Techniques", or the term used by the US military. IMT's refer to the actions of soldiers moving individually, such as high/low crawling, or bounding up using a buddy team. Fire and maneuver is a term used to describe the latter, however it also is used in a much higher context than IMT's would be. Fire and Maneuver is the basic idea of suppression and moving to either break contact, or acheive a more advantageous position in relation to the enemy. It refers to units ranging from buddy teams, all the way up to entire armies.

British Fire and Movement 1914

The British Regular army used this name for their doctrine in 1914. Basically fast movement supported by accurate field artillery and mutual support by high rates of rifle fire. Was only possible with highly trained professionals. Not sure if this equates to today's US doctrine, as the fire support options available today as far greater than then. So maybe this article needs to cover generality, history and specifics. Rcbutcher 14:59, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Article title - capitalization

Needs to be "Fire and movement", with a small 'm'. The current style is not appropriate for a generic term. 72.200.151.15 (talk) 16:41, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done. --A D Monroe III^(talk) 21:57, 7 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Fire and movement, and fire and maneuver are both different military concepts

Fire and maneuver is different from fire and movement. In fire and maneuver, one unit (such as a squad support by fire) and/or fire support agencies (such as mortars or artillery) uses FIRES to fix the enemy, preventing him from moving or reorienting his forces.

according to RIFLE PLATOON IN THE OFFENSE B3J3718 STUDENT HANDOUT

https://www.trngcmd.marines.mil/Portals/207/Docs/TBS/B3J3718%20Rifle%20Platoon%20in%20the%20Offense.pdf Kibo no shirei-kan (talk) 03:47, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ranges

Purpose-built ranges exist for practicing fire and movement technique - I've even been on one, but for the life of me I can't find out whether or not they have a specific name. Does anyone know? Obscurasky (talk) 15:44, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]