Talk:Meeting engagement

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Advantage is too narrowly defined

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On contact, commanders quickly act to gain the advantage. Speed of action and movement, coupled with both direct and indirect fires, are essential. To maintain momentum, lead elements quickly bypass or fight through light resistance. Freedom to maneuver is always advantageous; however, commanders may choose to establish a hasty defense if the enemy force is larger or the terrain offers a significant benefit. In general, the force that gains and retains the initiative in a meeting engagement wins.

The paragraph describes a very limited set of circumstances as it depends on defining advantage in a specific way. The rest of the paragraph is not true for an army in retreat where the advantage is to be gained by successfully disengage the rearguard from the enemy's vanguard. -- PBS (talk) 12:41, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]