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Characteristics of the Offense - ANSWER-Audacity, Concentration, Surpise, Tempo Audacity - ANSWER-Simple plan of action, boldly executed Concentration - ANSWER-Massing of overwhelming effects of combat power to achieve a single purpose Surprise - ANSWER-In the offense, achieved by attacking the enemy at a time or place they do not expect or in a manner for which they are unprepared Tempo - ANSWER-The relative speed and rhythm of military operations over time with respect to the enemy Offensive Tasks - ANSWER-Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit Movement to Contact - ANSWER-An offensive task designed to develop the situation and establish or regain contact Attack - ANSWER-Destroys or defeats enemy forces, seizes and secures terrain, or both Exploitation - ANSWER-Follows an attack and disorganizes the enemy in-depth. Seeks to disintegrate enemy forces to the point where they have no alternative but surrender or retreat Pursuit - ANSWER-An offensive task designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying them. Normally follows exploitation Forms of Manuever - ANSWER-Envelopment, Turning Movement, Frontal Attack, Penetration, Infiltration, Flank Attack Envelopment - ANSWER-A form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives behind those defenses allowing the targeted enemy force to be destroyed in their current positions Turning Movement - ANSWER-A form of maneuver in which the attacking force seeks to avoid the enemy's principle defense positions by seizing objectives behind the enemy's current position Frontal Attack - ANSWER-A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to destroy a weaker enemy force, or fix a larger enemy in place over a broad front. Can be used to overrun a weak enemy force Penetration - ANSWER-A form of maneuver where an attacking force seeks to rupture enemy defenses in a narrow front to disrupt the defensive system Infiltration - ANSWER-A form of maneuver where an attacking force conducts undetected movement through or into an area controlle