text: Attack
  5-60. The key to success is to strike hard and fast, overwhelm a portion of the enemy force, and then quickly
  transition to the next objective or phase. This maintains the momentum of the attack without reducing the
  pressure on enemy forces. Additionally, units make every effort to locate and track enemy reserves and
  follow-on forces to prevent friendly forces from unexpected attack by significant enemy forces. It also allows
  units time to delay, disrupt, or destroy these enemy forces before they can interfere with their attacks.
  5-61. The rest of this section shows an example of how a friendly force would finish the enemy. It includes
  actions to disrupt the enemy; movement from the line of departure; actions at the probable line of deployment,
  assault position, final coordination line; and actions on the objective–both mounted and dismounted.
  Disrupting the Enemy
  5-62. As part of finishing the enemy, friendly units disrupt the enemy force to increase the likelihood of
  success during the attack. Disrupting one or more parts of the enemy combined arms team creates multiple
  dilemmas for the enemy, weakens the entire enemy force, and allows friendly units to attack selected portions
  of the remaining enemy force. This disruption effort usually occurs at echelons above brigade because lower
  echelons lack the necessary reconnaissance, target acquisition, intelligence analysis, cyber and
  electromagnetic warfare, and target attack assets to engage enemy forces not committed to close combat.
  Their assessment and decisions regarding what to disrupt, when to disrupt, and for what purpose are critical
  Creating multiple dilemmas synchronized to deliver effects at the most opportune time overwhelms the
  enemy’s ability to command and control their forces and respond effectively.
  5-63. For example, the goal of disrupting an enemy fire support system is to allow friendly forces to
  maneuver and mass the effects of their weapon systems against the enemy without the enemy’s indirect fire
  weapons being able to engage friendly forces. Attacking forces can accomplish this by attacking enemy
  forward observers, fire direction centers, command posts, artillery and rocket systems, or ammunition storage
  areas. Each set of targets requires a different amount of resources. The probability of success, the
  effectiveness of the attack, and the time necessary to achieve the desired target effects varies with each set of
  targets. Timing is also important. If units execute their associated supporting efforts too early, an enemy force
  may have time to recover and respond before friendly forces conducting their main effort can complete their
  maneuver.
  5-64. Units seek to use the element of surprise to conduct operations that strike at enemy forces upon making
  any type of contact with enemy forces. This surprise denies enemy forces the opportunity to focus and
  synchronize combat power against attacking friendly forces. It prevents enemy forces from massing
  defending enemy forces or fires at critical times and locations. Surprise can produce confusion, fear, and
  piecemeal resistance. These operations disrupt both the enemy’s combined arms team and the enemy
  commander’s ability to plan operations and control enemy forces. These operations, once initiated, continue
  throughout their attacks. Units use any existing advantages over enemy forces in these areas to aid their
  disruption process through lethal and nonlethal effects.
  Movement from the Line of Departure
  5-65. Units transition from movement to maneuver once they cross their LDs. If circumstances dictate
  crossing the LD not in their proper movement formation they establish a probable line of deployment to
  indicate where they will transition to their appropriate movement formation. They move aggressively and as
  quickly as the terrain and enemy situation allows. They move forward using appropriate movement
  techniques assisted by the fires of supporting units. Fire and movement are closely integrated and
  coordinated. Effective suppressive fires facilitate friendly movement, and friendly movement facilitates
  effective fires. Attacking units use avenues of approach that avoid strong enemy defensive positions, take
  advantage of all available cover and concealment, and maneuver forces to positions of advantage against the
  defending enemy forces. Units use obscurants to conceal their movement where cover and concealment are
  not available. Any delays in establishing obscuration and suppressive fires before crossing their LDs may
  require attacking units to occupy their assault positions.
  5-66. Artillery and other ground-based fires assets move as necessary to ensure that attacking units remain
  within supporting range. Units analyze the time it takes maneuver units to move from their LDs to their PLDs
  and the distances involved. This analysis provides the data that units use to ensure supporting systems can