text: Chapter 11
  Table 11-1. Considerations for delay techniques
  Method of delay Use when Advantages Disadvantages
  Delay from alternating Assigned area is Allows positioning in Requires passage of
  positions narrow. depth. lines.
  Forces are adequate to Allows more time for Engages only part of the
  be split between equipment and Soldier force at one time.
  different positions. maintenance.
  Increases flexibility.
  Delay from subsequent Assigned area is wide. Masses fires of all Limited depth to the
  positions Forces available do not available combat delay positions.
  allow themselves to be elements. Less available time to
  split. prepare each position.
  Less flexibility.
  11-19. Units normally prefer to bound from alternating positions when adequate forces are available and
  the assigned area has sufficient depth. In a delay using alternating bounds, two or more units in a single
  assigned area occupy delaying positions in depth. As the first unit engages enemy forces, the second unit
  occupies the next position in depth and prepares to assume responsibility for the operation. The first force
  disengages and passes around or through the second force. It then moves to the next position and prepares to
  reengage enemy forces while the second force engages enemy forces. Units normally use alternate positions
  when their delaying forces operate on narrow fronts. A delay using alternating bounds is particularly useful
  on the most dangerous avenues of approach because it offers greater security than a delay using subsequent
  bounds. However, it requires more forces and continuous maneuver coordination. Additionally, delaying
  forces risk losing contact with enemy forces between their delay positions. Figure 11-1 depicts a delay from
  alternating positions.
  Figure 11-1. Delay from alternating positions
  11-20. Units delaying using subsequent positions when the assigned area is so wide that available forces
  cannot occupy more than a single tier of positions. In a delay using subsequent bounds, all delaying units are