Tactics is the science of fighting

Tactics is a concept that applies to many spheres of life. But once this word was only a military term. In translation from Greek - The art of building warriors in the ranks. Now this term means much more - the theoretical justification and practice of preparing and conducting combat in the sea, on land and in the air. This discipline includes the study of the various types of action of the armed forces: defense, offensive, regrouping, and so on.

Almost all of their history people fought each other for resources, territory, slaves, money. The simplest actions on the battlefield were replaced by more thoughtful and complex ones. The weapon also gradually became more effective.

Tactics is the science of warfare, which was first developed The ancient inhabitants of Hellas. Before the war with the Persians, the Greek army was a united phalanx of the hoplite spearmen equipped with helmets. Thus, the main type of combat was a frontal attack. However, such a primitive tactic is the reason not only for victories, but for a number of defeats. The Hoplites were very vulnerable to cavalry attacks. In addition, their system was very sluggish. The first who reformed the usual tactics was the brilliant military leader Epaminond. He distributed the troops along the front unevenly, planned groups for the main strike. Alexander the Great improved his legacy. He combined the actions of various types of troops.

After the collapse of the Roman Empire and before the massive use of firearms in the army, tactical science developed poorly. But serious changes occurred after the start of the French Revolution. In a number of European countries, large armies based on general military service appeared. Linear tactics were no longer applied, in the battle began to combine columns and loose order. The appearance of rifled weapons again made its own corrections. Columns and a loose order are a thing of the past, the troops began to move by dashes, digging out when taking positions. The blows were combined with maneuvers.

The tactic used in the First World War by the majority of European armies is the transition to positional forms of combat. The attack began to take place in several "waves" of soldiers armed with small arms. In some areas, they were assisted by shelling of the enemy with artillery. The purpose of the attacks was to take the fortified positions of the enemy. But, as a rule, the attack with "waves" was ineffective. Very often it ended in the fact that the attackers turned into piles of corpses. That is why in those years the first armored combat vehicles on caterpillars, armed with machine guns, were developed.

Used by the Soviet Union during the Second World Tactics are actions based on the doctrine of "deep battle". In accordance with her, the attack was to begin with artillery bombardment and air strikes. Then there was a breach of defense. The infantry attacked with the support of tanks. The main force became soldiers and combat vehicles.

The tactic used in modern wars is based on the interaction of different types of troops. But the main means of defeating the enemy is a combination of aviation strikes with artillery fire, BMP or BTR vehicles, tanks. In modern conditions, the battle is fleeting, and victory is achieved if one of the sides has the advantage in technology, maneuverability. Among other things, the morale of the soldiers is still an important condition for their ability to act actively. Modern tactics of war also take into account the possibility of nuclear strikes, which can dramatically change the situation. Chemical or biological agents can also to some extent influence the outcome of the battle. The concept of "tactics of war" today already has a slightly different content than, for example, a hundred years ago. Combat operations are often conducted with the use of preventive strikes, the use of complex equipment, the destruction of enemy resources that would allow him to continue resistance.