Military tactics

<p>Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the <a href="/facts/Battlefield/DcC6qv8J">battlefield</a>. They involve the application of four battlefield functions which are closely related – kinetic or <a href="/facts/Firepower/zm9jJ0tC">firepower</a>, <a href="/facts/Mobility_(military)/LlDAck0a">mobility</a>, protection or security, and <a href="/facts/Shock_tactics/zylm4Da7">shock action</a>. Tactics are a separate function from <a href="/facts/Command_and_control/t1huKNbX">command and control</a> and <a href="/facts/Logistics/0Hr2w55W">logistics</a>. In contemporary <a href="/facts/Military_science/up3hKbIj">military science</a>, tactics are the lowest of three levels of warfighting, the higher levels being the <a href="/facts/Military_strategy/BP51zfYK">strategic</a> and <a href="/facts/Operational_level_of_war/HX55rYv2">operational</a> levels. Throughout history, there has been a shifting balance between the four tactical functions, generally based on the application of military technology, which has led to one or more of the tactical functions being dominant for a period of time, usually accompanied by the dominance of an associated <a href="/facts/Combat_arms/ddHPN1wB">fighting arm</a> deployed on the battlefield, such as <a href="/facts/Infantry/QAHDDQtk">infantry</a>, <a href="/facts/Artillery/GLpMYG9o">artillery</a>, <a href="/facts/Cavalry/BstsEn1G">cavalry</a> or <a href="/facts/Tank/CwQLRQsy">tanks</a>.
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Military tactics