Strategic Fundamentals in team play

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When in a defensive posture a classic maneuver is to deny the flank as indicated by Tempiic. For example with A, B, C attacking and X, Y, Z defending:

AAAAAAAAAA..........BBBBBBBBBB..........CCCCCCCCCC


XXXXXXXXXX...........YYYYYYYYYY...........ZZZZZZZZ ZZ


Defenders adjust to counter the attacker's maneuver to overload a flank by Z denying the flank which reduces the distance that X and Y reinforcements have to travel:

.................................................. .................................AA...BB
........AAAAAAAA...........BBBBBBB..........CCCCCC CCCCB


........XXXXXXXX...........YYYYYYYY..........ZZZ
.................................................. ......XX.....ZZZ
.................................................................YY....ZZ
.............................................................................ZZ


Al more sophisticated maneuver is for Z to countermarch in the face of the attack so that C's right flank becomes exposed to counter attack by X and Y:

.................................................. .................................AA...BB
........AAAAAAAA...........BBBBBBB..........CCCCCC CCCCB


........XXXXXXXX...........YYYYYYY..Y--->C
..................................................X---->CCCCCCCCCB
...........................................................ZZZZZZZZ.........AA
..........................................................................X.ZZ.......BB
....................................................................................YY