3 4 1001. CHALLENGE TO MANEUVER 5 6 Maneuver warfare is the warfighting philosophy of the Marine Corps. This philosophy seeks to 7 shatter the enemy's cohesion through a series of rapid, violent, and unexpected actions. Speed, 8 surprise, and the selective use of firepower are key elements. Maneuver warfare depends on 9 freedom of movement and seeks to focus efforts on enemy weaknesses and avoid enemy 10 strengths whenever possible. 11 12 Mobility is inherent to maneuver warfare. Typically, enemy forces will use obstacles to deny 13 access along selected routes or terrain, hold or force friendly forces to mass within range of 14 enemy weapons systems, or as an economy of force measure in order to free forces for 15 employment elsewhere. The enemy will attempt to use firepower, terrain, vegetation, and 16 manmade obstacles to deny our freedom to maneuver.
DesignationMCWP 3-17-3-FDRAFT
EditionApr 2000
StatusSuperseded
Pages129
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)