Offensive
At this initial stage, each soldier operates as part of his own squad. The offensive task comes from the commander. The responsibilities of a soldier in battle are to understand the landmarks, composition, position, and nature of the enemy’s actions. Also, each military man must identify the location of the enemy’s fire weapons. Then he must define his task, find targets to defeat. And, in addition to this, indicate the tank number, followed by its compartment, the procedure for using fire and overcoming obstacles.
Before this, each soldier checks the availability of certain ammunition, as well as the serviceability of the weapon - prepares it for battle. If preparations are being made for an attack that will take place at night, then you need to carefully familiarize yourself with the area and remember identification signs that will help you navigate in the dark.
Overcoming mine-explosive barriers
This obstacle is the most dangerous. As previously stated, a soldier's duties in combat are determined by the goal. And it lies not only in leading the team to victory, but also in maintaining the integrity of one’s own life.
The soldier overcomes mine-explosive barriers by running, moving behind the tank, along the rut he made. Collapse is prohibited. Moreover, for the sake of safety, fighters are obliged to move “in a trail.” Because otherwise there is a risk of catching the wire closure or the tripwire. Also, to prevent this from happening, the soldier must raise and lower his feet vertically.
After crossing the field, the squad again deploys into a chain, resuming the attack.
Basics
Before going into details, I would like to talk about the topic briefly. Namely, about what modern combat is. A soldier's responsibilities in battle are determined by his purpose. And it consists of inflicting fire damage on the opponent and destroying him.
Modern combat means are not only weapons. This is also the personnel. Also, modern combined arms combat has its own characteristics. They usually mean its important features and properties, which, in fact, reveal the nature of the battle.
The main features are determination, tension, transience, high maneuverability, and a variety of means used during the battle. But there are also principles. Every soldier should follow them.
Everyone must be in constant combat readiness, show determination, high activity and continuously fight. Actions taken by the military must be unexpected for the enemy. Also, soldiers and commanders must constantly and clearly interact with each other, calculate and coordinate every step. The department is obliged to ensure a comprehensive battle and do everything possible to ensure that it ends in victory.
Attack
This is one of the most critical stages. The responsibilities of a soldier in battle, in an attack, are extremely important, since the outcome of the confrontation depends on how well he copes with them.
So, when moving towards the chain, each military man must match the front and maintain a certain interval. In parallel with this, he is obliged to destroy the enemy’s fire weapons (especially anti-tank weapons) with weapons. Also, the soldier must be ready to point out to the combat vehicle the most dangerous targets, which are more likely to hinder the progress of their squad than others.
When a fighter approaches a trench/trench occupied by the enemy, he must throw a hand grenade there. The distance to the opponent's shelter should be about 30-35 meters. If there are surviving enemies, the military destroys them with point-blank fire or hand grenades, while continuing to move in the given direction - these are the duties of a soldier in battle. The charter also allows you to “finish off” the enemy using hand-to-hand combat techniques.
Trenches
Every soldier must remember that he must overcome the first trench without descending into it. Bursting into other trenches, the soldiers clear them in the direction that was given by the commanders. In this case, you need to monitor the provision of flanks.
The fighters must move quickly along the trench, simultaneously using not only grenades and weapons, but also hand-to-hand combat techniques (strikes with a butt, an infantry shovel, hands and feet, and also thrusts with a bayonet). In this situation, you can only rely on your skill, since in this case the soldier finds himself in the enemy’s lair, which poses the maximum danger for him.
By the way, it’s better to act in pairs. One soldier wields grenades, and the other destroys enemies with fire. It is better to involve a third fighter who will support them from above.
End of the battle
An attack can be terminated for various reasons. Sometimes the enemy decides to retreat. Either way, this is called stopping the attack. And even in such situations, the soldier is obliged to act in a certain order.
First of all, the fighters must take cover. So that the place can protect them from attack and fire. And at the same time, so that from there you can quickly open targeted fire. While digging out a shelter with an infantry shovel, the soldier must make a single trench designed for prone shooting.
In general, I could talk about this topic for a long time. But those are the basics. The only effective means of achieving victory is coordination and, of course, the manifestation of courage and intelligence.
Overcoming water obstacles
This is also the duty of a soldier in battle. Brief attention should be paid to this topic. Indeed, in a military situation, employees have to overcome swamps, ditches, streams and rivers. And we need to do it right.
It is not always possible to use wooden and inflatable landing boats, boats and other transportation means. If you have to overcome a water obstacle by swimming, you need to do it quickly and unexpectedly for your opponent, so as not to slow down the pace of the attack.
However, soldiers are obliged to do everything possible to equip the ford. Clear the approaches and riverbed from stones, stumps, piles and other obstacles, fill in the craters (or at least fence them off), strengthen the slopes to the river and the unstable bottom covered with silt. If the current is fast, then you need to stretch a rope across the river. You need to cross 1-2 people at a time. If the situation is not critical, then some of the equipment and shoes are allowed to be removed and transported on oneself. When crossing by swimming, the soldier unbuttons his cuffs and collars, turns out his pockets, unties his underpants and trouser strings, and puts his boots in his waist belt. You need to take the machine gun behind your back or, alternatively, place it on a roll-up table, first passing the belt under your arms and across your chest.
Shooting
The above is not all the duties of soldiers in battle. Execution of commands must be carried out according to strict rules. And, since the goal is to destroy the opponent, there is only one action - shooting.
If a soldier is armed with a machine gun or machine gun, then he can fire on the move with the butt to his side or shoulder. Or offhand. In this case, it is allowed to fire from a short stop or without it at all. Weapons can also be reloaded on the move. The destruction of an enemy in a trench can be carried out not only with a grenade, but also with a point-blank shot, a bayonet-knife, or even a blow from a butt.
If soldiers see a combat aircraft or helicopter approaching, they are required to open fire on air targets. It is conducted as part of a platoon or squad, exclusively at a range of up to 500 meters (approximately). Fire can only be opened with the permission of the commander. Soldiers fire while standing, kneeling or in a prone position.
