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Assault Crossing

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Assault Crossing 

(1) Troop crossing of a water obstacle in amphibious combat and transport vehicles, in standard assault crossing means, and in improvised means. The assault crossing usually begins after neutralization of enemy means of fire on the opposite bank of the water obstacle. Sub-units in amphibious tanks and amphibious armored personnel carriers usually cross first. The assault crossing is supported by artillery fire and covered by aviation.

(2) The sector of the water obstacle that troops prepare and use for crossing in water crossing equipment.
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15) "Rafts are an excellent means of putting the high-priority essential vehicles into the bridgehead during the interval between the assault crossing and the completion of bridges.
Updating river-crossing doctrine: who and when? by Colonel Littlefield, Thomas K., Jr. / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers
Because ford sites were located in the east, the 1BCT would conduct its assault crossing (Phase II) over the fords and secure both the near and far shores with heavy maneuver forces before commencing bridging operations at the Ottawa crossing site.
Deliberate River-Crossing Operations: Focus on the Fundamentals by Kurka, Miroslav P.; Dosa, Brian / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers
 
 
 
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