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Soviet Union [USSR] Military Art
Military art is the theory and practice of preparing and
conducting military actions on land, at sea, and in the air. Its
three components--military strategy, operational art, and tactics--
are interconnected and mutually supporting. Military strategy is
concerned with the conduct of the war as a whole. Operational art
deals with the preparation and conduct of military actions within
geographical limits of a theater of military operations (teatr
voennykh deistvii--
TVD; see Glossary). Operational art is
employed to achieve the goals set under strategy. It links strategy
and tactics, in that tactical missions are assigned to support
theater operations. Military tactics defines combat methods for the
battlefield. Although it is subordinate to operational art and
strategy, tactics can influence both the operational and the
strategic levels of war.
Data as of May 1989
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