In Complex Envelopment, after the frontline fixes the enemy, what does the depth attack do?

• A. Hits the enemy's weak flank
• B. Provides artillery support
• C. Feigns with feints
• D. Withdraws

Answer: (A)

In Complex Envelopment, once the frontline fixes the enemy, the depth attack is focused on exploiting that disruption by striking the enemy’s weak flank. This targets the side of the line that has become most vulnerable as reserves have been diverted to hold the fixed front, creating a breach deeper in the defense. Hitting the weak flank can open gaps, disrupt command and supply, and set up encirclement or a rapid breakthrough, allowing the operation to roll forward beyond the initial contact.

Other options don’t fit the decisive action of the depth strike: providing artillery support is an important support role but not the primary action of the depth attack itself; feints are deception to mislead the enemy before the main blow; withdrawing would abandon the initiative and end the depth effort.