Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you can't get out. Tracers work BOTH ways. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share to take. When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.
Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
Six Phases of a Military Operation 1. Search for the guilty. Punishment of the innocent. Praise and honor for the non participant.