The frontal attack is usually the least desirable form of maneuver because it exposes the majority of the offensive force to the concentrated fires of the defenders. The battalion may conduct a frontal attack against a stationary or moving enemy force (Figure 4-6).
All of the twelve ribs articulate posteriorly with the vertebrae of the spine. Each rib forms two joints: Costotransverse joint â Between the tubercle of the rib, and the transverse costal facet of the corresponding vertebrae.
rib 2. the rib attached to the 1st and 2nd thoracic vertebrae. it articulates via a costal cartilage with the sternum at the level of the sternal angle; its superior surface is roughened by the attachments of the scalene mm.