Patterns of Conflict
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| Works of John Boyd |
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OODA WIKI Edition
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Now, let's examine those in order. First, some attrition observations. Firepower as a destructive force is king. You really want to build up the body count and smash all those targets out there. That’s king, everything else is subordinate to firepower. Protection. Whether it be trenches, armor, dispersion, it’s used to weaken or dilute the effects of enemy fire power. Mobility— to bring firepower to bear or evade enemy firepower. Measures of success are now body count and targets destroyed. Not only that, pretty soon you start getting interested in terrain objectives. Violating Napoleon’s dictum, destroy enemy army. You want to take out the force. Okay, if we pull all that together, you can get an idea of essence of attrition warfare.