Patterns of Conflict
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| Works of John Boyd |
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OODA WIKI Edition
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Okay? With that in mind then, let’s look at it from a tactical viewpoint here.
Remember, in blitzkrieg you’re trying to avoid the battle. Guerrillas are trying to avoid the battle.
Remember, we say, “if only they’d stand up and fight.” They’re not going to stand up and fight.
They’ve got a better game to play, and they’re going to pull us apart.
Instead, you want to penetrate the adversary to subvert, disrupt, or seize those kind of things that allow him to maintain his cohesion. Whether it be psychological, moral bonds, communications, lines of communication, command and supply centers, et cetera. And exploit ambiguity, deception, mobility, violence, and it generates surprise and shock, again, again, and again.
And wipe out those isolated units that you create. And the intent’s very simple. You do this, your intent’s a natural consequence, as a matter of fact. It becomes a natural consequence. Okay?