"...losing terrain’ might not appear opportune for the ‘public’ (see: civilians, journos and especially politicians), in military sciences the cold fact is that the terrain is only useful if it provides you an advantage over the enemy. If the cost of holding it is higher than the advantages, then it’s time to withdraw. "
So true, and hopefully the "public" will wrap their arms around this concept before it's too late....:
Good stuff. Speed is essential in war, but it has to be "smart" speed. Flailing around without thought or plan never ends well. The UA seem to be better at this than the Russians but you can still see them make errors at times.
"...losing terrain’ might not appear opportune for the ‘public’ (see: civilians, journos and especially politicians), in military sciences the cold fact is that the terrain is only useful if it provides you an advantage over the enemy. If the cost of holding it is higher than the advantages, then it’s time to withdraw. "
So true, and hopefully the "public" will wrap their arms around this concept before it's too late....:
Great write up Don. Cant wait for the other parts
Good stuff. Speed is essential in war, but it has to be "smart" speed. Flailing around without thought or plan never ends well. The UA seem to be better at this than the Russians but you can still see them make errors at times.
No one's going to be perfect but with lives on the line you want people to learn from mistakes.
Thanks Don on to the next read