List of Military Strategies and Concepts

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List of military strategies and concepts Air superiority Essential to a successful air campaign. It is achieved by 1) mastery of the air, 2) attacking

means of production, ) maintain battle ourselves, !) prevent the enemy from battle

Attrition "arfare A strategy of "earing do"n an enemy to the point of collapse through continuous loss o

personnel and mat#riel

$ait and bleed A military strategy similar to the concept of divide and con%uer

$attle of annihilation &he goal of destroying an opposing army in a single planned pivotal battle

Bellum se ipsum alet A strategy of feeding and supporting an army "ith the potentials of occupied territor

$lit'krieg An attack that uses concentrated force and rapid speed to break through enemy lines, named aft

the (ermanorld ar IIstrategy

$lockade * +iege * Investment An attempt to cut off food, supplies, "ar material or communications from

particular area by force, usually taking place by sea

lear and hold A counter-insurgencystrategy

oercion ompelling an enemy to involuntarily behave in a certain "ay by targeting the leadership, natio

communications, or political-economic centers

ommand of the sea &he naval e%uivalent of air superiority

ounter-offensive Astrategic offensivetaking place after an enemys front line troops and reserves have

been e/hausted, and before the enemy has had the opportunity to assume ne" defensive positions

ounterforce A strategy used in nuclear "arfareof targeting military infrastructure 0as opposed to civilian

targets)

ountervalue &he opposite of counterforce targeting of an opponents cities and civilian populations

ecapitation Achieving strategic paralysis by targeting political leadership, command and control, strateg

"eapons, and critical economic nodes

eception A strategy that seeks to deceive, trick, or fool the enemy and create a false perception in a "ay

that can be leveraged for a military advantage

enial A strategy that seeks to destroy an enemys ability to "age "ar

istraction An attack by some of the force on one or t"o flanks, dra"ing up to a strong frontal attack by t

rest of the force

Encirclement $oth a strategy and tactic designed to isolate and surround enemy forces

Ends, ays, 3eans, 4isk +trategy is much like a three legged stool of ends, "ays, means balanced on a

plane of varying degree of risk

E/haustion A strategy that seeks to erode the "ill or resources of a country

5eint &o dra" attention to another point of the battle "here little or nothing is going on

5lanking maneuver Involves attacking the opponent from the side, or rear

6eavy force A counterinsurgency strategy that seeks to destroy and insurgency "ith over"helming force

"hile it is still in a manageable state
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6uman "ave attack An unprotected frontal attack "here the attacker tries to move as many soldiers as

possible into engaging close range combat "ith the defender

Incentive A strategy that uses incentives to gain cooperation

Indirect approach islocation is the aim of strategy. irect attacks almost never "ork, one must first upse

the enemys e%uilibrium, fi/ "eakness and attack strength, +even rules of strategy7 1) ad8ust your ends to yo

means, 2) keep your ob8ect al"ays in mind, ) choose the line of the least e/pectation, !) e/ploit the line ofleast resistance, 9) take the line of operations "hich offers the most alternatives, :) ensure both plans and

dispositions are fle/ible, ;) do not thro" your "eight into an opponent "hile he is on guard, imited "ar A "ar in "hich the survival of a nation is not at stake

=enetration A direct attack through the enemy lines, then an attack on the rear once through

=ericlean strategy &he t"o basic principles of the ?=ericlean (rand +trategy? "ere the re8ection of

appeasement 0in accordance "ith "hich he urged the Athenians not to revoke the 3egarian ecree) and theavoidance of overe/tension

=ersisting strategy A strategy that seeks to destroy the means by "hich an enemy sustains itself

=incer ambush A ?@?-shaped attack "ith the sides concealed and the middle held back until the enemy

advances, at "hich point the concealed sides ambush them

=incer maneuver Allo"ing the enemy to attack the center, sometimes in a charge, then attacking the flank

of the charge

=unishment A strategy that seeks to push a society beyond its economic and physiological breaking point

4apid ecisive perations ompelling an adversary to undertake certain actions or denying the adversarythe ability to coerce or attack others.

4aiding Attacking "ith the purpose of removing enemys supply or provisions

4efusing the flank =utting the minimal number of troops re%uired to hold out against an enemy attack "h

the rest of the army launches a counterattack through the enemy flank

+eparation of insurgents A counterinsurgency strategy should first seek to separate the enemy from the

population, then deny the enemy reentry, and finally e/ecute long enough to deny the insurgent access

+corpion attack A pincer attack that is supplemented by an air strike

+hape, lear, 6old, $uild &he counterinsurgency theory that states the process of "inning and insurgency

shape, clear, hold, build

+iege ontinuous attack by bombardment on a fortified position, usually by artillery

+hock and a"e A military doctrine using over"helming po"er to try and achieve rapid dominance over th

enemy

+"arming 3ilitary s"arming involves the use of a decentrali'ed force against an opponent, in a manner t

emphasi'es mobility, communication, unit autonomy and coordination*synchroni'ation.
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&heater strategy oncepts and courses of action directed to"ard securing the ob8ectives of national and

multinational policies and strategies through the synchroni'ed and integrated employment of military forces

and other instruments of national po"er

&otal "ar ar in "hich a nations survival is at stake

&urning maneuver An attack that penetrates an enemy flank, then curls into its rear to cut it off from hom

in "ithout fighting +un &'uargued that a brilliant general "as one that could "in "ithout fighting

Defensive strategies

efence in depth A strategy to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker by buying time and

causing additional casualties by yielding space so that the momentum of the attack is lost

$o/ing maneuver A strategy used to ?bo/ in? and force and attack on all sides at once

ithdra"al A retreat of forces "hile maintaining contact "ith the enemy

5ortification

5abian strategy earing do"n an enemy by usingattrition "arfareand indirection, "hile avoidingpitche

battlesor frontal assaults

3ilitary district,also kno"n as Wehrkreisin (erman

+corched earth estroying anything that might be of use to the enemy "hile retreating, or advancing

&urtling ontinuous reinforcement of an army until it has reached its full strength, then an attack "ith the

no"-superior force

Strategic concepts

enters of gravity &he hub of all po"er and movement on "hich everything depends, the point at "hich aenergies should be directed

ecisive point A geographic place, specific key event, critical system, or function that allo"s commander

to gain a marked advantage over an enemy and greatly influence the outcome of an attack

I3E05I>) &he elements of national po"er diplomacy, information, military, and economics, often

included are financial, intelligence, and la" enforcement see 3I>I5E

E/pediency ar is a matter of e/pedients von 3oltke

5og, friction, chance ar is characteri'ed by fog, friction, and chance

(olden $ridge &o leave an opponent an opportunity to "ithdra" in order to not force them to act out ofdesperation +un &'u

Iron alculus of ar 4esistance B 3eans / ill lause"it'

3I>I5E &he elements of national po"er diplomacy, information, military, and economics, often include

are financial, intelligence, and la" enforcement, see I3E05I>)

3oral ascendancy 3oral force is the trump card for any military event because as events change the huma

elements of "ar remain unchanged u =i%

A loop ecision-making occurs in a recurring cycle of observe-orient-decide-act. An entity 0"hethe

an individual or an organi'ation) that can process this cycle %uickly, observing and reacting to unfolding
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events more rapidly than an opponent, can thereby ?get inside? the opponents decision cycle and gain theadvantage $oyd

=arado/ical nature &he nature of strategy is a parado/ical and does not follo" a linear pattern >utt"ak

=ositive ends &he possibility of taking advantage of a ne" security environment to create conditions for

long-term peace ass de 'ege

=rimary &rinity 01) primordial violence, hatred, and enmity 02) the play of chance and probability and 0

"ars element of subordination to rational policy lause"it'

o +econdary &rinity =eople, Army, and (overnment lause"it'

=rinciples of "ar7

o b8ective 0irect every military operation to"ards a clearly defined, decisive, and attainable ob8ecti

o ffensive 0+ei'e, retain, and e/ploit the initiative)

o 3ass 0oncentrate combat po"er at the decisive place and time)

o Economy of 5orce 0Allocate minimum essential combat po"er to secondary efforts)

o 3aneuver 0place the enemy in a disadvantageous position through the fle/ible application of comba

po"er)

o @nity of ommand 05or every b8ective, ensure @nity of effort under one responsible commander)

o +ecurity 0Cever permit the enemy to ac%uire an une/pected advantage)

o +urprise 0+trike the enemy at a time, at a place, or in a manner for "hich he is unprepared)

o +implicity 0=repare clear, uncomplicated plans and clear, concise orders to ensure thorough

understanding) @+ Army 53 .D

+ystems approach Cation-states operate like biological organisms composed of discrete systems. &hesesystems included7 leadership, organic essentials, infrastructure, population, and the military arden

&ipping point &he point at "hich ?the momentum for change becomes unstoppable.? (lad"ell

@A olatility, uncertainty, comple/ity and ambiguity characteri'e the strategic environment @.+.

Army ar ollege

einberger-=o"ell octrine A list of %uestions have to be ans"ered affirmatively before military action i

taken by the @nited +tates7

o Is a vital national security interest threatenedF

o o "e have a clear attainable ob8ectiveF

o 6ave the risks and costs been fully and frankly analy'edF

o 6ave all other non-violent policy means been fully e/haustedF

o Is there a plausible e/it strategy to avoid endless entanglementF

o 6ave the conse%uences of our action been fully consideredF

o Is the action supported by the American peopleF
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o o "e have genuine broad international supportF

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