"Teaching Tacticians" Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Apr 2015 12:50 p.m. PST |
"How do you win? Strategists determine what must be done and why. Operational planners devise the when and where. Tacticians are left the most daunting question: How? Though tactical prowess cannot save a poor strategy, the success of both strategy and operational planning frequently ride on tactical achievement. Yet, unlike strategy, tactics are infrequently discussed. Many tactics hide behind layers of classification, and training commands train their students to memorize and execute "proven" "pre-planned responses." In the exigencies of combat, muscle memory is critical, but discussion of how those tactics were proved is often lost. These problems are particularly acute for naval tactics. No two navies have fought a major fleet engagement in more than seventy years, and those who would command ships in battle must wait until the twilight years of their careers before they can coordinate multiple units. The U.S. Naval Institute's new Naval Tactics "wheel book" helps fill a yawning gap…"
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