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Sun Tzu: Launch the attack where he is unprepared; take action when it is unexpected.
Sun Tzu: For it is the nature of soldiers to resist when surrounded, to fight hard when there is no alternative, and to follow commands implicitly when they have fallen into danger.
Goerings orders to the fighter arm to provide close escort rather than fighter sweeps fits that model perfectly.the General is the bulwark of the state.....there are three ways in which a sovereign can bring misfortune upon his army:.....(3) by interfering with the direction of fighting, while ignorant of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This sows doubt and misgiving in the minds of his officers and soldiers.
If fighting does not stand a good chance of victory, you need not fight even though the sovereign has issued an order to engage.
Sun Tzu teaches that there are seven attributes that must be considered in evaluating which side will win a war. One of these is superiority in arms.
And why the Cowboys never win in the playoffs.Specifically, Sun Tzu said:
"the General is the bulwark of the state.....there are three ways in which a sovereign can bring misfortune upon his army:.....(3) by interfering with the direction of fighting, while ignorant of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This sows doubt and misgiving in the minds of his officers and soldiers. "
Which explains how the Whitehouse and the Pentagon screw up wars
Which means that he got that wrong, at least. Much German equipment during the war had a technological and qualitative edge over Allied equivalents (especially in terms of armour, for example), but the Allies won through force of numbers. Likewise, German a/c in the BoB carried cannon armament, and Fighter Command had MGs only, but the RAF still won. ...
Which means that he got that wrong, at least. Much German equipment during the war had a technological and qualitative edge over Allied equivalents (especially in terms of armour, for example), but the Allies won through force of numbers. Likewise, German a/c in the BoB carried cannon armament, and Fighter Command had MGs only, but the RAF still won.
And just a little nitpick, Churchill was not Dowding's sovereign. King George VI was
Goerings orders to the fighter arm to provide close escort rather than fighter sweeps fits that model perfectly.
and:In short, the Way of the Ichi school is the spirit of winning, whatever the weapon and whatever its size.
You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. You should not copy others, but use weapons which you can handle properly. It is bad for commanders and troopers to have likes and dislikes. These are things you must learn thoroughly.
Hi Claidemore,
Hm, it's been a while since I read Sun Tzu, but if I remember correctly, he continues here with the advice to leave the enemy a way of retreat because it's easier to defeat fleeing troups than a coherent force drawn up with their backs to the wall.
As it's possible to suggest that the Germans in WW2 thought that the "way of retreat" for the British would be peace negotiations, I wouldn't say they violated this particular Sun Tzu strategem (if you increase the level of abstraction far enough
Regards,
Henning (HoHun)
Given that the Battle was so hard fought, and could clearly have gone either way (so far as air superiority, without getting into discussion about an actual invasion), this bit of teaching would seem to apply.When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning and losing are equal.