War is complicated business.
Identifying objectives and goals. Trying to ascertain what your adversary / or enemy will do.
What is the enemys goals and objectives. What move will they make next and how will they do it.
Identifying the enemy Command and Control, what their resources and support is. What is the enemys morale and what is the shape of and maintenance of the enemys / adversary's equipment.
Using "Black Information" ( essentially false information ) to check for leaks inside your own party. Women, as I have described in my first book thati have wrote - are notorious and mostly used = for gaining the trust of not only men......but other women. ( Watch the movie "Run Away Jury" ; the blonde female at the beginning with John Cusack and being covertly videoed in the store - Gene Hackman tells her "Good Job" in the briefing room afterwards. ) Women - Drugs - Sex - Money - Power ( leadership / political appointments ) have been used for centuries upon centuries for intelligence collection, to betray and bribe the opposition, or to cause embarrassment or for use in "Black Mail".
Using manpower and resources adequately and not abusing or misusing assets. One has to be careful. Why send in a Company of troops when two platoons will get the job done.
***** INTELLIGENCE Acquisition *****. ## This is extremely, extremely important ! ##
Gaining knowledge on the enemy, what their strengths and weaknesses are - what their routine is - who they see and what or whom they avoid. What tactics do they use, how much and what resources do they use. Where do they go and are their any patterns that the opposition has. Do they say one thing, then do another?
Movement. False movements; or be tracked going in one direction and then changing course to deceive the enemy. In the board room - on the battle field - in the paintball game. Changing directions after being seen going one way.....confuses the enemy and makes it harder to track you.
False tracks. In the office with a paper trail, in war...leaving a false set of foot prints leading one direction while you go another - or dropping paper and food wrapping making it look like you crossed a stream. Leave false tracks for the bad guys ----->therefore making them use manpower and time that they do not have.
Trust is hard to get and takes along time to obtain - but it can be easily destroyed within minutes. Being trustworthy - being reliable and being forward and upfront in your reports are valuable. Some people would sell their souls for a large popcorn and fountain soda. Would you? Some people see spying / espionage and selling out their team for the excitement of spying, or some tangible benefit. DO NOT BE ONE of those people. Spys get caught - and they face the gallows or the firing squad. Spys most usually - 97% of the time get caught and immediately shot - or put under surveillance. Be the person that gets a pat on the back - not someone who get a bullet to the chest. Loyalty is rewarding.
Move of a night, or in bad weather if at all possible. Never of a day. Daylight makes it easier to be observed, and exactly what you have and do not have can be identified, along with numbers of personnel and other specifics.
Smoke screens. In the office - on the football field - in the verbal confrontations ; or in war itself. Use smoke screens whenever possible. Prevent the enemy from seeing exactly what you have, to cover your movements, or what number of assets you have...are moving. US Marines do this when taking a beachhead - the US Army does it when moving in open spaces.
Move one direction, then after a few minutes you can turn 90 degrees left or right and go that direction. Your set course - time and distance will not be able to be calculated. The enemy will not be able to determine your real destination - OR SET UP and hit you in an ambush. That is a good thing. In war - the office - the bargaining table.......change directions. Have more than one option and one route to take, les you travel over many land mines.
Make the enemy think they are doing good. Nothing better than making the enemy believe their morale is good - then they realize that for weeks or months all of their efforts have been for nothing. The ground troops will be devastated and begin to question - and / or doubt their leadership. Morale - damaging morale - making the enemy use substandard equipment / or equipment they have doubt in......is one way to gain ground. Google ----> Gulf War - Iraqis surrender, and watch the video of hundreds of Iraqis being marched by troops and those hungry and starved troops walking with white flags in their hands. Hundreds and thousands......surrendering.
Tactics vary in combat. Just because someone is in charge, does not mean they are - Competent, knowledgeable, a leader, or have the respect of their troops. Do some research on your adversary. What do they know? Can they handle a fight? Do they have the respect of the subordinates. In the movie "Siege of Fire Base Gloria ; the Vietnamese general was looking through binoculars watching, R.Lee Ermey. The Vietnamese General told his subordinate officer of R.Lee Ermey.... that "He looks professional. This could be hard." It was hard - R.Lee Ermey and the Marines kicked the Vietnamese back to the river......because R.Lee Ermey predicted the enemys movements and where they would shoot from. He knew what the enemy was going to do - and where they were going ; and this made him victorious.
Take the route that the enemy does not expect you to take - or believes you can succeed in. Make time and distances that seem like world records. No one will believe you made it that far. You cannot be "pinned down" or "pegged". Speed......properly used = is one counter ambush and counter surveillance technique.
Use the sun - the moon - daylight and darkness to your advantage. Use time and rest.....to your advantage. Make the enemy scratch their heads. Deny the enemy intelligence, or feed them partially true intelligence and partially false intelligence to throw them off. "Wax On - Wax Off" ( "From Paris with Love ).*** Keep the enemy off balance.*** They get really pissed when they go chasing their tails with false information and research they spent man hours and money on. What is true - and what is false.
The President receives his "Daily Intelligence Brief". He gets his daily intelligence information, and any places in the world that may be potential "hotspots". Potential hotspots receive Special Operation Troops, so they can watch the area, perform surveillance, keep track of senior personnel, and observe its politics and military ; so if the US Military Deploys there.....intelligence will already have been in place for about 6 months. If you see a potential "Hotspot" - in war, or even in life......Keep an eye on it. The intelligence you gain will be irreplaceable.
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War is deception. It is dirty and bloody. Their are risks and dangers. Security can never be downplayed or underestimated.......NEVER. It is about long hours - long days and even nights. It is about a winning command. It is about proper use of resources and having the proper intelligence. War is about winning over the bad guys.
Shadow 355 ( Prior service - US Army - "Gulf War" veteran ; 1st Cav - 2nd Infantry - 18th Airborne )
