PPT Slide
Lessons Learned for defending MTW aggression:
1. Side that establishes an effective SSC first, lands the first blows, usually the attacker taking ground
2. He that lands all-encompassing massed/precision strikes and/or shattering maneuver wins the first battle, which may be the war--
3. There may be NO RECOVERY to the side receiving massed, accurate fires if the enemy doesn’t pause (don’t count on it) and takes ground by maneuver (no territory to trade for time); U.S. doesn’t have ally with hundreds of tanks/planes to resupply it if lost in first hours of battle
4. The side receiving SSC fires must be able to absorb, misdirect and shrug off fires long enough to establish its own SSC with MANEUVER (SSMC) and combining of all joint arms to regain the initiative--or lose the war.
5. The key is to asymmetrically attack the enemy’s SSC boldly at its most critical points to collapse it with unrelenting ground maneuver to not give the enemy any time to recover, then pursue to victory: armored, 2D/3D mobile forces needed and bold leaders at ALL LEVELS