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PHYSICAL DIMENSION

PHYSICAL DIMENSION. MCDP 1, WARFIGHTING. OVER VIEW. This will provide you with the understanding of the physical dimensions of combat. TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE. With the aid of and per the reference, explain the elements found in the combat environment. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES.

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PHYSICAL DIMENSION

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  1. PHYSICAL DIMENSION • MCDP 1, WARFIGHTING

  2. OVER VIEW • This will provide you with the understanding of the physical dimensions of combat

  3. TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE • With the aid of and per the reference, explain the elements found in the combat environment

  4. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Without the aid of and per reference, identify the following: • Definition of war • Attributes of war • War as an act of policy • Levels of war • Styles of war • Sources of combat power

  5. EVALUATION • COMP EXAM 3

  6. *DEFINITION OF WAR • Violent clash of interest between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force

  7. ESSENCE OF WAR • Struggle between two hostile, independent wills • Wrestlers • Impose our will on our enemy, he resists us and does the same to us

  8. OBJECT OF WAR • The object is to impose our will • To end organized application or threat of violence by military force

  9. TOTAL WAR VERSES PERFECT PEACE • Maintain or restore order in civil disturbances • Disaster relief operations • Some cultures consider war only as a last resort • Others do not hesitate

  10. EVOLUTION OF WAR • Advancement of technology • Tactics • We must stay abreast of the process of change TX

  11. SCIENCE, ART, AND DYNAMIC OF WAR • Laws of ballistics; application of fires • Mechanics; effects of weapons • Like disciplines; methods of movement and re-supply • Create an ability to devise a practical solution • Conceiving strategies and tactics

  12. SCIENCE, ART, AND DYNAMIC OF WAR • Fundamentally a dynamic process of human competition requiring both knowledge of science and the creativity of art, but driven ultimately by the power of human will. TX

  13. *ATTRIBUTES OF WAR • Friction • Uncertainty • Fluidity • Disorder • Complexity

  14. *FRICTION • Friction is that force that resist all action and saps energy.It makes the simple difficult and the difficult seemingly impossible.

  15. *FRICTION • Mental- Indecision • Physical- Effective enemy fire • External- Terrain, weather • Self-Induced- Unclear plans, lack of coordination

  16. UNCERTAINTLY • “FOG OF WAR” • Unpredictability • Acceptance of risk • Atmosphere of uncertainty

  17. FLUIDITY • Unique set of problems requiring an original solution • Ability to adapt and change events to our favor • Tempo of war will fluctuate • *Continuous fluctuation of fleeting opportunities and unforeseen events

  18. DISORDER • Instructions and information will be unclear • Communication will fail • Mistakes • Fight effectively in the face of disorder

  19. COMPLEXITY • System consisting of numerous individual parts • Division down to a Fire-Team • Must adapt to its own situation

  20. What are the 5 attributes of war?

  21. The five attributes of war are: • Friction • Uncertainty • Fluidity • Disorder • Complexity TX

  22. *WAR AS AN ACT OF POLICY • Marine Corps theory of war is that it must serve policy. • Marine Corps theory of war is that it must serve policy.

  23. POLICY • Resistance against aggression to the unconditional surrender • Military destruction will coincide with political aim • Military leaders responsibility to advise political leaders- Jeopardizes the mission

  24. USE OF MILITARY FORCE TO IMPOSE OUR WILL • THERE ARE TWO WAYS: • STRATEGY OF INCAPACITATION • STRATEGY OF EROSION

  25. STRATEGY OF INCAPACITATION • Making the enemy helpless • Elimination, permanent, or temporary taking their military power

  26. STRATEGY OF EROSION • Accepting our terms will be less painful

  27. APPLICATION OF POLICY AND POLITICS • Military power restrained • Resolve conflict • Promote peace • Support civil authorities TX

  28. *LEVELS OF WAR • Strategic level • Tactical level • Operational level

  29. STRATEGIC LEVEL • Highest level • Focuses directly on policy objectives: • Winning wars • Establishing goals • Providing assets g

  30. TACTICAL LEVEL • Lowest level • Focus on the concepts and methods used to accomplish the mission • Enforcing order and security • Supports re-supply or maintenance • Call for fire • Operation of wpns and equip.

  31. OPERATIONAL LEVEL • Links the strategic and tactical levels • When and where • Art of science of winning wars: • Tactical results • Strategic objectives

  32. *STYLES OF WARFARE • Attrition Warfare-Victory through mass destruction • Maneuver Warfare- Avoiding their strengths and attacking their weakness • Mixed

  33. STYLES OF WARFARE • *Attrition warfare- tends to gauge progress in terms of body counts, terrain captured, and battle damage assessment • Maneuver warfare- relies on speed, surprise, and exploitation TX

  34. *SOURCES OF COMBAT POWER • Superior numbers • Causality called “the most common element in victory”

  35. SOURCES OF COMBAT POWER • SPEED AND FOCUS • Two concepts of universal significance in generating combat power

  36. SPEED • Rapidity of action • Applies to both time and space • Speed over time gives the consistent ability to operate quickly • Speed over distance or space is the ability to move rapidly • Provides security

  37. FOCUS • Superior combat power at a time and place • These help Marines overcome fear: • Self-confidence • Unwillingness to violate the respect and trust of peers

  38. SOURCES OF COMBAT POWER • SURPRISE AND BOLDNESS

  39. SURPRISE • Degrades the enemy ability to resist • Striking an unprepared enemy • Decisively affect the outcome of combat • Inability to re-act • Shock

  40. *METHODS TO ACHIEVE SURPRISE • Deception • Ambiguity • Stealth

  41. BOLDNESS • Unhesitatingly exploiting the natural uncertainty of war to pursue major results

  42. CENTERS OF GRAVITY AND CRITICAL VUNERABILITIES

  43. CENTERS OF GRAVITY • Important sources of strength • Protected

  44. CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES • Concentrate on enemy’s weakness • Will do the most significant damage

  45. OPPORTUNITY • Be prepared to react to the unexpected • Exploit those opportunities

  46. QUESTIONS

  47. What is the definition of war? Raise Your Hand

  48. War is • War is a violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force.

  49. What are the attributes of war?

  50. Attributes of war • Friction • Uncertainty • Fluidity • Disorder • Complexity

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