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== Pre-Command ==
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My Eve career has been has been long and time consuming. From my days of Trading to Research and finally PVP. But I'm not planning on leaving any time soon. More to come...
* Read the following:
 
    * http://www.eveonline.com/pnp/terms.asp
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Ivy_League_Policies
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Wartime_Standard_Operating_Procedures
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/The_Rookie%27s_Guide_To_Fleet_Ops
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/FC_Guide
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Scouting)
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Tackling_101_Guide
 
    * http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/EWar_101_Guide
 
* Add the following to your in-game Address book
 
    * Student Relations Manager - problematic fleet members
 
    * Director of Personnel
 
    * Director of Education
 
    * Director of Logistics
 
    * Director of Public Relations - hostile neutrals
 
    * Current Diplomats
 
    * Current War Targets
 
 
 
== Command ==
 
* Who: Masao Battousai
 
* What: 90min, 50 man Patrol
 
* When: 15mins from announcement
 
* Where: Losec / Hisec
 
* Why: LoSec Pacification / War
 
* How: Covert Ops, EAF / Recon, E-war, Interceptors, Tacklers, Battle cruisers, DD
 
 
 
== Pre-Fleet ==
 
* Arrange, Pin, and Close Windows
 
* Sort your overview by size (largest on top)
 
* Form a Fleet with yourself
 
* Disable free move
 
* Disable Voice
 
* Reset Broadcast Settings
 
* Set fleet view to hierarchy
 
* Disable Self Invite
 
* Disable Fleet Finder Advert
 
* Move yourself to wing Commander
 
* Create 4 squads (based on Wing Commander Skill)
 
* Do Check the forums, corp and alliance bulletin board, Corp / Alliance mail, Corporation war
 
 
 
status, the kill board, in-game map statistics, and corporation calendar for mitigating
 
 
 
circumstances
 
* Check for war targets online (Use locator agents)
 
* Have a route / Pipe in mind.
 
* Have a pad of scratch paper and a pen handy
 
* Join a TS Channel and set channel commander
 
* Create a command channel titled per TS channel
 
* Announce the fleet in the: TS combat lounge, Alliance, and Chat.e-Uni channels and ask scouts to convo You
 
* Convey the general nature of the fleet (who, what, when, where, why, and How).
 
 
 
== Fleet ==
 
* Ask scouts how much experience they have in scouting and how long it takes for them to scan down a signature.
 
* Assign scouts to a random position in fleet
 
* Send your scouts ahead to probe and hunt down prey
 
* Place a call for squad commanders requesting skills, role, and shiptype
 
* Check age, employment history and titles when appointing leadership
 
* Assign leaders to squads as you see fit
 
* Invite your commanders to command chat and instruct them which TS wing to join as channel
 
 
 
commander.
 
* Assign a second in command / Alliance - Local watcher, Echo / broadcaster, D-Scanner, 4, 5
 
* Feed command channel Autopilot settings and destinations
 
* Instruct squad commanders to create squad channels that specify the Wing and Squad number
 
 
 
(W#S#)
 
* Instruct Squad Commanders to build their own squads with a total 4 Ewar, 4 Tackle, and 2 DD (including themselves / Tackle vs. Scout)
 
* Maximum limit of half T2 Battle cruiser)
 
* Place an Alliance call for EAF and Recon
 
* Place an Alliance call for E-war
 
* Place an Alliance call for Interceptors
 
* Place an Alliance call for Tacklers
 
* Place an Alliance call for Battle cruisers
 
* Place an Alliance call for DD
 
* Place an Alliance call for all roles
 
 
 
== Pre-Flight ==
 
* In Fleet chat, Instruct fleet members to join the appropriate TS Wing Channel
 
* Instruct your squad commanders to have themselves and their members x up with their role and ship type and to copy and past the info in an eve-mail to me.
 
* Instruct members to check that their clone is up-to date, no implants plugged-in they don't want to lose, their ship is insured, they are in Aldrat and at the POS, they're ship is renamed auto target back is set to 0, minimum of 5 ammo reloads in their cargo bay, drones in drone bay, guns and missiles are grouped, and all needed modules are online.
 
* Instruct members to ensure they have "Pilot is in your fleet", "Pilot has good standing", "Pilot is in your corportation", Pilot is in your alliance", Pilot has excellent standing" set above "Pilot is an outlaw".
 
* Instruct fleet members to add scouts, squad commanders, and wing commander to watchlist.
 
* Instruct squad commanders to add all scouts and squad members to their watchlist
 
* Instruct members not to be flying anything they can't afford to lose
 
* Instruct members to Zoom out as far as possible, to see the entire fleet and battlefield
 
* Instruct the fleet that they are free to engage flashies when departing a gate (DGC, align, and after a jump) but never when approaching a gate (OGC and exiting warp)
 
* Insturct members that their is no talking in Teamspeak without permission
 
* Instruct the fleet to Keep general chatter confined to squad chat, No talking in local, and no talking to neutrals or hostiles while in fleet (post in fleet channel if convo'd)
 
* Instruct members to X up in fleet Channel when: fired on by a neutral, warp scrambled, ship destroyed / pod destroyed. destroyed, need RR, have loot to transfer, or currently docked in system
 
* Instruct fleet members to ask in squad chat or command chat for reinvites
 
* Instruct the fleet to keep general chatter confined to their squad channel
 
* Instruct members to bounce planets for 1 minute and then dock and remained stationed if their ship is destroyed and purchase a shuttle or get in a rookie ship.
 
* Instruct fleet members to set their ship orbitals for optimal and to turn off brackets
 
* Review fleet rules and maneuvers for any new members (JOC, HOC, JJJ, JOC, OGC, DGC, A, Break, Break, Break, Hold Cloak, Check Check; T2 tanks and T1 frigate rigging Wartime rules)
 
* Clarify standing orders for DD: All firing on the primary. Target lock on the secondary and tertiary
 
* Clarify standing orders for E-war that regardless of a Primary, secondary, and tertirary being called: all Target Painters will consider their targets the FC called primary, secondary and tertiary; Tracking disruptors will consider their targets the Short Range Damage Dealers; Remote Sensor Dampeners will consider their targets the Long range Snipers / ECM ships; ECMs will consider their targets an ECM and Missile / Drone Boat.
 
* Instruct all Ewar otherwise to Place 1 racial module on thier primary and 1 on a target that has a character name that starts with the same letter as their own character name, or as close as possible; they should continue to do so up and down the alphabet until all modules have been assigned
 
* Clarify standing orders for tackers to target a character that has a name that starts with the same letter as their own character name, or as close as possible in the alphabet.
 
* Instruct tacklers to adjust their orbit to a minimum 7.5km, and all to attack drones
 
* Notify fleet and check improper command channel key ups with command, (Command - Name - Test)
 
* Do Ask for volunteer +1 and -1 pickets (Up and comming scouts)
 
* Have your +/- 1 pickets to initiate their Warp / Jump when a fleet align is issued.
 
    * +1s should orbit and -1s align at the end of their movement
 
* Have your +/- 1 pickets to Jump / Warp to reposition themselves when the JJJ or JOC command is issued.
 
    * -1s should orbit and +1s align at the end of their movement
 
* Instruct non command members of autopilot and security status penalty settings (Prefer safer and secure)
 
* Provide a personal disclaimer before departing : You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Masao Battousai and his alts, ILN superiors, and corporation; and their respective employees, contractors, officers and directors, from any and all claims, loss, damages and demands, including reasonable bounty fees, arising out of: Your obedience or disobedience to fleet commands; Your access to sensitive fleet intel; Your activation of any and all ship modules; CCP's Coding of the Game.
 
 
 
== Flight ==
 
* Place a Global announcement in TS that you're taking out a fleet
 
* Give members a flight destination and test align times
 
 
 
* Pipe 0
 
1. Ihal
 
2. Mifrata
 
3. Sendaya
 
onsooh
 
Shmahi
 
Kehrara
 
Arena
 
Uhtafal
 
Abha
 
Amphar
 
Salashayam
 
Janus
 
Akhrad
 
Uanzin
 
Khabi
 
Astabh
 
Kenobanala
 
Audesder
 
Aedald
 
Heild
 
Bosena
 
4. Teonusude
 
5. Bosena
 
6. Oddeluf
 
7. Atlar
 
8. Illamur
 
Meidolf
 
Ennur
 
Tabetzur
 
Offikatlin
 
Lirerim
 
Diromitur
 
Erlendur
 
9. Frulegur
 
Erlendur
 
Diromitur
 
Lirerim
 
Offikatlin
 
Wiskeber
 
Mateber
 
Ofage
 
Fuskunen
 
Uemon
 
Otosela
 
10. Tasti
 
11. Messoya
 
12. Akora
 
 
 
* Pipe 1
 
1. Todifrauan
 
2. Arnstur
 
Gultratren
 
3. Ingunn
 
Gultraten
 
Arnsture
 
4. Helgatild
 
5. Brin
 
Helgatild
 
Todifrauan
 
6. Evati
 
Anher
 
7. Hagilur
 
Thelan
 
Miroitem
 
8. Rancer
 
Miroitem
 
Thelan
 
Hagilur
 
Anher
 
Evati
 
9. Ofstold
 
10. Lasleinur
 
11. Arnher
 
12. Egmar
 
13. Taff
 
14. Gukarla
 
15. Ualkin
 
Taff
 
Egmar
 
16. Orfrold
 
17. Klogori
 
18. Hadozeko
 
19. Resbroko
 
20. Uner
 
Resbroko
 
Hadozeko
 
21. Ardar
 
22. Floseswin
 
23. Uisper
 
24. Turnur
 
25. Isbrabata
 
26. Vimeini
 
Aset
 
27. Eytjangard
 
28. Avenod
 
29. Aset
 
Floseswin
 
Ardar
 
30. Frerstorn
 
31. Gebuladi
 
32. Ontorn
 
33. Sirekur
 
Frerstorn
 
34. Eszur
 
35. Ebolfer
 
Eszur
 
36. Hofjaldgund
 
37. Dal
 
38. Lantorn
 
39. Vard
 
40. Siseide
 
41. Egghelend
 
Siseide
 
42. Auga
 
43. Amamake
 
44. Gulmorogod
 
45. Bosboger
 
46. Lulm
 
47. Auga
 
 
 
* Pipe 2
 
1. Ohide
 
2. Kamela
 
3. Kourmonen
 
4. Huola
 
5. Roushzar
 
6. Labapi
 
7. Asghed
 
8. Arayar
 
9. Halmah
 
Tararan
 
10. Sosan
 
11. Tararan
 
12. Arzad
 
13. Ezzara
 
Arzad
 
14. Sifilar
 
15. Oyeman
 
16. Tzvi
 
17. Raa
 
Tzvi
 
18. Lamaa
 
Kamela
 
19. Sosala
 
20. Anka
 
21. Iesa
 
22. Uusanen
 
Sosala
 
Anka
 
23. Tannakan
 
24. Sahtogas
 
25. Saikamon
 
26. Haras
 
Sahtogas
 
27. Oyonata
 
28. Kurniainen
 
29. Saidusairos
 
Gratesier
 
Schoorasana
 
Mormelot
 
Mannar
 
Angatalie
 
Lermireve
 
Raeghoscon
 
30. Goinard
 
Allipes
 
Aetree
 
Esmes
 
Basan
 
Shajarleg
 
Sahda
 
31. Naguton
 
Sayartchen
 
Romi
 
Aphend
 
Dresi
 
Gensela
 
Shera
 
Lor
 
Cleyd
 
32. Vecamia
 
Tarta
 
Tekaima
 
Tar
 
Pakshi
 
Renyn
 
Du Annes
 
Balle
 
33. Decon
 
 
 
* Pipe 3
 
1. Stacmon
 
2. Covryn
 
3. Iges
 
4. Uphallant
 
5. Dastryns
 
6. Ostingele
 
7. Harroule
 
Ostingele
 
8. Agoze
 
9. Annancale
 
10. Brarel
 
11. Intaki
 
12. Vey
 
Agoze
 
13. Loes
 
14. Ouelletta
 
15. Melmaniel
 
16. Costolle
 
17. Muetralle
 
18. Hevrice
 
19. Jovainnon
 
Aeschee
 
20. Ladistier
 
21. Vifrevaert
 
Ladistier
 
22. Old Man Star
 
23. Heydieles
 
24. Indregulle
 
25. Murethand
 
Indregulle
 
Heydieles
 
26. Abune
 
Heydieles
 
27. Fliet
 
28. Deven
 
 
 
* Pipe 4
 
1. Osio
 
Hysera
 
Hasmijaala
 
2. Nagamanen
 
3. Hasmijaala
 
4. Hysera
 
Hasmijaala
 
Nagamanen
 
5. Otot
 
Nagamanen
 
6. Sujarento
 
7. Eranakko
 
8. Onatoh
 
9. Tannolen
 
Onatoh
 
Sujarento
 
10. Tama
 
11. Kedama
 
12. Teimo
 
Kedama
 
13. Nisuwa
 
14. Notoras
 
Nisuwa
 
15. Hirri
 
16. Pynekastoh
 
17. Oinasiken
 
Pynekastoh
 
18. Rakapas
 
19. Iwisoda
 
Rakapas
 
Pynekastoh
 
20. Hikkoken
 
21. Halanen
 
22. Enaluri
 
23. Nennamaila
 
24. Immuri
 
Nennamaila
 
25. Aldranette
 
26. Vlillirier
 
27. Alsavoinon
 
Vlillirier
 
28. Renarelle
 
29. Aubenall
 
30. Eugales
 
31. Frarie
 
32. Moclinamaud
 
Renarelle
 
Vlillirier
 
Aldranette
 
33. Evaulon
 
34. Anchauttes
 
35. Esesier
 
 
 
* Pipe 5
 
1. Odamia
 
2. Alamel
 
3. Arderonne
 
Alamel
 
4. Mantenault
 
Alamel
 
Arderonne
 
5. Reschard
 
6. Mercomesier
 
7. Athounon
 
Mercomeiser
 
Reschard
 
8. Alparena
 
Reschard
 
Arderonne
 
Odamia
 
Anchauttes
 
Evaulon
 
Aldranette
 
Vlillirier
 
9. Oicx
 
10. Eha
 
11. Martoh
 
Kehjari
 
Ashitsu
 
12. Ienakkamon
 
13. Ashitsu
 
Hykanima
 
14. Sarenemi
 
Hykanima
 
Villasen
 
15. Okagaiken
 
Villasen
 
16. Hykanima
 
Villasen
 
17. Kehjari
 
18. Villasen
 
19. Korasen
 
Villasen
 
Kehjari
 
Martoh
 
20. Iralaja
 
Martoh
 
21. Innia
 
22. Kinakka
 
23. Raihbaka
 
Kinakka
 
Innia
 
24. Pavanakka
 
25. Aivonen
 
26. Akidagi
 
Nennamaila
 
Hikkoken
 
Pynekastoh
 
Rakapas
 
27. Reitsato
 
28. Okkamon
 
29. Asakai
 
30. Elunala
 
31. Prism
 
32. Ikoskio
 
Asakai
 
33. Vaaralen
 
34. Teskanen
 
Vaaralen
 
35. Mushikegi
 
36. Manjonakko
 
37. Uuna
 
38. Ishomilken
 
39. Nikkishina
 
40. Hasama
 
Mara
 
Dantumi
 
Aurohunen
 
Vaajaita
 
41. Jan
 
Vaajaita
 
Aurohunen
 
Dantumi
 
Mara
 
Passari
 
Litiura
 
Nonni
 
42. Aunenen
 
Nonni
 
Litiura
 
Passari
 
Mara
 
Dantumi
 
Aurohunen
 
Vaajaita
 
Jan
 
Nalvula
 
Hakonen
 
Obe
 
Ohkunen
 
Mastakomon
 
Osaa
 
Otanuomi
 
43. Otsela
 
44.Ihakana
 
 
 
== Pre-Fight ==
 
* Remind members to X up in fleet Channel when: fired on by a neutral, warp scrambled, ship destroyed / pod destroyed.
 
* Remind members to bounce planets for 1 minute and then dock and remained stationed if their ship is destroyed and purchase a shuttle or get in a rookie ship if possible.
 
* Have an Exit strategy in place and know when and how to get out if need-be
 
* Review target selection for each role
 
* keep commands to 6-7 words or seven words and detailed with who, what, when, and where
 
 
 
== Fight ==
 
* Stay and warp-in with the fleet
 
* Repeat calls of primary, secondary, and tertiary and call targets according to threat
 
 
 
assessment based on your current fleet composition
 
 
 
== Post-Fight ==
 
* Have your fleet align to a safe spot and have your tackler loot.
 
* Remind looters to note and trade / contract loot from wrecks back to corp mates
 
* Remind members to post kill mails and loss mails with a comment
 
* Have the fleet loot, salvage, and destroy wrecks
 
* Have tacklers transfer loot to a tanked DD
 
* Ask if any members need to repair
 
* Remind members to get a new clone if they are podded.
 
* Rotate and/or dismiss your pickets
 
 
 
== Post-Fleet ==
 
* Instruct memberst to deposit all war target loot to ILN Hangar, and fleet loot to the sorting
 
 
 
hangar.
 
* Instruct memberst to reSet auto pilot settings
 
* Instruct memberst to Remove avoidance system settings
 
* Instruct memberst to Leave the fleet only after docking
 
* Instruct memberst to Leave their squad chat
 
* Instruct memberst to Remove channel commander from TS
 
* Instruct memberst to Leave the Teamspeak Wing channel
 
* Instruct memberst to Un-mute their microphones (if applicable)
 
* Instruct memberst to Comment on your AAR (provide a estimated post time)
 
* Copy and save your fleet log and EVE mails
 
* Write an After Action Report, including the: Objective of your fleet and the operational area; an explanation of what happened during the fleet operation; What you learned during this experience; a link to your ILN Patrol Log (if relevant)
 
 
 
== Warfighting 101 ==
 
''' The Nature of War '''
 
To understand the philosophy of warfighting, we first need an appreciation for the nature of war itself—its moral, mental, and physical characteristics and demands. War is a violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force. The essence of war is a violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose itself on the other. The object in war is to impose our will on our enemy. Total war and perfect peace rarely exist in practice. Portrayed as a clash between two opposing wills, war appears a simple enterprise. The very essence of war as a clash between opposed wills creates friction. Whatever form it takes, because war is a human enterprise, friction will always have a psychological as well as a physical impact. While we should attempt to minimize self-induced friction, the greater requirement is to fight effectively despite the existence of friction. We can readily identify countless examples of friction, but until we have experienced it ourselves, we cannot hope to appreciate it fully. Another attribute of war is uncertainty. War is intrinsically unpredictable. Because we can never eliminate uncertainty, we must learn to fight effectively despite it. One important source of uncertainty is a property known as nonlinearity. By its nature, uncertainty invariably involves the estimation and acceptance of risk. Part of uncertainty is the ungovernable element of chance. Like friction and uncertainty, fluidity is an inherent attribute of war. It is physically impossible to sustain a high tempo of activity indefinitely, although clearly there will be times when it is advantageous to push men and equipment to the limit. Military forces will mass to concentrate combat power against the enemy. In an environment of friction, uncertainty, and fluidity, war gravitates naturally toward disorder. Each encounter in war will usually tend to grow increasingly disordered over time. By historical standards, the modern battlefield is particularly disorderly. The occurrences of war will not unfold like clockwork. If we are to win, we must be able to operate in a disorderly environment. War is a complex phenomenon. As a result, war is not governed by the actions or decisions of a single individual in any one place but emerges from the collective behavior of all the individual parts in the system interacting locally in response to local conditions and incomplete information. Because war is a clash between opposing human wills, the human dimension is central in war. War is an extreme trial of moral and physical strength and stamina. No degree of technological development or scientific calculation will diminish the human dimension in war. War is among the greatest horrors known to humanity; it should never be romanticized. Since war is a violent enterprise, danger is ever present. Leaders must study fear, understand it, and be prepared to cope with it. War is characterized by the interaction of physical, moral, and mental forces. Although material factors are more easily quantified, the moral and mental forces exert a greater influence on the nature and outcome of war. Because it is difficult to come to grips with moral and mental forces, it is tempting to exclude them from our study of war. War is both timeless and ever changing. One major catalyst of change is the advancement of technology. It is important to understand which aspects of war are likely to change and which are not. Various aspects of war fall principally in the realm of science, which is the methodical application of the empirical laws of nature. An even greater part of the conduct of war falls under the realm of art, which is the employment of creative or intuitive skills. the conduct of war is fundamentally a dynamic process of human competition requiring both the knowledge of science and the creativity of art but driven ultimately by the power of human will.At first glance, war seems a simple clash of interests. On closer examination, it reveals its complexity and takes shape as one of the most demanding and trying of human endeavors. War is an extreme test of will. Friction, uncertainty, fluidity, disorder, and danger are its essential features. War displays broad patterns that can be represented as probabilities, yet it remains fundamentally unpredictable. Each episode is the unique product of myriad moral, mental, and physical forces.
 
 
 
''' The Theory of War '''
 
 
 
Having arrived at a common view of the nature of war, we proceed to develop from it a theory of war. War is an extension of both policy and politics with the addition of military force. As the policy aims of war may vary from resistance against aggression to the unconditional surrender of an enemy government, so should the application of violence vary in accordance with those aims. To say that war is an extension of politics and policy is not to say that war is strictly a political phenomenon: It also contains social, cultural, psychological, and other elements. When the policy motive of war is extreme, such as the destruction of an enemy government, then war’s natural military tendency toward destruction will coincide with the political aim, and there will tend to be few political restrictions on the military conduct of war. There are two ways to use military force to impose our will on an enemy. The first is to make the enemy helpless to resist us by physically destroying his military capabilities. The second approach is to convince the enemy that accepting our terms will be less painful than continuing to resist. At the highest level, war involves the use of all the elements of power that one political group can bring to bear against another. Conflict can take a wide range of forms constituting a spectrum which reflects the magnitude of violence involved. Military operations other than war and small wars are more probable than a major regional conflict or general war. The nation’s force-in-readiness,
 
must have the versatility and flexibility to deal with a situation at any intensity across the entire spectrum of conflict. Activities in war take place at several interrelated levels which form a hierarchy. These levels are the strategic, operational, and tactical. Activities at the strategic level focus directly on policy objectives. Tactics refers to the concepts and methods used to accomplish a particular mission in either combat or other military operations. The operational level of war links the strategic and tactical levels. The distinctions between levels of war are rarely clearly delineated in practice. All actions in war, regardless of the level,
 
are based upon either taking the initiative or reacting in response to the opponent. The flux of war is a product of the continuous interaction between initiative and response. This discussion leads to a related pair of concepts: the offense and defense. The defense tends to be the more efficient form of warfare— meaning that it tends to expend less energy—which is not the same as saying the defense is inherently the stronger form of warfare. While opposing forms, the offense and defense are not mutually exclusive. Similarly, the defense is an essential component of the offense. This brings us to the concept of the culminating point, without which our understanding of the relationship between the offense and defense would be incomplete. The offense and defense exist simultaneously as necessary components of each other, and the transition from one to the other is fluid and continuous. These relationships between initiative and response, offense and defense, exist simultaneously at the various levels of war. Styles in warfare can be described by their place on a spectrum of attrition and maneuver. Attrition warfare may recognize maneuver as an important component but sees its purpose as merely to allow us to bring our fires more efficiently to bear on the enemy. Pure attrition warfare does not exist in practice, but examples of warfare with a high attrition content are plentiful. On the opposite end of the spectrum is warfare by maneuver which stems from a desire to circumvent a problem and attack it from a position of advantage rather than meet it straight on. Firepower and attrition are essential elements of warfare by maneuver. Like attrition warfare, maneuver warfare does not exist in its theoretically pure form. All warfare involves both maneuver and attrition in some mix. Combat power is the total destructive force we can bring to bear on our enemy at a given time. Combat power is the situationally dependent and unique product of a variety of physical, moral, and
 
mental factors. Of all the consistent patterns we can discern in war, there are two concepts of universal significance in generating combat power: speed and focus. Speed is rapidity of action. It applies to both time and space. Since it is relative speed that matters, it follows that we should take all measures to improve our own speed while degrading our enemy’s. Focus is the convergence of effects in time and space on some objective. Since war is fluid and opportunities are fleeting, focus applies to time as well as to space. We achieve focus through cooperation toward the accomplishment of the common purpose. The combination of speed and focus adds “punch” or “shock effect” to our actions. Two additional concepts are particularly useful in generating combat power: surprise and boldness. By surprise we mean a state of disorientation resulting from an unexpected event that degrades the enemy’s ability to resist. The advantage gained by surprise depends on the degree of disorientation and the enemy’s ability to adjust and recover. While the element of surprise is often of decisive importance, we must realize that it is difficult to achieve and easy to lose. There are three basic ways to go about achieving surprise. The first is through deception—to convince the enemy we are going to do something other than what we are really going to do in order to induce him to act in a manner prejudicial to his own interests. The second way is through ambiguity—to act in such a way that the enemy does not know what to expect. The third is through stealth— to deny the enemy any knowledge of impending action. Boldness is a source of combat power in much the same way that surprise is. Boldness is the characteristic of unhes- itatingly exploiting the natural uncertainty of war to pursue major results rather than marginal ones. There is a close connection between surprise and boldness. To win, we must focus combat power toward a decisive aim. There are two related concepts that help us to think about this: centers of gravity and critical vulnerabilities. Each belligerent is not a unitary force, but a complex system consisting of numerous physical, moral, and mental components as well as the relationships among them. centers of gravity are any important sources of strength. We want to attack the source of enemy strength, but we do not want to attack
 
directly into that strength. we should focus our efforts against a critical vulnerability, a vulnerability that, if exploited, will do the most significant damage to the enemy’s ability to resist us. We should try to understand the enemy system in terms of a relatively few centers of gravity or critical vulnerabilities because this allows us to focus our own efforts. Center of gravity and critical vulnerability are complementary concepts. The ability to take advantage of opportunity is a function of speed, flexibility, boldness, and initiative.The theory of war we have described provides the foundation for the discussion of the conduct of war in the final chapter. All acts of war are political acts, and so the conduct of war must be made to support the aims of policy. War takes place at several levels simultaneously, from the strategic direction of the overall war effort to the tactical application of combat power in battle. At the highest level, war involves the use of all the elements of political power, of which military force is just one. Action in war, at all levels, is the result of the interplay between initiative and response with the object being to seize and maintain the initiative. All warfare is based on concepts such as speed, focus, surprise, and boldness. Success in war depends on the ability to direct our efforts against criti- cal vulnerabilities or centers of gravity and to recognize and exploit fleeting opportunities. As we will discuss, the warfighting doctrine we derive from our theory is one based on maneuver.
 
 
 
''' Preparing for War '''
 
 
 
During times of peace, the most important task of any military is to prepare for war.Force
 
 
 
planning is planning that is associated with the creation and maintenance of military
 
 
 
capabilities. all force planning derives from a common set of concepts which describe how we will
 
 
 
operate and perform certain key functions. Based on this common set of concepts, force planning
 
 
 
integrates all the efforts of peacetime, including training, education, doctrine, organization,
 
 
 
personnel management, and equipment acquisition. The operating forces must be organized to
 
 
 
provide forward deployed or rapidly deployable forces capable of conducting expeditionary
 
 
 
operations in any environment. The active operating forces must be capable of responding
 
 
 
immediately to most types of crisis and conflict. For operations and training, Marine forces will
 
 
 
be formed into Marine air-ground task forces (MAGTFs). Operating forces should be organized for
 
 
 
warfighting and then adapted for peacetime rather than vice versa. Commanders should establish
 
 
 
habitual relationships between supported and supporting units to develop operational familiarity
 
 
 
among those units. Doctrine is a teaching of the fundamental beliefs of the Marine Corps on the
 
 
 
subject of war, from its nature and theory to its preparation and conduct. doctrine does not
 
 
 
consist of procedures to be applied in specific situations so much as it sets forth general
 
 
 
guidance that requires judgment in application. Doctrine demands professional competence among
 
 
 
its leaders. The military profession is a thinking profession. Leaders must have a strong sense
 
 
 
of the great responsibility of their office; the resources they will expend in war are human
 
 
 
lives. Warfare requires intelligent leaders with a penchant for boldness and initiative down to
 
 
 
the lowest levels. Not only must we not stifle boldness or initiative, but we must continue to
 
 
 
encourage both traits in spite of mistakes. Consequently, trust is an essential trait among
 
 
 
leaders— trust by seniors in the abilities of their subordinates and by juniors in the competence
 
 
 
and support of their seniors. Relations among all leaders—from corporal to general— should be
 
 
 
based on honesty and frankness regardless of disparity between grades. The purpose of all
 
 
 
training is to develop forces that can win in combat. entry-level training provides a common
 
 
 
experience, a proud heritage, a set of values, and a common bond of comradeship. Basic individual
 
 
 
skills are an essential foundation for combat effectiveness and must receive heavy emphasis.
 
 
 
Commanders at each echelon must allot subordinates sufficient time and freedom to conduct the
 
 
 
training necessary to achieve proficiency at their levels. In order to develop initiative among
 
 
 
junior leaders, the conduct of training—like combat—should be decentralized. Training programs
 
 
 
should reflect practical, challenging, and progressive goals beginning with individual and small
 
 
 
-unit skills and culminating in a fully combined arms. Collective training consists of drills and
 
 
 
exercises. Critiques are an important part of training because critical self-analysis, even after
 
 
 
success, is essential to improvement. Professional military education is designed to develop
 
 
 
creative, thinking leaders. The early stages of a leader’s career are, in effect, an
 
 
 
apprenticeship. As an officer continues to develop, mastery should encompass a broader range of
 
 
 
subjects and should extend to the operational level of war. The responsibility for implementing
 
 
 
professional military education iis three-tiered: It resides not only with the education
 
 
 
establishment, but also with the commander and the individual. The education establishment
 
 
 
consists of those schools, subordinate commands, or outside agencies—established to provide
 
 
 
formal education in the art and science of war. All commanders should consider the professional
 
 
 
development of their subordinates a principal responsibility of command. Self-directed study in
 
 
 
the art and science of war is at least equal in importance to maintain. Since war is at base a
 
 
 
human enterprise, effective personnel management is important to success. The personnel
 
 
 
management system should seek to achieve personnel stability within units and staffs as a means
 
 
 
of fostering cohesion, teamwork, and implicit understanding. Finally, promotion and advancement
 
 
 
policy should reward the willingness to accept responsibility and exercise initiative. Equipment
 
 
 
should be easy to operate and maintain, reliable, and interoperable with other equipment. In
 
 
 
order to minimize research and development costs and fielding time, exploit existing
 
 
 
capabilities—“ off-the-shelf” technology—to the greatest extent possible. Acquisition should be a
 
 
 
complementary, two-way process based on established operating and functional concepts. Equipment
 
 
 
is useful only if it increases combat effectiveness. The acquisition effort should balance the
 
 
 
need for specialization with the need for utility in a broad range of environments. As much as
 
 
 
possible, employment techniques and procedures should be developed concurrently with equipment to
 
 
 
minimize delays between the fielding of the equipment and its usefulness to the operating forces.
 
 
 
There are two dangers with respect to equipment: the overreliance on technology and the failure
 
 
 
to make the most of technological capabilities.
 
 
 
There are two basic military functions: waging war and preparing for war. Any military activities
 
 
 
that do not contribute to the conduct of a present war are justifiable only if they contribute to
 
 
 
preparedness for a possible future one. Clearly, we cannot afford to separate conduct and
 
 
 
preparation. They must be inti-mately related because failure in preparation leads to disaster on
 
 
 
the battlefield.
 
 
 
 
 
''' The Conduct of War '''
 
 
 
How we propose to accomplish a mission is the product of our understanding of the nature and the
 
 
 
theory of war and must be the guiding force behind our preparation for war. The challenge is to
 
 
 
develop a concept of warfighting consistent with our understanding of the nature and theory of
 
 
 
war and the realities of the modern battlefield. Our concept for winning under these conditions
 
 
 
is a warfighting doctrine based on rapid, flexible, and opportunistic maneuver. Maneuver warfare
 
 
 
is a warfighting philosophy that seeks to shatter the enemy’s cohesion through a variety of
 
 
 
rapid, focused, and unexpected actions which create a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating
 
 
 
situation with which the enemy cannot cope. Rather than wearing down an enemy’s defenses,
 
 
 
maneuver warfare attempts to bypass these defenses in order to penetrate the enemy system and
 
 
 
tear it apart. The greatest effect of firepower is gen- erally not physical destruction— the
 
 
 
cumulative effects of which are felt only slowly— but the disruption it causes. If the aim of
 
 
 
maneuver warfare is to shatter the cohesion of the enemy system, the immediate object toward that
 
 
 
end is to create a situation in which the enemy cannot function. Inherent in maneuver warfare is
 
 
 
the need for speed to seize the initiative, dictate the terms of action, and keep the enemy off
 
 
 
balance, thereby increasing his friction. Also inherent is the need to focus our efforts in order
 
 
 
to maximize effect. An important weapon in our arsenal is surprise. Besides traits such as
 
 
 
endurance and courage that all warfare demands, maneuver warfare puts a premium on certain
 
 
 
particular human skills and traits. Orienting on the enemy is fundamental to maneuver warfare. We
 
 
 
should try to understand the unique characteristics that make the enemy system function so that
 
 
 
we can penetrate the system, tear it apart, and, if necessary, destroy the isolated components.
 
 
 
If the enemy system, for example, is a fortified defensive works, penetrating the system may mean
 
 
 
an infiltration or a violent attack on a narrow frontage at a weak spot to physically rupture the
 
 
 
defense, after which we can envelop the enemy positions or roll them up laterally from within. We
 
 
 
should try to “get inside” the enemy’s thought processes and see the enemy as he sees himself so
 
 
 
that we can set him up for defeat. First and foremost, in order to generate the tempo of
 
 
 
operations we desire and to best cope with the uncertainty, disorder, and fluidity of combat,
 
 
 
command and control must be decentralized. Second, since we have concluded that war is a human
 
 
 
enterprise and no amount of technology can reduce the human dimension, our philosophy of command
 
 
 
must be based on human characteristics rather than on equipment or procedures. Our philosophy of
 
 
 
command must also exploit the human ability to communicate implicitly. This concept has several
 
 
 
practical implications. First, we should establish long-term working relationships to develop the
 
 
 
necessary familiarity and trust. Second, key people—“actuals”— should talk directly to one
 
 
 
another when possible, rather than through communicators or messengers. Third, we should
 
 
 
communicate orally when possible, because we communicate also in how we talk—our inflections and
 
 
 
tone of voice. Fourth, we should communicate in person when possible because we communicate also
 
 
 
through our gestures and bearing. Commanders should command from where they can best influence
 
 
 
the action, normally well forward. As part of our philosophy of command, we must recognize that
 
 
 
war is inherently disorderly, uncertain, dynamic, and dominated by friction. In practical terms,
 
 
 
this means that we must not strive for certainty before we act, for in so doing we will surrender
 
 
 
the initiative and pass up opportunities. There are several points worth remembering about our
 
 
 
command philosophy. our philosophy requires competent leadership at all levels. Our philosophy
 
 
 
also requires familiarity among comrades because only through a shared understanding can we
 
 
 
develop the implicit communication necessary for unity of effort. Since our goal is not merely
 
 
 
the cumulative attrition of enemy strength, we must have some larger scheme for how we expect to
 
 
 
achieve victory. The first requirement is to establish what we want to accomplish, why, and how.
 
 
 
To influence the action to our advantage, we must project our thoughts forward in time and space.
 
 
 
Through shaping, commanders gain the initiative, preserve momentum, and control the tempo of
 
 
 
operations. The further ahead we think, the less our actual influence can be. The higher our
 
 
 
echelon of command, the greater is our sphere of influence and the further ahead in time and
 
 
 
space we must seek to shape the action. Decisionmaking is essential to the conduct of war since
 
 
 
all actions are the result of decisions or of nondecisions.Since war is a conflict between
 
 
 
opposing wills, we cannot make decisions in a vacuum. Time is a critical factor in effective
 
 
 
decisionmaking—often the most important factor. Decisionmaking requires both the situational
 
 
 
awareness to recognize the essence of a given problem and the creative ability to devise a
 
 
 
practical solution. Decisionmaking may be an intuitive process based on experience.
 
 
 
Alternatively, decisionmaking may be a more analytical process based on comparing several
 
 
 
options. We should base our decisions on awareness rather than on mechanical habit. Finally,
 
 
 
since all decisions must be made in the face of uncertainty and since every situation is unique,
 
 
 
there is no perfect solution to any battlefield problem. Mission tactics is just as the name
 
 
 
implies: the tactics of assigning a subordinate mission without specifying how the mission must
 
 
 
be accom- plished. Mission tactics benefits the senior commander by freeing time to focus on
 
 
 
higher-level concerns rather than the details of subordinate execution. Mission tactics serves as
 
 
 
a contract between senior and subordinate. It is obvious that we cannot allow decentralized
 
 
 
initiative without some means of providing unity, or focus, to the various efforts. We achieve
 
 
 
this harmonious initiative in large part through the use of the commander’s intent, a device
 
 
 
designed to help subordinates understand the larger context of their actions. There are two parts
 
 
 
to any mission: the task to be accomplished and the reason or intent behind it. The intent for a
 
 
 
unit is established by the commander assigning that unit’s mission—usually the next higher
 
 
 
commander, although not always. It is often possible to capture intent in a simple “. . . in
 
 
 
order to . . .” phrase following the assigned task. A clear expression and understanding of
 
 
 
intent is essential to unity of effort. Another important tool for providing unity is the main
 
 
 
ef- fort. We cannot take lightly the decision of which unit we designate as the main effort. Each
 
 
 
commander should establish a main effort for each operation. Put simply, surfaces are hard
 
 
 
spots—enemy strengths—and gaps are soft spots—enemy weaknesses. Gaps may in fact be physical gaps
 
 
 
in the enemy’s dispositions, but they may also be any weakness in time, space, or capability.
 
 
 
Similarly, a surface may be an actual strongpoint, or it may be any enemy strength. An
 
 
 
appreciation for surfaces and gaps requires a certain amount of judgment. Due to the fluid nature
 
 
 
of war, gaps will rarely be permanent and will usually be fleeting. In order to maximize combat
 
 
 
power, we must use all the available resources to best advantage. We accomplish combined arms
 
 
 
through the tactics and techniques we use at the lower levels and through task organization at
 
 
 
higher levels. In so doing, we take advantage of the complementary characteristics of different
 
 
 
types of units and enhance our mobility and firepower.
 
 
 
We have discussed the aim and characteristics of maneuver warfare. We have discussed the
 
 
 
philosophy of command necessary to support this style of warfare. We have discussed some of the
 
 
 
tactics of maneuver warfare. By this time, it should be clear that maneuver warfare exists not so
 
 
 
much in the specific methods used—we do not believe in a formularistic approach to war—but in the
 
 
 
mind of the Marine. In this regard, maneuver warfare, like combined arms, applies equally to the
 
 
 
Marine expeditionary force commander and the fire team leader. It applies regardless of the
 
 
 
nature of the con- flict, whether amphibious operations or sustained operations ashore, of low or
 
 
 
high intensity, against guerrilla or mechanized foe, in desert or jungle. Maneuver warfare is a
 
 
 
way of thinking in and about war that should shape our every action. It is a state of mind born
 
 
 
of a bold will, intellect, initiative, and ruthless opportunism. It is a state of mind bent on
 
 
 
shattering the enemy morally and physically by paralyzing and confounding him, by avoiding his
 
 
 
strength, by quickly and aggressively exploiting his vulnerabilities, and by striking him in the
 
 
 
way that will hurt him most. In short, maneuver warfare is a philosophy for generating the
 
 
 
greatest decisive effect against the enemy at the least possible cost to ourselves—a philosophy
 
 
 
for “fighting smart.”
 
 
 
== Continous Improvement ==
 
* Know your hunting grounds and general travel route.
 
* Don't allow your self to be identified as FC of the fleet
 
* Remember to feed your scouts and fleet bookmarks
 
* Do Maintain comms discipline
 
* Don't let the fleet channel become a chat box
 
* Remember to provide BIO breaks
 
* Be Prepared to scout and run a wolf-pack if no scouts convo you
 
* Remember to enable loot logging
 
* Don't accept tacklers larger than a frigate
 
* Don't  accept EWAR larger than a cruiser, or DD smaller than a cruiser / larger than a BC;
 
 
 
unless forming a BS fleet
 
* Remember to restrict Low-sec PVP fleets to E-UNI Members
 
* Do select your Squad and Wing Commanders wisely and choose leaders that you can work with.
 
* Don't let the SCs create 16 character channel names
 
* Do Invite EW first, Tacklers Second, and DD Third
 
* Don't accept or make role calls with ship class (Blackbird, Rifter, Scorpion, etc)
 
* Don't accept multiple role callers
 
* Do let your SCs invite members to fleet
 
* Remind Fleet members to mute their microphones if they're not in command channel
 
* Ewar determines fleet size!
 
* Remember to keep eyes on the target and system local count
 
* Remember to have scouts or bait position themselves behind the target(s) for the fleet warp-in
 
* Remember to keep your composure at all-times
 
* Remember this is just a game.
 
* Remember to speak clearly, moderately, and confidently
 
* Don't loose your composure for even a second
 

Latest revision as of 01:56, 7 February 2011

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