Sunday, October 28, 2007

QW: Urban War

"It cannot be emphasised too strongly, therefore, that the key to success in urban warfare is good infantry. And the key to good infantry, rather than good weaponry, is a traditional mixture of training, leadership qualities in NCOs and junior officers, and moraleimplying a readiness to take casualties."

Sunday, October 21, 2007

QW: Murphy's Law of Supplies

"When you have sufficient supplies and ammo, the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. When you are low on supplies and ammo the enemy decides to attack that night.


- Murphys Laws of Combat Operations

Sunday, October 14, 2007

QW: Fortified Defence




"You can ensure the safety of your defense

if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked."


-Sun Tzu

Sunday, October 07, 2007

QW: Offensive Action




"The victor will be the one who finds within himself the resolution to attack;

the side with only defence is inevitably doomed to defeat"


- M V Frunze, Soviet Military Theorist