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Subject:
Pincer movement can no longer be called a tactic
SGTObvious
12/4/2003 1:58:42 PM
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It is so doctrinal to EVERYONE that describing a something in terms of a "classic pincer movement" is akin to describing a football play as "throwing the ball". A pincer movement is a pincermovement, and it may include good tactics and bad. A tactical move needs more detailed description before it can be discussed.
So, a tactician can be considered good not because he sets up pincer movements, but because his pincer movments were good. Now we ask, what makes them good? When we can consistently identify the factors that makes them good, rather than merely assume they are good just for the heck of it (which they aren't, a poorly executed pincer manuever can be counterattacked, with one pincer blocked and prevented from aiding the other, while the other recieves the lion's share of the counterattack and is destroyed)then we can think about who is the best tactician. That is only ONE PART though of being a great military leader, which also requires many other qualities. My vote for best Tactician would be Sun Tzu. Best Military Leader, Subotai, best Military AND Political Leader, Marcus Aurelius. |
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