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Army Ocs History Questions And
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Elaborated!!!
DEFINITION of WAR - ANSWER✔✔ a violent conflict b/w organized groups w/
unknown resolve, each seeking to impose its will on the other


Carl Von Clausewitz believes war is a... - ANSWER✔✔ continuation of politics by
other means


War Aim - ANSWER✔✔ desired end state


Clausewitz's center of gravity
-out of the characteristics a certain center of gravity develops from what? -
ANSWER✔✔ The hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends


Strategic Level of War - ANSWER✔✔ All of a nation's armed/other forces' efforts
in all campaigns ("the war") to meet war aim


Operational Level of War - ANSWER✔✔ In-theater forces; large tactical units
(~armies & above) ops that can have strategic results ("the campaign")


Tactical Level of War - ANSWER✔✔ Field units -- ~ armies & below ('the battle')


What are the Principles of War & how many are there? - ANSWER✔✔ unity of
command, objective, offensive, mass, maneuver, economy of force, security,
surprise, and simplicity...9

,Principle of War

Objective - ANSWER✔✔ Direct every military operation toward a clearly defined,
decisive, and attainable obj


The principle of obj, a series of intermediate obj, helps all elements of an
operation focus on what must be done and by whom


Principle of War

Offensive - ANSWER✔✔ Seize, retain, and exploit the initiative


In order to achieve victory, a commander must undertake offensive operations


Principle of War

Maneuver - ANSWER✔✔ Place the ENY in a disadvantageous position through the
flexible application of combat power
-essential ingredient of combat power
-object of maneuver is to dispose a force in such a manner as to place the ENY at
a relative disadvantage & thus achieve results that would be more costly in men


Principle of War

Mass - ANSWER✔✔ Concentrate the effects of combat power at the decisive
place and time
-mass is thus the concentration of military assets against a specific target


Principle of War

,Economy of Force - ANSWER✔✔ Allocate minimum essential combat power to
secondary efforts


Principle of War

Unity of Command - ANSWER✔✔ For every obj, ensure unity of effort under one
responsible commander
ONE PERSON IN CHARGE


Principle of War

Security - ANSWER✔✔ Never permit the ENY to acquire an unexpected advantage
-essential to the preservation of combat power and is achieved by measures
taken to prevent surprise, preserve freedom of action, and deny the ENY info of
friendly forces
-Risks be calculated carefully and that no unnecessary chances are taken


Principle of War

Surprise - ANSWER✔✔ Strike the ENY at a time or place in a manner for which he
is unprepared


Principle of War

Simplicity - ANSWER✔✔ prepare clr, uncomplicated plans and clear, concise
orders to ensure thorough understanding and minimize confusion


3 New Principles of War & their DEF - ANSWER✔✔ Legitimacy
- maintain legal, political, and moral authority in one's operations

, Restraint
-Limit collateral damage and prevent unnecessary force


Perseverance
-One must remain committed to tactical, operational, and strategic end states,
b/c ENY may be quite determined too


FRICTION - ANSWER✔✔ An intangible force that makes the apparently easy task
difficult


Penetration - ANSWER✔✔ an ATT on the ENY's front by driving a wedge into it or
piercing it completely


Envelopment - ANSWER✔✔ an ATT on an ENY's flank & toward his rear, usually
accompanied by an ATT on his front


A turning movement - ANSWER✔✔ is a wide enveloping maneuver, passing
around the side of the ENY's main forces and ATT him from the rear


Logistics - ANSWER✔✔ "art of planning" & carrying out the movement and
maintenance of forces...


Line of Communication (LOC) - ANSWER✔✔ -connecting links--network of
railways, waterways, roads, and air routes by which an armed force in the field is
reinforced and supplied from its base of operations in the home or friendly area

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