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Old 12-04-2016, 05:17 PM   #6
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Default Re: Strategy and Tactics different from Strategy (Art) or Military Science

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Originally Posted by fredtheobviouspseudonym View Post


Years after the war Jellicoe was lecturing at a British naval college and some questions came up about Jutland. There was a plan present showing the various fleets at a key moment. Jellicoe paused and then used his hands to cover most of the plan. "These were the ships I could see -- " some 20 out of the 250 total present. "I had to make my decisions based on this."
That is a bad excuse for a professional officer. Even I know that you make your decisions based on ALL the information you have and you better have a good reason for filtering intelligence.
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