Chapter 2

           

           Oneofthemostobviousandadvantageousdeparturesfromtheso-calledlawsofwaristheactionofscatteredgroupsagainstmenpressedtogetherinamass.Suchactionalwaysoccursinwarsthattakeonanationalcharacter.Insuchactions,insteadoftwocrowdsopposingeachother,themendisperse,attacksingly,runawaywhenattackedbystrongerforces,butagainattackwhenopportunityoffers.ThiswasdonebytheguerrillasinSpain,bythemountaintribesintheCaucasus,andbytheRussiansin1812.

           Peoplehavecalledthiskindofwar“guerrillawarfare”andassumethatbysocallingittheyhaveexplaineditsmeaning.Butsuchawardoesnotfitinunderanyruleandisdirectlyopposedtoawell-knownruleoftacticswhichisacceptedasinfallible.Thatrulesaysthatanattackershouldconcentratehisforcesinordertobestrongerthanhisopponentatthemomentofconflict.

           Guerrillawar(alwayssuccessful,ashistoryshows)directlyinfringesthatrule.

           Thiscontradictionarisesfromthefactthatmilitaryscienceassumesthestrengthofanarmytobeidenticalwithitsnumbers.Militarysciencesaysthatthemoretroopsthegreaterthestrength.Lesgrosbataillonsonttoujoursraison.*

           *Largebattalionsarealwaysvictorious.

           Formilitarysciencetosaythisislikedefiningmomentuminmechanicsbyreferencetothemassonly:statingthatmomentaareequalorunequaltoeachothersimplybecausethemassesinvolvedareequalorunequal.

           Momentum(quantityofmotion)istheproductofmassandvelocity.

           Inmilitaryaffairsthestrengthofanarmyistheproductofitsmassandsomeunknownx.

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