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They were going to occupy a very signifcant portion of the NR fleet and cause serious concerns galaxy wide as ships would be diverted from necessary work elsewhere to deal with them. Bad wording on my part but a small cluster of worlds was going to cause the NR as a whole a great deal of heartburn.
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Isolating a trouble spot is always tricky, and always takes vastly superior forces - Sun Tsu recommended 10-to-1 odds, and that's only in two dimensions, without the strategic mobility of hyperdrive.Tyyr wrote:They were going to occupy a very signifcant portion of the NR fleet and cause serious concerns galaxy wide as ships would be diverted from necessary work elsewhere to deal with them. Bad wording on my part but a small cluster of worlds was going to cause the NR as a whole a great deal of heartburn.
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Which is also why Sun Tzu recommended never surround with ten what you can destroy with two.
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"If you are ten times your enemy's strength, surround him." Sounds like a pretty clear instruction to me. It takes numbers, but a properly-executed envelopment will lead to a far more complete victory than a straightforward attack - look at Cannae.
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It is a clear instruction, but its only a single part of the whole and thus a poor manner to use his instructions. His work on engaging a weaker enemy isn't bound to just a single sentence. That being the point of my adding his statement on how to force an engagement which is rather important for putting down revolts.
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The whole was a series of instructions on the best approach with given force ratios. It is, of course, a rough rule of thumb, but it gives a decent impression of the numbers needed to envelop a far weaker force that might otherwise escape and cause galaxy-wide chaos as a raiding forceDeepcrush wrote:It is a clear instruction, but its only a single part of the whole and thus a poor manner to use his instructions.
Indeed, but when you're up against the likes of the Yevetha you can't afford to merely attack them - their rather extreme xenophobia means that you have to make sure none of them escape into the wider galaxy. Hence the requirement for complete envelopment.That being the point of my adding his statement on how to force an engagement which is rather important for putting down revolts.
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A key point of defeating rebellion is never to envelop.Captain Seafort wrote:The whole was a series of instructions on the best approach with given force ratios. It is, of course, a rough rule of thumb, but it gives a decent impression of the numbers needed to envelop a far weaker force that might otherwise escape and cause galaxy-wide chaos as a raiding force
Containment against ships is different then containment on the ground. The Yevetha problem was a minor issue, simply forcing an engagement would be enough of a control factor no matter who was facing them. Empire, Republic or Vong.Captain Seafort wrote:Indeed, but when you're up against the likes of the Yevetha you can't afford to merely attack them - their rather extreme xenophobia means that you have to make sure none of them escape into the wider galaxy. Hence the requirement for complete envelopment.
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Who said anything about rebellions? We were talking about the Yevethan problem. In any event, why not, if you can? The major problem with insurgencies is that their forces are so widely and thinly spread that you can't envelop them effectively.Deepcrush wrote:A key point of defeating rebellion is never to envelop.
Aye - it's a lot more difficult, especially with hyperdrive, requiring a much stronger force - that's the point I've been making.Containment against ships is different then containment on the ground.
The problem is a) forcing an engagement and b) making sure none of them escape to cause carnage. As it turned out they fought to the death at their homeworld rather than escape to form an insurgency, but that was unexpected, and certainly not something to rely on.The Yevetha problem was a minor issue, simply forcing an engagement would be enough of a control factor no matter who was facing them.
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First off, our topic started with talking about the Imperials v Rebels. The Yevethans were also part of a rebellion against the Empire. As to the insurgencies, its not about their forces being spread out but the ability of those forces to strike at targets. Spread or focused, doesn't matter so long as they are unable to attack you.Captain Seafort wrote:Who said anything about rebellions? We were talking about the Yevethan problem. In any event, why not, if you can? The major problem with insurgencies is that their forces are so widely and thinly spread that you can't envelop them effectively.
You brought up Sun Tzu, another lesson is that you apply no more then needed. So in a case where securing the ground requires ten to one but securing space requires only two to one, you would secure space and preserve resources. The Art of War isn't meant to be taken as bits and pieces. In order to learn from it as a whole you have to apply it as a whole. This is a common civilian mistake in understanding.Captain Seafort wrote:Aye - it's a lot more difficult, especially with hyperdrive, requiring a much stronger force - that's the point I've been making.
Another lesson of Sun Tzu, attack targets you know your enemy must defend from you. The Vong attacked their homeworld forcing a fight that either killed off the Yevethans or left so few as they are now gone unnoticed in the Galaxy. The Yevethans were forced to fight an open battle in which the Vong were no longer required to contain but simply engage. You can always rely on a threat to defend its vitals, anyone who denies to defend their vitals is no longer a threat. Yet another lesson of Sun Tzu.Captain Seafort wrote:The problem is a) forcing an engagement and b) making sure none of them escape to cause carnage. As it turned out they fought to the death at their homeworld rather than escape to form an insurgency, but that was unexpected, and certainly not something to rely on.
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The topic started with a discussion of the Y-wing, B-wing and K-wing. I should know - I wrote it.Deepcrush wrote:First off, our topic started with talking about the Imperials v Rebels.
The Yevethans weren't part of anything - their rebellion was completely independent, and they simply took advantage of the Imperial retreat post-Endor.The Yevethans were also part of a rebellion against the Empire.
Simply as an example of the numbers needed to encircle an opponent rather than simply attacking him.You brought up Sun Tzu
Against the Yevetha, what's needed isn't simply to defeat them but to ensure they don't escape into the wide galaxy to cause carnage.So in a case where securing the ground requires ten to one but securing space requires only two to one, you would secure space and preserve resources.
Unless they go from acting as a nation-state to acting as terrorists, in which case your problem changes from one of bringing the enemy to battle to defending your own civilian population.Another lesson of Sun Tzu, attack targets you know your enemy must defend from you...You can always rely on a threat to defend its vitals, anyone who denies to defend their vitals is no longer a threat. Yet another lesson of Sun Tzu.
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Topic as in topic we were covering, the thread is a different matter.Captain Seafort wrote:The topic started with a discussion of the Y-wing, B-wing and K-wing. I should know - I wrote it.
It however was still a rebellion.Captain Seafort wrote:The Yevethans weren't part of anything - their rebellion was completely independent, and they simply took advantage of the Imperial retreat post-Endor.
You encircle only when needed as it equals a siege which is something that Sun Tzu speaks against as often as possible.Captain Seafort wrote:Simply as an example of the numbers needed to encircle an opponent rather than simply attacking him.
Glassing the planet rather then just containing it seemed to do the trick nicely. Again as Sun Tzu pointed out, force your enemy to battle where they must commit to battle even when you hold a winning advantage. The Vong did this and thus they won.Captain Seafort wrote:Against the Yevetha, what's needed isn't simply to defeat them but to ensure they don't escape into the wide galaxy to cause carnage.
No matter if they are a nation or a terror cell, when on the offensive the key is to leave you enemy without targets to attack. When on the defensive, leave only pointless targets open thus weakening your enemy as they attack. The key to the strategy is still the same regardless of the form of your enemy.Captain Seafort wrote:Unless they go from acting as a nation-state to acting as terrorists, in which case your problem changes from one of bringing the enemy to battle to defending your own civilian population.
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Then the topic we were covering was the Fifth Fleet, followed by the Yevethan War. The Imps never came into it.Deepcrush wrote:Topic as in topic we were covering, the thread is a different matter.
And that's what was needed - it was vital to avoid a bunch of nasty little shits like the Yevetha getting out into the galaxy.You encircle only when needed as it equals a siege which is something that Sun Tzu speaks against as often as possible.
I was talking more about the cluster than the planet, and as much as a Base Delta Zero would have solved the problem, can you really see the New Republic doing it, any more than the UFP?Glassing the planet rather then just containing it seemed to do the trick nicely. Again as Sun Tzu pointed out, force your enemy to battle where they must commit to battle even when you hold a winning advantage. The Vong did this and thus they won.
Hardly. A terrorist group has very little to lose, somewhere between few and no vital points to hold, and a positive advantage in attacking soft targets that a military force would ignore as not being worthwhile.No matter if they are a nation or a terror cell, when on the offensive the key is to leave you enemy without targets to attack. When on the defensive, leave only pointless targets open thus weakening your enemy as they attack. The key to the strategy is still the same regardless of the form of your enemy.
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Ah, I see what I did, I was reading the Imperial v Yevethan rebellion and got myself mixed up.Captain Seafort wrote:Then the topic we were covering was the Fifth Fleet, followed by the Yevethan War. The Imps never came into it.
As the Vong proved, it was in fact not needed at all.Captain Seafort wrote:And that's what was needed - it was vital to avoid a bunch of nasty little shits like the Yevetha getting out into the galaxy.
Anyone is capable of committing any action with regards to war. You can't even host an honest debate, our forum leaders can't even enforce their own rules. With as simple as these matters are then we have to understand when it comes to something such as war which is a struggle that may have no end other then one side being exterminated by its opponent, anything becomes possible.Captain Seafort wrote:I was talking more about the cluster than the planet, and as much as a Base Delta Zero would have solved the problem, can you really see the New Republic doing it, any more than the UFP?
Meaningless statement as even if a target isn't worthwhile it doesn't mean that the military would ignore it. Also, any force seeking to attack another force then has a base of support and operation and requires the application of force and support to make effect against its enemy. Also, there is no requirement that the target available be ignored, it can be anything from a trap to a lore. The most effective way to remove a terrorist group is to give it a target in a controlled environment to which you control the battle's outcome.Captain Seafort wrote:Hardly. A terrorist group has very little to lose, somewhere between few and no vital points to hold, and a positive advantage in attacking soft targets that a military force would ignore as not being worthwhile.
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