what is the essence of war, /k/? (the thing that contributes

>>33004105
Killing fools dead.

Logistics, communication and situational awareness.

>>33004131
so, reconnaissance and advancing very very slowly?

>>33004116
first post, best post

>>33004160
You asked for most important factors, and that's what I think is most important.
Mobility is heavily dependent on logistics.

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Logistics my good man.

It's a boring as fuck answer but that's all there is to it.

You can have 100,000 strong force of super thunder patrol meisters but if you've no way to:
A)Get them where you want your killing done
B)Keep them doing the killings by supplying them with killing implements
C)Keep them well fed and watered
then your dreams of being Fag-Emperor will last about a week.

Which is strange seeing as self sufficience and living off the land is quite a major part of pretty much all infantry training.

>>33004105
Uncle Sam said there was brown people up to no good. My President George W. Bush said they were evil doers.

So I joined the USMC Infantry and dispatched a couple goatfuckers. Came home, realized it's all bullshit. So the essence? Brotherhood, friendships, adventure. Plus I won't lie killing them was fun too.

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>>33004105
Air superiority. Don't get me wrong, logistics, reconnaissance, and training is important too, but those are things that any 1st world army is going to have. If the enemy has air superiority though, your chances of winning the war are greatly reduced.

>>33004105
Space recon. The jamming of satellites in order to blur troop movement.

>>33004408
AA systems exist you know.

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>>33004466
So does SEAD and stealth.

>>33004509
Of course but my point was you aren't helpless without air power. Disadvantaged sure.
And air superiority requires good logistics too.

Easy.

Logistics.

A hungry and under equipped miltary is inneffective. History shows us that logistics wins wars, this is why currently the USA is the most powerful military on the planet

>>33004509
SEAD is fucking scary.

>>33004105
>reconnaissance_battalion
>battalion
>only two guys
>burger units being this understaffed
nice paper tiger

money

Politics. There's nothing soldiers can do that a couple of politicians can't undo.

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>>33004408
>>33004509
*teleports behind u*
pssht, nothin personnel overpriced kid.

>>33004105
Logistics and competent leaders. Boring as fuck, but you could have a relatively shoddy military lead by a dude who knows what he's doing (And, more importantly, knows when he doesn't know what he's doing) and still beat the ever-loving piss out of your opponent.

Logistics goes without saying. As others have said.

>>33004105
>what is the essence of war, /k/?
Nothing but failed politics.
It sickens me that people get conscript to die for some idiot that got in lucky in the game of life and got good spot in the government.

>>33004105
>what is the essence of war, /k/?
Crushing your enemies. Seeing them driven before you. And hearing the lamentations of their women.