Manoeuvre Warfare – Size Doesn't Matter; It's How You Use It

Summary

This article by Aiden Webster published on the Australian Army's web page The Cove, makes a number of points some of these are as follows:

• ADF soldiers need to understand and employ a manoeuvre warfare mentality to increase their effectiveness.
• Soldiers need to be agile, aggressive, and proactive to achieve manoeuvre warfare in a modern force.
• There is no set method to achieve manoeuvre warfare; it must be abstract to ensure the enemy has no idea how to react.
• The goal of manoeuvre warfare is situationally dependent and forever evolving.
• The manoeuvre theory applies to all forms of warfare and all levels of command, from the section to the division and above.
• Manoeuvre warfare provides a force with the aggression required to overwhelm an adversary and rapidly engage and defeat an enemy.

References

References from the Web:

• MAR 2021 Maneuver Warfare: “Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” - Modern War Institute (usma.edu)
• OCT 2022 Is Manoeuvre Alive? » Wavell Room

Source Information:

• Article Source: Home | The Cove (army.gov.au) The Cove is the Australian Army’s professional development platform. We provide access to professional resources and events and promote discussion within the profession of arms.

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