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WWII night-attack warning: complex double envelopments can drive friendly fire
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Jocko Podcast 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life
What was said
"Masterly conceived double envelopments envelopments generally only recruit result in friendly forces shooting up each other."
Willink quotes a section on night attacks advising that plans should be “the essence of simplicity”. The passage argues that ambitious manoeuvres—such as double envelopments—risk confusion and friendly-fire incidents in low-visibility conditions.
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- Jocko Podcast 554: Maximum Efficiency On The Front Lines of Battle and Life
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