Thread by @hansdamen

10 lessons drawn from the war in Ukraine. Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum.
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Lesson 1. The will to fight is the single most important factor in war. We learn again that it is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog that matters. #bsbsf23

Lesson 2. Battlefield leadership comes next. Here, Mission Command provides an edge, but you need to be prepared for attrition (to take casualties) and fight on. #bsbf23

Lesson 3. Command and Control is the most important warfighting function.
3A We must ruthlessly attack C2 (Counter-Command Activity (CCA). 
3B – We must radically adapt to protect our own C2. #bsbsf23

Lesson 4. It takes skill to convert equipment into combat power.
Tactical principles for the employment of force on the Land hold good. Combined Arms Manoeuvre and the ability to layer weapon system effects remains foundational.

Lesson 5.  Air remains key,l Drone warfare is a game-changer, as is Counter-UAS (Counter-Drone) technology. #bsbsf23

Lesson 6. Close out your Air Defence Gaps (if the enemy has Air Supremecy or even a Sensor height advantage and a Fires range advantage you will die).  #bsbsf23

Lesson 7. The gap between emerging military technologies and available commercial technologies is very small. If you wait for the former and fail to invest in the latter soldiers will die. (Example BlackSky.)

Lesson 8. OSINT has come of age. Overcome self-imposed constraints to exploit OSINT in full (example Dataminr.) #bsbsf23

Lesson 9. Deception – including the use of Decoys – is both a science and an art.  #bsbsf23

Lesson 10. Joint Fires (both Precision and Area Fires) is the new God of War. #bsbsf23

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