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Battle Tactics and Strategy; Thursday, Fourth Period [01/18].
Ignis wasted very little time getting right into the lesson for the day, because he had a lot of information to cover and only so much time to cover it in, so he certainly hoped his students were ready to dive straight into learning, although, if they were not, well, then, they would soon find out that they might not be a good fit for his class after all.
"One of the major difficulties one faces in teaching a class on battle tactics and strategies here, in particular," he began, "is that so many of us are coming from a vastly different place of experience, perhaps even in technology and military advancements, which makes a general catch-all overview quite the challenge. However, for the most part, one can find in the majority of situations, that a certain order of battle can be reflected in most campaigns, skirmishes, wars, and encounters, and that is, for the most part, what we will be discussing today.
"I will admit," he continued, "though I come from a background heavily entrenched in a war that had seen a good deal of technological advances that somewhat altered the traditional orders of war, as such things often do, and we will discuss that as well, I have little experience on a actual battlefield. Most of my battles were fought on a much smaller scale, reconnaissance and small strike forces and mitigating small patrol units, rather than a full-on clashing of factions. You'll see, as we go over the development of military technology, that such encounters tend to be fewer and far between, as weapons move from more up-close-and-personal, general on horseback directing soldiers on foot, to more distant, removed, with the development of firearms and all the way into drones and missiles and air strikes that remove the individual from the combat, be it for better or for worse.
"But we're not here today, not yet, anyway," there was, perhaps, a tight smile there, "to discuss the morality of battle. Today, we are focusing entirely on the various moving pieces of them, their placement, and how to effectively strategize based on the circumstances of the battle. In its most simple form, Order of Battle is simply the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander. Today, we'll talk about the typical units at play here, relative to their situations, their technology, and their goals, how various advancements might alter the order of battle and have change it through various steps along history, and, ultimately, I hope we come out of it with a discussion on how you, as a commander, might choose your order of battle effectively in various situations.
"Now," he cleared his throat a little, taking a moment to sip some water, because he had only just begun in his breakdown of the lesson, "let us get started with the most basic units, and build our way through rank and time, and, please, if you have any questions, remember that simply raising your hand will be most ineffective, so do not hesitate to interrupt more vocally. And with that, traditionally...."
Settle in, folks, there was a lot of ground to cover with this one!
"One of the major difficulties one faces in teaching a class on battle tactics and strategies here, in particular," he began, "is that so many of us are coming from a vastly different place of experience, perhaps even in technology and military advancements, which makes a general catch-all overview quite the challenge. However, for the most part, one can find in the majority of situations, that a certain order of battle can be reflected in most campaigns, skirmishes, wars, and encounters, and that is, for the most part, what we will be discussing today.
"I will admit," he continued, "though I come from a background heavily entrenched in a war that had seen a good deal of technological advances that somewhat altered the traditional orders of war, as such things often do, and we will discuss that as well, I have little experience on a actual battlefield. Most of my battles were fought on a much smaller scale, reconnaissance and small strike forces and mitigating small patrol units, rather than a full-on clashing of factions. You'll see, as we go over the development of military technology, that such encounters tend to be fewer and far between, as weapons move from more up-close-and-personal, general on horseback directing soldiers on foot, to more distant, removed, with the development of firearms and all the way into drones and missiles and air strikes that remove the individual from the combat, be it for better or for worse.
"But we're not here today, not yet, anyway," there was, perhaps, a tight smile there, "to discuss the morality of battle. Today, we are focusing entirely on the various moving pieces of them, their placement, and how to effectively strategize based on the circumstances of the battle. In its most simple form, Order of Battle is simply the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander. Today, we'll talk about the typical units at play here, relative to their situations, their technology, and their goals, how various advancements might alter the order of battle and have change it through various steps along history, and, ultimately, I hope we come out of it with a discussion on how you, as a commander, might choose your order of battle effectively in various situations.
"Now," he cleared his throat a little, taking a moment to sip some water, because he had only just begun in his breakdown of the lesson, "let us get started with the most basic units, and build our way through rank and time, and, please, if you have any questions, remember that simply raising your hand will be most ineffective, so do not hesitate to interrupt more vocally. And with that, traditionally...."
Settle in, folks, there was a lot of ground to cover with this one!
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