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    Seizing and Holding The Initiative.: Army Field Manual I Warfighting Tactics - Part 1 The Fundamentals - 2-5

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    Army Field Manual I Warfighting Tactics - Part 1 The Fundamentals | 2-5

    2-07. Seizing and holding the initiative. The initiative is the ability to dictate the course
    of events, to decide and act before our opponents do and so gain advantage. In
    contact with an enemy, gaining, regaining and retaining the initiative requires: tempo,
    surprise (and the importance of the use of deception to achieve surprise), pre-emption,
    momentum, simultaneity, exploitation and avoiding culmination. They cannot be applied
    in isolation, but are mutually reinforcing.25

    2-08. Shaping understanding. The manoeuvrist approach seeks to manipulate an enemy’s


    understanding to produce behavioural outcomes favourable to the friendly force. The
    perception of failure is the best mechanism by which to promote actual failure, convincing
    the enemy of the futility of their actions. The shock induced by surprise and an enemy’s
    loss of initiative all contribute to this perception of failure. Security, deception and
    information activities amplify their effects and are therefore central to the manoeuvrist
    approach. They are not, however, sufficient. Shaping the enemy’s understanding
    conclusively is rarely achievable without the application or threat of force, attacking will
    and cohesion.

    2-09. Attacking will and cohesion. The will and cohesion of a force are indivisible. Will is the
    determination to persist in the face of adversity. It has two aspects: intent and resolve.
    Both can be influenced, attacked and undermined. The enemy’s intent is thwarted
    when they believe that their aim is no longer achievable, and so desist from their course
    of action. The enemy’s resolve is their strength of will. It is overcome when they are
    demoralised and no longer have the desire to continue. It is intimately linked to the
    cohesion of the force. The same principle applies to our own force; we must protect our
    own will and cohesion from the actions of enemies and adversaries. Will and cohesion
    can be attacked through dislocation, disruption and destruction.26

    a. Dislocation. Denies the enemy the ability to bring their strengths to bear, or to
    persuade them that their strength is irrelevant. Its purpose is wider than the frustration
    of the enemy’s plan; it is about ensuring that their strengths are in the wrong place.

    b. Disruption. Can be used to break apart and confuse assets that are critical to the
    employment and coherence of the enemy’s fighting power. It aims to rupture the
    integrity of a force, to render it incapable of deciding and acting purposefully.

    c. Destruction. When unsupported or unfocused, is not normally a major contributor to


    shock, other than when used on a massive scale. Otherwise, the careful selection and
    destruction of discrete capabilities or force elements amplifies the effects of surprise,
    dislocation and disruption, and can be decisive in undermining an enemy’s will to fight.

    25 ADP Land Operations, Chapter 5, Manoeuvrist Approach, paragraphs 5-08 to 5-14.


    26 Ibid paragraphs 5-16 to 5-19.

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