Quotes About Tactics

La defensa es para tiempos de escasez, el ataque para tiempos de abundancia.

War is like a fire—if you do not put it out, it will burn itself out.

Numerical weakness comes from having to prepare against possible attacks; numerical strength, from compelling our adversary to make these preparations against us.

Si solo eres capaz de asegurar la victoria tras enfrentarte a un adversario en un conflicto armado, esa victoria es una dura victoria. Si eres capaz de ver lo sutil y de darte cuenta de lo oculto, irrumpiendo antes del orden de la batalla, la victoria así obtenida es una victoria fácil.

stipulations

Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.

surroundings

Im Frieden bereite dich auf den Krieg vor, im Krieg bereite dich auf den Frieden vor.

To a surrounded enemy you must leave a way of escape. Show him there is a road to safety, and so create in his mind the idea that there is an alternative to death. Then strike.

Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer

Know the enemy, Know yourself, And victory Is never in doubt, Not in a hundred battles.

He who does not know theevilsof war cannot appreciate its benefits

Triunfan aquellos que: Saben cuándo luchar y cuando no.

Do not press an enemy at bay. Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative they will fight to the death.

Victory belongs to the side that scores most in temple calculations before battle

El arte de la guerra se basa en el engaño. Por lo tanto, cuando es capaz de atacar, ha de aparentar incapacidad; cuando las tropas se mueven, aparentar inactividad.

Those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle. They capture his cities without assaulting them and overthrow his state without protracted operations. Your aim must be to take All-under-Heaven intact. Thus your troops are not worn out and your gains will be complete. This is the art of offensive strategy.

To fight is to win, for he attacks only when the enemy has sown the seeds of defeat.

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How victory may be produced for them out of the enemy's own tactics - that is what the multitude cannot comprehend.

A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle; an army destined to defeat fights in the hope of winning.

19.Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it. 20.By holding out baits, he keeps him on the march; then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him.

Todos los hombres pueden ver las tácticas, pero lo que nadie puede ver es la estrategia que hace que de estas observaciones evolucione la victoria.

En la guerra, el verdadero objetivo es alcanzar la victoria, y no realizar campañas largas.