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Slowing down your opponent's OODA Loop by Spartan Cops
Submitted by Fred on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 8:20pm.
As I discussed in The OODA Loop: A simple concept for modern combat strategy, there are two ways to take the offense away from our opponent. One is to overtake him in the cycle by being faster. I discussed common tactics for that strategy in How to zip through the OODA Loop. The second method is to slow your opponent down. This article discusses tactics for that strategy.
Keep them from seeing you
If the suspect doesn’t detect your presence, you have a huge advantage. You can get more info, plan, and coordinate your actions. Given enough time, you can evaluate several plans and use one that requires some preparation as opposed to one that requires instant reaction.
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