"To be a successful [[soldier]] you must know history. Read it objectivelyβdates and even the minute details of tactics are useless. What you must know is how man reacts. [[Weapons]] change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weaponsβyou beat the [[soul]] of man of the enemy man. To do that you have to destroy his weapons, but that is only incidental. You must read biography and especially [[autobiography]]. If you will do it you will find that war is [[simple]]. Decide what will hurt the [[enemy]] most within the limits of your capabilities to harm him and then do it. TAKE CALCULATED RISKS. That is quite different from being rash. " [[Patton]]
Reward the local when they do something aligned with you.
Display a sense of calm and self-worth.
Never beat a Chechen. Do not humiliate. Do not abuse. You will only embitter them.
Do not insult their women.
Do not blame the one in front of you for the last attack you suffered.
Study their culture.
You are always at war. The one in front of you may not be on your side. Win them.
[[Hug]]ging is the practice of staying 50-200m of the enemy to avoid close range fire support. This is similar to being ‘in the pocket’ in [[boxing]] or [[MMA]].
De[[moral]]ize the [[enemy]] before you get to them so that the [[fight]] is over before it starts.
If the [[enemy]] has an [[immobilized]][[part]] that is between its[[main body]] and its [[base]], drive toward that part so that the main body is disconnected from the base. [[move]]