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  COMBAT LOGISTICS
  FORCES FORCES
  Examples: Examples:
  Tanks, Transportation,
  IFVs/APCs, Ammunition,
  Infantry Fuel,
  Rations,
  Maintenance,
  COMBAT Medical
  SYSTEM
  COMBAT C2 AND
  SUPPORT
  RISTA
  FORCES
  Examples: Examples:
  Artillery, Headquarters,
  SSMs, Signal Nodes,
  Air Defense, Satellite Downlinks,
  Engineers, Reconnaissance Sensors
  Direct Air Support
  Figure 1-5. Combat System
  Planning and Execution
  1-116. The systems warfare approach to combat is a means to assist the
  commander in the decision-making process and the planning and execution of
  his mission. The OPFOR believes that a qualitatively and/or quantitatively
  weaker force can defeat a superior foe, if the lesser force can dictate the terms of
  combat. It believes that the systems warfare approach allows it to move away
  from the traditional attrition-based approach to combat. It is no longer neces-
  sary to match an opponent system-for-system or capability-for-capability.
  Commanders and staffs will locate the critical component(s) of the enemy com-
  bat system, patterns of interaction, and opportunities to exploit this connectivity.
  Systems warfare has applications in both offensive and defensive contexts.
  1-117. The essential step after the identification of the critical subsystems
  and components of a combat system is the destruction or degradation of the
  synergy of the system. This may take the form of total destruction of a sub-
  system or component, degradation of the synergy of components, or the sim-
  ple denial of access to critical links between systems or components. The de-
  struction of a critical component or link can create windows of opportunity
  that can be exploited, set the conditions for offensive action, or support a con-
  cept of operation that calls for exhausting the enemy on the battlefield. Once
  the OPFOR has identified and isolated a critical element of the enemy com-
  bat system that is vulnerable to attack, it will select the appropriate method
  of attack.