text: Generating and Applying Combat Power
  information to manipulate shock and confusion amplifies the psychological effects of lethality and other
  dynamics of combat power.
  Employing information to confuse, manipulate, or deceive can induce threats to act in ways that make
  them more vulnerable to destruction by Army forces. Employing information creatively can enable Army
  forces to achieve surprise, cause enemy forces to misallocate or expend combat power, or mislead them as
  to the strength, readiness, locations, and intended missions of friendly forces.
  MOBILITY
  Mobility is a quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place
  while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission (JP 3-36). Mobility encompasses the capability of
  a formation to move and apply capabilities in specific terrain under specific conditions relative to enemy
  forces. Exploiting mobility requires intelligence of an enemy force’s disposition, composition, strength, and
  course of action. This understanding allows leaders to assess their mobility in relation to adversary or enemy
  forces. Maneuver and fires increase relative mobility by fixing enemy units, reducing obstacles, and
  providing obscuration.
  The environment impacts mobility and the level of combat power a unit can produce. For example, an
  armored brigade combat team’s (BCT’s) mobility is limited in dense jungle or urban terrain, but it increases
  in steppes, in deserts, and on modern roads. Weather affects mobility when it degrades route conditions, or
  when it increases risks to fixed-and rotary-wing aviation operations. Space-based environmental monitoring
  provides real-time understanding of the impacts of weather on terrain and mobility. Enemy forces also
  influence conditions that affect mobility. For example, enemy standoff approaches can isolate land forces
  operating on islands in maritime environments by destroying maritime transportation capabilities and
  denying friendly air support.
  Mobility is a function of how quickly units can move in specific terrain under specific conditions. At
  the tactical level, Army forces exploit mobility to conduct information collection, posture forces in
  advantageous locations, position fires to range enemy forces, and move classes of supply around an AO.
  During offensive operations, mobility enables forces to concentrate and then disperse rapidly, achieve
  surprise, attack enemy forces in unexpected locations, exploit opportunity, and evade enemy fires. During
  defensive operations, mobility enables counterattacks and the ability to rapidly shift resources between fixed
  positions. The ability to conduct gap crossings and passage of lines are other operations that can facilitate
  mobility.
  SURVIVABILITY
  Survivability is a quality or capability of military forces which permits them to avoid or withstand
  hostile actions or environmental conditions while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission
  (ATP3-37.34). It represents the degree to which a formation is hard to kill. Survivability is relative to a unit’s
  capabilities and the type of enemy effects it must withstand, its ability to avoid detection, and how well it can
  deceive enemy forces. Survivability is also a function of how a formation conducts itself during operations.
  For example, an infantry BCT’s survivability against indirect fire is contingent on it not being detected, being
  dispersed, digging in, and adding overhead cover when stationary. An armor BCT’s survivability is a function
  of logistics, security,and avoiding situations that constrain its mobility or freedom of action.
  Leaders assess survivability as the ability of a friendly force to withstand enemy effects while
  remaining mission capable. Armor protection, mobility, tactical skill, avoiding predictability, and situational
  awareness contribute to survivability. Enforcement of operations security techniques and avoiding detection
  while initiating direct fire contact on favorable terms also increases survivability. Situational awareness
  regarding the nine forms of contact and minimizing friendly signatures contributes to survivability.
  To increase survivability, units employ air defense systems, reconnaissance and security operations,
  modify tempo, take evasive action, maneuver to gain positional advantages, decrease electromagnetic
  signatures, and disperse forces. Dispersed formations improve survivability by complicating targeting and
  making it more difficult for enemy forces to identify lucrative targets. Tactical units integrate procedures for
  the use of camouflage, cover, concealment, and conducting electromagnetic protection—including noise and
  light discipline. During large-scale combat operations, survivability measures may include radio silence,