Micromanagement or Guidance? Finding a balance: A Steel Beasts AAR
Steel Beasts AAR: Finnish CT attacks OFPOR Forward Detachment I don't envy any individual who serves as a company leader in an armed force. It's a rank that is increasingly being burdened with considerations beyond the tactical, and whose tactical importance and mission scope is invariably increasing in complexity hand-in-hand with sensor and weapons technology, all the while their "bayonet strength" across almost every standing army decreases (regardless, it appears, of attempts to increase the bayonet strength in tables of organization). Situational awareness for line officers is growing exponentially with technology, as is the means to communicate your intent. Nevertheless, tactical combat can remain a frenetic and confusing affair. So, how to lead on a decentralized battlefield; try in vain to centralize, trust entirely to subordinates to understand your intent, or strike a balance? The dreaded Aggressors wait in defensive positions. There is an interesting (and
