Mastery of variation in tactics is the key to properly handling troops.

By Sun Tzu, from L'Art de la guerre

Key Arguments

  • Understanding the advantages that accompany variation enables appropriate employment and adaptation of forces.
  • Without such understanding, even good situational awareness cannot be converted into effective action.

Source Quotes

4. The general who thoroughly understands the advantages that accompany variation of tactics knows how to handle his troops. 5.

Key Concepts

  • The general who thoroughly understands the advantages that accompany variation of tactics knows how to handle his troops.

Context

viii. Variation in Tactics (lines 491–528) — centrality of tactical variation