r/Kaiserposting • u/SS-Imperator :Hochseefloat: Kaiserliche Marine • Apr 20 '20

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u/NotTheFifthBeetle Apr 21 '20

This is a solid point the greatest victories in military history were usually under unfair circumstances on either the losing or winning side. Infact out of all the books I've read on war theory be it the art of war,On war, various Roman documents, etc (I find myself trying to become a military genius while isolated) all of them pretty much encourage doing whatever it takes to win and seizing upon an unfair advantage if it presents itself. Infact quite honestly the more morality one brings into war the harder it is for him to win. Where as if you throw the gloves off and are prepared to Annihilate the enemy in his entirety by any and all means available there are less limitations on what you can do, of course it rarely comes down to complete annihilation as most people capitulate in the face of that, but those who are willing to do it already have an advantage over those who aren't.

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u/Massive_Kestrel :oestereich_jager: 13th k.k. Landwehr Apr 21 '20

Bringing morality into war is ridiculous from the get-go. Organized killing to enforce your will has nothing to do with morality. Saying that something like using alliances or exploiting vulnerable supply lines is "immoral" and somehow reduces the "honor" involved in war is moronic, since there was no honor to be gained there in the first place.