Edge

Lay in your superior ability to coordinate your force, and in your high quality of leadership, training, and morale.  Figure out how to make the best use of the technology of the day.  Even the best strategy, tactics, and technology in the world don't give you an indefinite advantage.  Rivals inevitably copy what they can and come up with tactics and/or technologies to blunt the effectiveness of what they can not produce or acquire.  Thus a critical element of success is your leaders' ability to learn on the fly, make adjustments, and attempt new tactics.  Winning generally requires having modern tactics and a modern organizational structure.  The nature of war will always be determined by the interaction between warriors and their tools, not by the tools alone.

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