Mobile Warfare

Mobile warfare is often confused with guerrilla warfare, but as the inventor of mobile warfare – Mao Zedong – often stated, there is a difference between the two types of military tactics. Mobile warfare is the type of warfare that involves an element of surprise. Those partaking in mobile warfare will often attack when the enemy is least expecting it, which is a method of war that Mao used in order to keep his largely visible troops on the offensive.

Mobile warfare attempts to focus on the movement of the enemy, and (to a large extent) this type of warfare can be classified as psychological since the main purpose is to catch the opponent off guard. For example, troops engaged in mobile warfare will often surprise an enemy and continue to fight off enemy troops until no soldier remains. Mobile troops will aim to cut off enemy strongholds and take advantage of opponent weakness due to a surprise attack.

Mobile warfare has been used throughout history as a very effective way of eliminating an opponent. The very concept of warfare is based upon careful planning, and highly calculated maneuvering. When an attacked decided to use mobile warfare, every plan and scheme on the other side of the fence largely tends to go out the window, allowing for the attacker to swiftly move in and systematically pick off the opponent. Mobile warfare is often used today in order to fight many battles on many different battlegrounds, which makes this military tactic one of the best out there.