Hesitation and delay kill more troops than bad planning, treachery and bad luck.
I feel like there have been enough devastating losses from bad weather, preventable disease, and poor supply chains to make this definitively not true. Getting defeated by Typhoons and invading Russia in the winter are notable examples. I feel like this only applies once you’ve already committed to a plan.
In a situation like this I defer to sound tactical advice: Hesitation and delay kill more troops than bad planning, treachery and bad luck.
I feel like there have been enough devastating losses from bad weather, preventable disease, and poor supply chains to make this definitively not true. Getting defeated by Typhoons and invading Russia in the winter are notable examples. I feel like this only applies once you’ve already committed to a plan.
That’s mostly strategic mistakes i think