Every War Strategy Explained in 8 Minutes

[@theominouspigeon]

"yellow is the enemy" red attacks green

[@H33veeJeeV33z_II]

thank you for catching that

[@adamkerslake1465]

That’s the point. You tell each side the other is the enemy so it might aswell be yellow as blue is lying to both

[@Grievous_Nix]

Maximum realism

[@RazorWinter]

Confuse the enemy with colorblind statements. The strategy is so good it also confuses the people watching this video.

[@thevoteman]

@@adamkerslake1465no the point is he put the wrong color

[@copper_corgi]

This series feels like "The Art of War for dummies" and I'm here for it

[@xerxerxo0384]

The Art of War is nothing like this video

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@xerxerxo0384 I disagree "salami slicing" is pretty similar to Don't over-extend. "BSIA" is a lot like using the environment to your advantage, i.e. eating off the land. " Inkspot" fits rather well with utilizing the terrain, you've got to pick the correct locations to establish safe zones or risk being overrun in counterattacks. This video complements The Art of War pretty well. To deny any relation or overlap would be a pretty harsh assessment.

[@Captaincapi277]

Well you feel wrong

[@GAMER123GAMING]

But its not because its not about The Art of War

[@xerxerxo0384]

@@ibrahimhassan711 This video is more tactical, the Art of War is strategic

[@8MinutesExplainer]

Here is what i like about this channel: 1: Gets straight to the point 2: No interruptions 3: Gives you all the information quickly 4: Doesn't drag on

[@SHXRWOOD]

Mate shut up, You run a failing rip-off channel of this masterpiece

[@avivastudios2311]

It's literally the best channel on KZbin. No one else does it like this. 😁

[@Toadey2012]

Boi so many ytbers be like that

[@cornintime6271]

winning the minecraft pvp w this one! 🔥🔥

[@Roarables]

stoneworks

[@Imam14-q6y]

Yah

[@arandomcommenter-mc8yl]

Needing this for a team war lmao

[@arandomcommenter-mc8yl]

Nvm we lost:(

[@zionicnight5306]

i walk to my enemy and they die idk. they just do

[@notusneo]

Remember that the first rule of war is to have fun

[@me_12-vw1vi]

second rule of war: first rule of war is fake 😔

[@Wavy_Gravy]

The true spoils were the frenemies we made along the way.

[@Leongon]

The decapitation strategy has proven really easy to backfire when used against cartels and other organized crime for example, because the replacing in command is often unwise and aims to take control by force, by proving to be tough and ruthless, thus is makes things worse as not that organization survives but makes decisions based on intimidation first making people suffer excessively, while the previous leader often was taking care of the population and controlling the amount of damage they were doing to the area they had control over so have some level of consensual support from civilians.

[@1AmGroot]

You should do "Every Olympic Sport"

[@WilliamAlexander-u5q]

Agreed

[@angon25]

Excluding breakdance obviously

[@lwo7736]

"salami slicing" is VERY relevant right now

[@caliguladeux]

Talking about this is antisemitic /s

[@erhan1255]

Russia

[@9x39mm.]

@@caliguladeux "oy vey you cant say anything negative about israel goy. you wouldnt want to be an antisemite would you?"

[@oldmanryss]

this is what China has been doing to the Philippines

[@ADNAN-sw9lg]

Israel

[@IERServer]

I like using shock and awe in videogames, ngl, usually sacrificing defense for the strongest attack.

[@CalvinLee606]

It’s the best strategy when you don’t care about collateral damage.

[@IERServer]

@@CalvinLee606 Exactly.

[@cumunist2120]

I tend to play weaker countries/factions so maneuver warfare is the way to go for me I like seeing the enemy struggle as I know out their infrastructure

[@addisonwelsh]

Attrition. Doesn’t matter the scenario, I will always go with attrition. Sooner or later the other guy smashes his keyboard and storms away.

[@javieralejandrotrianapaz6343]

​@@addisonwelsh I salute your patience but i ain't got no time for that and I'd like to win in a faster, more decisive conflict.

[@ThePixelman0408]

I love this channel it explains everything so clearly with no fluff

[@kovacs81gabor]

I learned about salami slicing becouse during the early years of communism in my country, the main party kind of ate the other smaller parties one by one, slowly creating a state with only one possible party to vote for becouse party creation was also banned outside already existing ones, of which there was only one I also learned about the fabian strategy thanks to oversimplified's second punic war video

[@sebastianrivera9537]

What country?

[@kovacs81gabor]

Hungary under the rule of Mátyás Rákosi

[@delano4526]

@@kovacs81gaborWas it before or after the revolution

[@kovacs81gabor]

@@delano4526 they did the salami slicing before, undid it when Imre Nagy was in charge, then redone it, then came the revolution

[@Galaxy-o2e]

0:44 Not only that but a lot of militaries trained their non-senior members to be independent and take on the initiative

[@sunrisejackdaw1779]

There's also the strategic strike problem. Often forces will have contingency plans specifically designed around C2 incapacitation...

[@georgekalule9590]

I love how bait and bleed is just fancy third partying 😂

[@ireallycant4416]

Islamic wars be like

[@ender6659]

every RTS gamer must see this

[@ОлегОледович]

We need all cheesy RTS tactics. Kirov rush and ololo armies

[@twylanaythias]

Technically, ALL warfare is attrition - the end goal is to render your enemy unable (or unwilling) to continue fighting. Combat casualties, fortification failures, stealing/stopping supplies, or just drastic demoralization, the aim is to persuade your enemy that they cannot possibly win.

[@delano4526]

A more powerful country can still be defeated early on to achieve victory even if they have more resources. Although you could say all warfare is logistics.

[@delano4526]

One good example would be France in WW2. Industrially and logistically they were about on par with Germany, but their strategy and equipment was 30 years old.

[@albabhuzaifa6853]

The colours used to represent salami slicing are very subtle. U are amazing keep it up! Love from Bangladesh

[@Ekklo]

The different studies of mathematics would be neat...also I am a math teacher, so there's that reason as well.

[@jayymorris5285]

Or science haha

[@sonalikshirsagar229]

NO WAY A MATH TEACHER WATCHES KZbin AND HAS A OCTOPUS PFP

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

@@sonalikshirsagar229the tentacles equate to a specific numeric value, so of course he has an OCTopus PFP!

[@Syrenkai]

Annihilation was also used rather notably by the Qin dynasty in the warring states period. Ancient warwise it was a legitimately breathtaking loss of life with around 650k dead to include 400k of the 450k brought by the Zhao in one battle creating an absolutely unrecoverable manpower shortage and their loss of the war.

[@genocide9183]

My sister's not gonna know what hit her

[@Psychonaut165]

Be careful she might hit you with the salami slicer.

[@Wyi-the-rogue]

Oh god

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

God speed, sir 🫡

[@ShhhhhhOG]

0:20 aka third party

[@kristopherhayes1957]

Fortnite!!

[@outtanowhere402]

Decapitation ≠ Third Party

[@tr3vs]

@@outtanowhere402hes talking about the bait and bleed

[@ThGuyOverThere]

Great video! I think a video about the many types of hand held weapons (blunt/bladed/pointed) would be quite educational.

[@idk_whatmynameis]

They forgot about the classic strategies of carpet seiging, blockading, bombarding and save scumming :D

[@makmet3024]

Hmm..interesting, I'm wondering where I heard of that before. 1:27

[@maracmae5317]

Maybe somewhere in middle east.

[@Sadiat-qg9yz]

You mean isn'treæl strategy?

[@muminssq8349]

I noticed that before.

[@archysimpson2273]

It's what Russia was doing to Ukraine for years before it became well-known, right down to the defending our border argument.

[@adalmeme8613]

The land grappin cult

[@jkdking12]

I would love to see you use examples for more topics like you did for shock and awe. It would make understanding it easier.

[@ibrahimhassan711]

keep making military strategy videos, i want a part 3

[@jawadsabih4979]

8:25 is what was utilised in the 2024 august kursk offensive

[@BenderSnake]

In theory yes, but it quickly devolved into another attrition front. I think maneuver warfare is truly dead thanks to drones, even Hezbollah is denying IDF the possibility to maneuver

[@toedo9015]

2:46 Tiny correction: Fabian was dictator of the Roman Republic. He was elected as dictator for a limited time and stepped down after his time was up. The Roman Empire would first be formed around 200 years later.

[@yoyosingh1088]

Why am I even watching this?

[@prevail777]

you are preparing for war

[@vassalofthenight9945]

What for, we're gonna be meat fodder at best lol.

[@42carlos]

For the hoi4 skills

[@joeysmith7296]

If the apocalypse happens, you can be a legendary leader

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@joeysmith7296 I like how you think.

[@Lejeron]

Modern wars are mostly salami slicing. Public opinion can easily shift due to technology and media which is something that everyone in power would prefer to avoid.

[@SIGNOR-G]

I wouldnt really be so sure about the "prefer to avoid" argument. Even if they are found out what will you do? They are the guys with the guns after all.

[@dimakapeev3156]

0:25 Decapitation also could create a martyr and harden the enemies' resolve to fight. That is why Russia does not strike at Zelensky, aiming to kill him

[@RatsFunHouse101]

Russia has literally attempted multiple assassinations on zelensky

[@Bwubdle198]

2:11 General Sherman says what

[@6jpsalmsB-ne5jy]

Napoleon: allow me to introduce myself

[@jaysonp9426]

Hannibal has entered the chat

[@thibs2837]

This one was great. Didn't you miss Defeat in Detail ?

[@atig51]

He put it in another video

[@azza3525]

I guess it’s classed as a tactic rather than a strategy

[@thibs2837]

​@@azza3525I'm pretty sure Defeat in Detail is a strategy not a tactic. I see its place with the others here.

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

​@@thibs2837Channel doesn't understand the difference between strategic, operational and tactical level.

[@aminatandour589]

@@thibs2837 it can be used as both. For example, napoleon used it as a strategy in Italy, whilst Alexander the Great used it as a tactic

[@shadowhunter-sh9zj]

Pincer strategy : forces first surround the area that they want to capture then attack from all sides Advantages : no escape for resisting forces and higher chance of success Disadvantages : only works if the military force has bigger numbers and a good geographical position Example : battle of Bukit Timah Hill (Singapore and UK vs Imperial Japan )

[@shadowhunter-sh9zj]

Chose your battle strategy : one side uses all their weapons in a very concentrated period that makes the opposing side consider if they just want to surrender as the war may be to costly or result in way too many deaths Advantages : this strategy can be used regardless of military strength Disadvantages : this strategy has a high chance of failure which will be detrimental as after the short term assault as it leaves most of the weapons used up Example:used in the opening stages of the Korean War (USA and South Korea VS North Korea )

[@shadowhunter-sh9zj]

Also for those who are wandering I did not include China and the Soviet Union as they have not joined the war yet BTW I do not have a life 😂

[@Jetlife33]

When he said bait and bleed, I automatically thought about wait and bleed by slipknot

[@ngprentee]

Saaame

[@av812bb]

0:23 if the leader dies the second in command steps in and can use the death of the leader for propaganda to make more civilians join up.

[@eli_is_jelly2904]

These video are fire and hella enjoyable

[@avivastudios2311]

Because the video was about war and conflict I was disinterested and I didn't click on it the first time I saw it. Man, I'm glad I changed my mind. This IS interesting.

[@ibtastico]

Thanks oversimplified for the background info on Fabian strategy (:

[@BobfromSydney]

This video is from four months ago. I think there is a clear reference to contemporary events in the section about Blockade strategies.

[@ninonysoft6865]

While this is interesting, I do wish that you provided real world examples for more of the strategies. I know you did some for each, but would be nice for every strategy.

[@KelvinWarren-eh9jp]

The bait and bleed strategy can sometimes be callled winning by default in video games

[@maxtonlopez9375]

Watching this before work, this’ll prove valuable at Chipotle.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

Every vehicle armor type in 8 minutes or less. (Rolled Homogeneous armor, cast armor, cemented armor, composite armor, etc)

[@Galifamackus]

Great video! All that’s left is to fail art school.

[@the-super-siblings]

Hmm... very useful and instructive indeed... 😏

[@SelfProclaimedGorl]

Bait and bleed is literally what I do in doom

[@SpeedKing..]

It doesn't work in doom

[@quadroninja2708]

​@@SpeedKing..it does, at least in the first and the second installments. I believe it's called "monster infighting"

[@SpeedKing..]

@@quadroninja2708 oh I thought they were talking about doom eternal

[@weeblordgaming6062]

Gonna get some wins in war zone with this

[@jacobcampbell3637]

Can you do one about movement examples like flank, pinching, high ground that type of stuff. It matches and honestly cant find anything in one or more videos describing them all

[@da_fishyman1106]

Whats the blockade called when you block far away access ports or channels? Like what Britain did to Germany in the First World War, blocking entrances in the North Sea and the English Channel

[@jwil4286]

Bait and bleed: if the baiting side is REALLY smart, they’ll continue to BUILD UP strength, not just preserve what they have.

[@akedus44]

Rome is my personal fave case of Salami Slicing

[@kienngo4601]

Bro spent especially long time explaining about attrition war, clear and hold and blockage. Bro even brought how blockage can be war crime up. :> I wonder why. :>

[@pained1explained1]

Great video!

[@afrikasmith1049]

Bait and Bleed = The enemy of my enemy is my second prey.

[@SlenderKS]

Nice ! Freedom techniques !

[@thepirateweasel]

Every celestial body?

[@Barbaryotaku]

Clear and hold worked a treat in Afghanistan

[@phineascampbell3103]

That Fabiius Maximus Varicosus preferred a strategy of taking your time over small steps isn't surprising...

[@eclipticpeak8452]

@thepaintexplainer can we get a "every CQB Tactic Explained" video?

[@pained2explained2]

Loved it!

[@EdwardB-pl6mq]

Shock and awe just sounds like blitzkrieg

[@keyl2528]

if you think about everyone is at war right now using some of these strategies even without military action

[@ZigzagEnd]

arma and squad players assemble

[@zelmonek]

There is a saying in poland that translates to something like: where two fight, the third benefits. So this is the bait and bleed in my culture

[@yvonnemoskera4817]

Excellent!

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

Shock and/or what?

[@gnomewithaglobe]

Gonna go hard for rainbow six siege

[@mrordinarity]

Winning a group chat country rp with this one

[@ghazelthegreat3248]

By the way the roman General used it against handball and handball used the war will feed itself

[@shadowhunter-sh9zj]

Uphill strategy : forces will first secure a higher geographical position before attacking making the other force fight an uphill battle Advantages : the force will have an overlooking view of all target points supply routes buildings shipment ports etc Disadvantages : the forces are usually left very exposed to areal bombings Example : battle of Waterloo (French Empire VS English empire )

[@amiralfrancais3700]

This is not a strategy, this is a battle tactic. It can only be applied in a small scale both in space and time, as you won't see the entire front of an army looking for the upper ground to fight nor will you see them do that the entire war (unless the war lasts only one battle). The only exception i know where the entire war was fought in uphill battles was the Italian-Austrian front during WW1, because the entire front was located in the Alps due to the Italian war-objective and the geographical borders of the two countries.

[@Trigin-b1u]

Shock n’ awe my specialty😂😂

[@kamalissa8117]

Turkey really LOVES salami slicing

[@staypuft24]

I was looking for the blitzkrieg strategy in the thumbnail, I’m assuming that falls under shock and awe

[@thebaconman162]

That was in the first part(AKA, his tactics video vs this being his strategies video)

[@ArchaeopteryxGaming]

Not realy. Blitzkrieg is manouver warfare. Shock and awe requires a numerical and or technical superiority. Germany never had that during WW2. They used mechanized forces to find weak spots in the enemy Defences and rapidly push through them to cut them off. Shock and awe is post war idea from the US, as He said in the video.

[@addisonwelsh]

Actually, that’s breakthrough tactics, and was back in his tactics video

[@BloodKnight003]

I think I tend to use that last method (maneuver warfare) most often when playing war strategy games (be it video games or tabletop) though I usually jokingly refer to it as “Flank ‘em and shank ‘em”

[@NotTellingYoo]

Do every zero-day vulnerability in 12 minutes

[@glassghost8799]

What’s the difference between Fabian and attrition warfare? Or Battle of Annihilation and Shock and Awe?

[@avivastudios2311]

This video shows one thing: People can be so cruel.

[@asakayosapro]

6:13 is pointless, all it takes is for one bot to fire a flare and- *[Bot Drop Detected]* Lessee, two factory striders, six tanks, more than a dozen hulks, and the rest is mostly shield and rocket devastators. And oh, there’s three gunship patrols coming, and they’re all alerted. Enjoy.

[@addisonwelsh]

Hence why Helldivers don’t hold ground.

[@definerednek9699]

by your definition the SS were actually the first to implement shock and awe in the 1930's with blitzkrieg.

[@sunrisejackdaw1779]

No? The idea of shock assaults is very very old.

[@definerednek9699]

@@sunrisejackdaw1779 yes because the example he gave as one of the first was after the ss.

[@Hardlett]

Imma try these into tw games

[@GavinRowe-p4v]

what strat should i use for thumb war? i was thinking inkspot 😂

[@JustinMansfield-w9d]

Forgot about scorched earth.

[@VirtualKota]

You missed an S in the Inkspot introduction

[@deltha_the_1st]

You should be way more reconized by your work than other copycats that have appeard all over youtube, Your work is always understandable and quick as a professional you are

[@Pete675u]

Blitz kreig

[@iAnonymous877]

I think that was in part 1

[@alexblu9223]

I think it's a tactic, not a strategy

[@wapandaforever242]

​@@alexblu9223What's the difference?

[@EndlessNine9999]

​@@wapandaforever242Tactic wins the Battle, Strategy wins the war

[@wapandaforever242]

@@EndlessNine9999 kk thx

[@demonprancer645]

Me who’s used half of these strategies in hearts of iron 4:

[@Lechuga1815]

Defeat in Detail, aka, Divide and Conquer?

[@addisonwelsh]

That was in the tactics video

[@IAmThanSolo]

How many of these did Palpatine use throughout his lifetime(s)?

[@wistual]

third partying in apex 0:00

[@JGerrity]

So… everybody hates on yellow, but yellow never even sees conflict?

[@soloshottie]

isnt attrition warfare a strategy of numbers? basically playing an eye for an eye kind of game, which would be used by a side that has a significant numbers advantage, and chooses attrition to end the war quickly and decisively so that the opposing force has minimal time to change plans what you described for attrition here sounds much more like hit and run tactics, used in the revolutionary war since the Americans had significantly less forces and resources than the English. which speaking of, the words and hit and run are never used in this video, but it's one of the most well known strategies culturally, especially since it effectively represents underdog stories

[@valentinov901]

yeah,but the numbers are usually replacement speed instead of sheer number of units if you can replace loses quicker than the enemy,you can outlast them,even if they initially begin with more numbers than you for example russia vs ukraine russia had around 12k tanks in storage,ukraine around 4k russia is losing tanks faster than ukraine,at some point of 2025/2026 ukraine will have more tanks than russia unless russia manages to massively increase its production a smaller opponent can use attrition to wear down and soften specific capabilities of the enemy (tank,air defense,supplies etc) in preparation for the quick phase of the conflict

[@grantsmith1744]

Bait and bleed is just 3rd partying😂😂

[@rickms3671]

Every important science theory explained

[@Mururm]

Cutting the pie

[@pyeitme508]

Yes

[@Wavy_Gravy]

Sun Tsu was a larper.

[@basvanheumen4231]

Attrition warfare might go hand-in-hand with guerilla/skirmish tactics. If resources are costly and the enemy has an overwhelming amount of troops/resources to spend, you may want to invest in small, independent groups or organisations that can attack the enemy while you rebuild your resources in the meantime. Sometimes, these independent groups attack both sides during the conflict, profiting of the unfolded chaos. For example during a civil war, a crusade or independence war. Blockades can be done both on land and sea, even sometimes in the air. Examples of them: A land blockade could be the European borders. Passing through an neutral or NATO allied land can work as a blockade, you may want to go around that area. A sea blockade is exactly as shown in the video, sometimes there's a fleet nearby the blockade, usually an aircraft carrier or a few battleships. The big ships are mobile headquarters, housing more support on the insides, especially the aircraft carrier as it can send out planes to patrol and fight where the blockade can't go. An air blockade can't stay in one place, but overwhelming AA guns or the presence alone can stop an airforce from coming to you. (Example of an air blockade could be the battle of Britain, where the Luftwaffe couldn't safely reach England, without getting hit by AA guns or enemy patrols. Another example could be the American presence in the Pacific during 1944, where Japan could not reach the islands safely with this much American ships and fighter planes.)

[@mihong1187]

5:17 isreal moment

[@abracadabra16234]

When 57 Islamic countries are against you and you still come out on top 😂😂

[@delano4526]

It’s not a war crime if Palestine does it, right?

[@DeadManWalking01]

​@abracadabra16234 when you can't count and don't know anything about politics

[@IlayShriki]

Don’t attack us

[@反ヨーロッパのサムライ]

​@@abracadabra16234 bogus western propaganda you only fought 7 lol.

[@NemanjaBranesss]

1st one is third party bro