美国陆军简化行动目标美国陆军的每一项行动,都得经历庞杂繁复的计划过程,甚至可以上溯到美国总统最初下达的命令。美国总统命令参谋长联席会议完成某项任务,接着由参谋长联席会议制定具体任务内容,随后这些命令和计划再逐级向下传达,从上将到上校到上尉,层层下达。这些计划相当周详,“行动策略”和“火力规划”都必须详细规定:各个单位执行何种动作,使用何种装备,军需品如何补给,如此等等。各种命令像雪球一般滚下去,一直滚到每一位步兵在每一个时刻该做出哪一项动作都有清晰的指令为止。美国陆军在规划阶段投入了大量精力,多年来计划流程也不断精益求精。这套精妙体系涉及的海量沟通问题令 US Army Simplifies Operational Objectives Every effort by the United States Army has to go through a complicated process of planning and can even be traced back to the order originally issued by the President of the United States. The United States President ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to accomplish a certain task, followed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop specific tasks, then these orders and plans further down the hierarchy, from generals to captains, issued at various levels. These plans are quite detailed. Both the “Operational Strategy” and the “Firepower Plan” must specify: what kind of equipment should be used by each unit, what kind of equipment should be used, how to supply the munitions, and so on. Various orders rolled down like snowballs and rolled until each infantry had a clear command of what to do at every moment. The United States Army has invested a great deal of energy in the planning stage, and the planning process has continued to improve over the years. This exquisite system involves massive communication problems