killer apps

re: FP's article on "killer apps", future war, etc., Robert Cleary says:

"As a wargame developer I am always looking to fuse supporting disciplines (e.g., game theory, political science, economics, traditional force-on-force models to name a few) to come up with a new model to test my theories.Professor Arquille makes a compelling argument (through the definition of three basic rules) that our current defense doctrine of "large-and-few" combat forces may not be as effective as networked "small-and-many" forces. Citing a number of historical examples, Arquille proceeds to flesh-out the remaining two rules: "Finding Matters More Than Flanking" – an interesting counter-intuitive shift toward dealing with forces that melt when surrounded and "Swarming Is the New Surging" – an alternative to current surge doctrine."

http://social.consimworld.com/profiles/blogs/killer-apps-an-fp-special