Elusiveness in Future Conflicts

In this book, we have explored the possibility that elusive ground targets are becoming increasingly salient. As discussed in the Introduction, advances in standoff sensors and weapons are making massed mechanized forces in the open highly vulnerable. Making ground forces more elusive is one possible counter to this vulnerability. Dispersing, hiding, engaging in deception, and shifting fires to long-range weapons can increase the elusiveness of ground forces, making it more difficult for them to be detected and destroyed by standoff fires.