Assumptions like those locked the Turians in a dangerous position with no way of striking back at the New Earth Federation while steadily losing after a promising start. Passed inspection: A compact, multiple player game that highlights European competition and diplomacy while still conveying the impact of conflict between great powers at the dawn of the 20th Century.

In fact, he ends up as commander of the Human Expeditionary Army, although this is because only the U.Most bot and con leaders tend to avert this, and the one who comes closest to playing it straight is Prowl, who relies on lots of behind the scenes manipulation to get tasks done (he even made a secret behind-the-scenes task force to eliminate threats), but he can normally be seen taking up arms and directing on the battlefield. The armchair military appears in Discworld a few times, where there's much general critique of this style of warfare.

When the admiral tries to once again claim that the Federation doesn't need them, Picard comes back and asks the admiral point-blank if he's ever been to the frontier, which is very much more dangerous than that admiral's cushy office. Afterwards, exposition reveals that Admiral Omega learned everything secondhand and had never actually fought a battle before. Putting more resources to the naval war might work better, perhaps defeating the U-Boats earlier than OTL, but it hard to be sure because the Germans would still be deploying U-Boats. Both of the Commanders, however, get brushes with front line action and are no slouches in personal combat, and the GDI Commander, Karrde, deliberately goes out into the field with his troops and commands close to the front to earn their respect. Use the term ‘mercenary’ and you likely conjure a visage of fourteenth century condottieri contracting with Italian princes or more recently the activities of the Russian-based Wagner group.On the Wings of Eagles – Legion Wargame’s “Aces of Valor” Brings You to the Skies of the Western Front. Worse than bridgelayers — they had Anti-Air and Electronic Warfare vehicles on hand to help battle the Zacks. If Churchill agrees, he may find himself presented with terms he’d find it hard to refuse (although the idea of Hitler keeping any agreements he made was laughable after Munich) or face a revolt in the Cabinet as the doves force a leadership contest; if he refuses, he may face the leadership contest anyway. However Ramius also lampshades the trope when he learns what book Jack wrote and tells Ryan that his conclusions were all wrong. Often have trouble telling the difference between the 'paper'/theoretical and 'actual' strength and performance of forces.

Strangely, the gods of Discworld themselves may be an example of the first type, most notably in Small Gods. Fridge Brilliance kicks in when you realize that the way each Battle Commander handles his men reflects the attitude of their forces in-game: Karrde's hands-on A Father to His Men style inspires them to fight harder, as opposed to Rawne, who deliberately stays detached so he can apply We Have Reserves thinking to the Nod forces, who in a one-to-one fight get slaughtered.Planetary Defense Forces are generally held in contempt by the Guard, since they're usually made up of whoever the Guard didn't feel was worth training, the closest thing to elite forces are palace guards who can put down a peasant revolt and not much else, and their leaders are the kind of inbred aristocrats who couldn't devise an exit strategy out of a paper bag. General Lee Oliver is disliked by the NCR troopers because he got his position through nepotism and is more focused on achieving personal fame and possible political clout than anything. However, when you encounter him at the Sierra Madre, it becomes clear that the problem runs much deeper; Elijah is in fact a complete sociopath who treats people as though they are machines, or resources, that can be used and discarded.

Star Carrier: Grand Admiral Giraurd, a Pan-European battle group commander who is sent to Alphekka to reel in Admiral Koenig in Center of Gravity and pursues him to a refueling stop in Singularity. The term is not exclusively applied to officers of command rank (such as generals or Admirals); it is also a popular term among enlisted personnel and the media to describe high-ranking officers whose rank affords them superior privileges, especially when they have attained rank through higher education, or the influence of their families, rather than combat duty. This is Tanya's goal in The Saga of Tanya the Evil, wanting to get out of the front lines and live in the safest place one can be during the war. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko is thirteen when he attends his first war meeting, and is horrified at this type of military. If the tactics expert who leads your army dies in the first volley, the chances are you're going to lose.They are almost by definition Soldiers at the Rear, yet have no sense for anything as unimportant, boring, and undignified as logistics.