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Post by missj on Sept 28, 2012 23:28:16 GMT -7
This is a term that gets used in the survival community sometimes....but I'm not 100% sure I know what it means.
Is it always related to tactical/defense kind of stuff? Or are there other kinds of force multipliers?
The classic ones that I think of are: Night Vision and Body Armor.
What other force multipliers am I overlooking?
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Post by Cwi555 on Sept 29, 2012 1:49:47 GMT -7
This is a term that gets used in the survival community sometimes....but I'm not 100% sure I know what it means. Is it always related to tactical/defense kind of stuff? Or are there other kinds of force multipliers? The classic ones that I think of are: Night Vision and Body Armor. What other force multipliers am I overlooking? "Definition: (DOD) A capability that, when added to and employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential of that force and thus enhances the probability of successful mission accomplishment. " Lets use baseline personnel of untrained, unarmed persons fresh off the streets Consider a unit of 5 people, then put them up against a given target. Say that target is a fortified bunker with limited access and protected by an armed force of 100 combat experienced, trained, AK47 carrying personnel. The bunker, fortification of the same, the rifles, limited access choke points, experience, and the training are considered 'force multipliers' Against that force of 100, the force of 5 untrained personnel have almost zero survivability chance. Train those 5 people how to fly, navigate, and operate the weapons systems of a B52 bomber. All 'force multipliers. Then the force of 100 and their bunker have almost zero chance of survival against the force of 5 when that force of 5 drop a bunker busting bomb on top of them. |
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Post by angelhelp on Sept 29, 2012 5:33:39 GMT -7
A force multiplier can also be considered as anything likely to improve/enhance a given outcome. For instance, squeezing 2 small objects together is greatly enhanced by the use of a pair of pliers. Binoculars are another example, enhancing your visual range.
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Post by Cwi555 on Sept 29, 2012 5:35:34 GMT -7
A force multiplier can also be considered as anything likely to improve/enhance a given outcome. For instance, squeezing 2 small objects together is greatly enhanced by the use of a pair of pliers. Binoculars are another example, enhancing your visual range. That is true. From that perspective, common force multipliers are things like tire tools etc. |
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Post by angelhelp on Sept 29, 2012 5:56:10 GMT -7
 . (Teacher pats self on noggin and heaves a giggle of relief to have passed cwi's test) 
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Post by cajunlady87 on Sept 29, 2012 6:43:22 GMT -7
I'll add this one, our preps. Our food, water filters, garden tools, household tools, fire kits, fishing kits, etc. are our force multipliers to survive. |
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Post by missj on Sept 29, 2012 18:49:43 GMT -7
Couldn't advanced communications be considered a type of force multiplier?
what about low tech "fortress" enhancements like barbed wire, trip wires....are these considered force multipliers?
Take it in a different direction: force multipliers with hunting- would a salt lick be considered a force multiplier?
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Post by Cwi555 on Sept 29, 2012 18:52:22 GMT -7
Couldn't advanced communications be considered a type of force multiplier? what about low tech "fortress" enhancements like barbed wire, trip wires....are these considered force multipliers? Take it in a different direction: force multipliers with hunting- would a salt lick be considered a force multiplier? I don't know that I would agree with the last one, but the first two I would. |
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Post by missj on Sept 29, 2012 18:55:48 GMT -7
ok- fair enough :-) that's why I'm asking, I like to make sure I fully understand.
Could anyone provide an example of a force multiplier with hunting? Or am I just making too much out of a simple concept?
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Post by Cwi555 on Sept 29, 2012 18:57:46 GMT -7
ok- fair enough :-) that's why I'm asking, I like to make sure I fully understand. Could anyone provide an example of a force multiplier with hunting? Or am I just making too much out of a simple concept? Any form of weapon is a force multiplier. The average human is not going to fair to well with hands only. Intelligence is therefore a force multiplier as well. |
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Post by urbanprep on Oct 10, 2012 11:44:19 GMT -7
for hunting you salt lick is a force multiplier as you are getting the game into one place, where your kill zone is. Same goes for food plots for game.
essentially anything that can give you an advantage over the enemy is a force multiplier. This can run the gambit from knowledge of the terrain, booby traps, long distance weapons, mobility, intelligence, even food and medicine. Other ones to not overlook are stealth (camouflage, looking like you have nothing) ability to communicate with out arising suspicion, and in some cases numbers.
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Post by karatediver on Oct 10, 2012 14:42:18 GMT -7
You have to be careful in some calculations of force multipliers. Equipment is definitely a plus. Some leaders tend to over estimate their own force multipliers such as better training, better supplies, a better cause etc to their own detriment. Kind of like estimating Blue Sky in valuating a business.
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Post by pathwinder14 on Oct 10, 2012 15:30:06 GMT -7
Force multiplier = Adding insult to injury. Example: Salt lick hanging over a pit trap lined with punji sticks on the trap floor and a rifle in your hands. |
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Post by urbanprep on Oct 10, 2012 16:44:16 GMT -7
I think the opposite to force multiplier is Murphys Law "What ever can go wrong, will".
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Post by pathwinder14 on Oct 11, 2012 10:22:00 GMT -7
I think the opposite to force multiplier is Murphys Law "What ever can go wrong, will". +1 |
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