Militaristic personality can cause military error patterns {military failure}. Failures use more force than needed, leaving other places unprotected or wasting resources. They are too slow in attack or defense. They follow military tradition or are too conservative on attack or defense. They are indecisive. They show obstinate persistence. They make frontal assaults on enemy's strongest points. They do not finish attack or exploit situation. They underestimate enemy and overestimate their abilities.
information
They misuse or do not use available technology. They reject new information, which is often bad or conflicts with preconceptions. They lack reconnaissance. They use force alone, rather than using trick. They lack surprise or deception.
They use belief in mystical forces, fate, and bad luck.
openness
The military often refuses to admit past mistakes, finds scapegoats for military setbacks, and suppresses or distorts news from the front.
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