Sharifistani military doctrine

"Stealth, speed, strength" is the name used to summarise the military doctrine of Sharifistan. It involves a handful of well-planned stealth strikes followed by the prompt application of overwhelming military numbers to the disrupted enemy base, encampment or formation. As such the Army and Air Cavalry have more importance to the doctrine than the Navy (with the exception of the Naval Ghazi Corps).

History

Stealth was a popular military tactic and strategy from the pre-Islamic era Turkic tribes that lived in what is now Sharifistan to the modern Ashleigh Caliphate. It was especially used during the Turkish War of Independence and the Sharifistani-Italian War.

Effectiveness

Sharifistani military doctrine is known to be effective due to a number of victories such as in the Sharifistani-Italian War, the Sharifistani-Krasivaya War, the Allied Tribe War,1st Sharifistani-Danistarabian War, the 2nd Sharifistani-Danistarabian War and a number of other wars ,both defensive and aggressive. Sharifistan was previously a world power though was largely weakened during the 2nd Sharifistani Civil War, despite winning.

Controversy

A controversial aspect of Sharifistani military doctrine used to be to lose men rather than certain types of materiel such as tanks etc. due to Sharifistan's high population and high military numbers as well as a culture where men are extremely willing to risk their lives for their country. This was considered immoral by various other countries. Though the Sharifistani military have never officially admitted to doing this it has been inferred by the decisions of Generals and senior Air Cavalry officers. This type of thinking has been condemned in an order signed by the Prince-Regent of Sharifistan saying "officers should not sacrifice the lives of their troops purely to save money". Sharifistan is also controversial for using 17-year olds as combat soldiers, deploying 16 year olds to war-zones and for barring women from infantry service.