30 staff must plan for conflict termination requirements when developing campaign plans. 3.9 Exit Policy. Victory may not always be an appropriate term to describe the desired outcome of an operation; it may have to be defined in other terms such as reconciliation, stabilisation (acceptance of the status quo) or acceptance of an agreed peace plan. Where such acceptance is hesitant or reluctant, the prospect is of protracted involvement. While planning conflict termination it will be prudent to plan a suitable ‘exit policy’ which should cater to various contingencies related to politico-military aims. Application of Combat Power 3.10 Combat Power. Combat power defines an army’s ability to fight. It’s three basic components – conceptual, moral and physical – have been dilated upon in Section 8. Overwhelming combat power is achieved when all combat elements are brought to bear simultaneously with violence, giving the enemy no opportunity to respond in a coordinated or cohesive manner, and thereby achieve victory at least cost. 3.11 Modes of Application of Combat Power. In combat the intention is to bring about strategic dislocation of the adversary by causing psychological paralysis amongst its decision-makers. In the physical and logistical planes this is produced by a combination of IW, securing or isolation of critical objectives, threatening other objectives, capture of high value territory and selective destruction of the adversary’s combat potential. The means to achieve such a state include the following: Destruction. Physical destruction of the enemy’s capability to fight is but one of a number of means to defeat him. This would require focused and coordinated application of decisive combat power. • Attacking the Enemy’s Will. Conflict is subject to political, economic, ethical and moral constraints. These limit the freedom of military action. In this context, attempting to destroy the enemy’s will solely by direct attack on his forces may be, both, costly and, at •