Chinese Military & Winning Mechanisms of Intelligent Warfare丨Focusing on Aspects of “Smart Victory”

中國軍隊與智慧戰爭制勝機制丨聚焦「智勝」各個面向

現代英語:

Modern warfare has undergone profound changes. The most fundamental thing is that the winning mechanism has changed. If you want to win the war, you must understand the winning mechanism of modern war. At present, the form of war is accelerating its evolution to information-based warfare, and intelligent warfare is beginning to take shape. What is the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare? What are the new changes and what are the new characteristics? In order to answer these questions clearly, this journal launches a series of articles “Focusing on the Winning Mechanism of Intelligent War”. Readers are welcome to contribute ideas and actively debate, so as to jointly promote the in-depth research on the winning mechanism of intelligent war.

At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation led by artificial intelligence is in the ascendant. “Artificial intelligence is like previous missiles and satellites. Whether you are prepared or not, it will enter the historical stage of human war.” Intelligent warfare has already Coming in stride. To win the intelligent wars that may occur in the future, the core is to clarify the winning mechanism of intelligent wars.

Clarify the unique connotation of the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare

To clarify the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare, we must first define the connotation of the word “mechanism” accurately. The author believes that “ji” can be understood as mystery and doorway, and “reason” can be interpreted as principle and reason. The so-called winning mechanism of intelligent war refers to the methods (paths) and principles for winning intelligent war. In order to further clarify this connotation, it is necessary to accurately grasp the differences and connections between the three pairs of concepts.

Grasp the unique connotation from the relationship between mechanism and laws. Laws are the inevitable connections between the inherent nature of things, and the laws for winning a war are the essential connections and inevitable trends of development of various factors related to winning a war. War is a complex giant system, and winning is also complicated. Many winning laws often work on the battlefield at the same time. If you conduct a detailed analysis of specific battle cases, you will find that in every battle of victory and defeat, there must be a certain law that plays a decisive role, and other laws play an auxiliary but indispensable role. The winning mechanism of war is the link and reason why the winning factors of war trigger the winning rules and play a winning role under certain conditions. The winning mechanism depends on the winning law and reflects the way and basis for the winning law to work. However, the winning law alone cannot become a winning mechanism. To summarize in relatively simple words, the winning law is the basis of the winning mechanism, and the winning mechanism is the application of the winning law.

Grasp the unique connotation from the relationship between mechanism and mechanism. Mechanism is the internal structure, function and interrelationship of things. The combat winning mechanism is the internal mechanism through which the various elements of the combat system interact to form a joint force and achieve victory. For example, gathering effectiveness and parallel linkage are all mechanisms. They are the application methods of relevant winning mechanisms. and implementation methods, and these methods and methods embody certain rules and have certain institutional characteristics. In information warfare, the comprehensive integration of combat elements such as intelligence reconnaissance, command and control, fire strikes and comprehensive support, and the optimization and reorganization of land, sea, air and other combat units will form a variety of winning mechanisms. Most of these winning mechanisms include information winning links that convert events into information, information into situation, situation into cognition, cognition into decision-making, decision-making into action, etc. It can be seen that the winning mechanism is the inner “Tao”, which is more abstract, while the winning mechanism is the “skill” of using Tao, which is more concrete.

Grasp the unique connotation from the relationship between mechanism and theory. Understanding, grasping and flexibly applying the laws and mechanisms of winning war requires correct guidance from the theoretical and strategic perspectives. Wise military theorists always make theoretical processing and creation after discovering new winning laws and mechanisms, thus forming new military guidance theories. It can be seen that the core of military theoretical innovation lies in revealing and clarifying new laws and mechanisms for winning wars, and then summarizing new war guidance. In the history of world military affairs, Mahan’s “sea power” theory, Douhet’s “air superiority” theory, Fuller’s “mechanized warfare” theory, Tukhachevsky’s “large depth operations” theory, Graham’s “high altitude” theory, etc. “Borderland” theory, etc., have revealed the corresponding laws and mechanisms for winning wars, led the military trend, and changed the face of war. It can be said that the mechanism of winning war is the basis and source of innovation in military theory, and military guidance theory is the smart application and theoretical sublimation of the mechanism of winning war.

Dialectically grasp the multiple implications of the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare

The winning mechanism of intelligent warfare includes the general mechanism of winning war, and at the same time embodies the distinctive characteristics of algorithmic games; there are corresponding winning mechanisms at the strategic, operational, tactical and other levels, and they are also closely related to algorithmic games. Due to various factors, the specific winning mechanism of each war may be different. Here, only a few types of winning mechanisms with certain universality are listed.

The “outwit” mechanism of using “strong” to defeat “weak”. “The strong wins and the weak loses” is a certain universal law for winning wars. Even in those battles in which the weak defeat the strong, it is often necessary to form a strength advantage over the enemy locally and at a specific period of time in order to truly win. According to the law of “the strong defeats the weak”, using the strong to defeat the weak has become a universal mechanism for winning wars. The “strong” here refers to the overall combat effectiveness. In the era of mechanized warfare, the strength of the overall combat effectiveness is mainly reflected in the superiority of troops and firepower. In the era of information warfare, the military’s ability to win wars depends on its information superiority. In the era of intelligent warfare, the contribution rate of intellectual superiority to combat effectiveness is much higher than other factors. In intelligent war confrontations, human intelligence has widely penetrated into the combat field and been transplanted into weapon systems. The side with higher and stronger intelligence can better develop and use the “outwit” mechanism of using the strong to defeat the weak, and even according to the This design war, dominates the development of the battle situation, and achieves final victory.

The “outwit” mechanism of using “high” to defeat “low”. The “high” and “low” here mainly refer to the “generation difference” and “dimensional difference”. Usually, the side that uses more advanced war forms and combat styles can defeat the side that is still using lower dimensional war forms and combat styles. For example, troops who generally use muskets can almost always outperform troops who use swords and spears. If “high” wins and “low” loses is the law of victory, then the methods and reasons for using “high” to defeat “low” become the winning mechanism. In the process of intelligent warfare, attacking the weaknesses of the opponent’s combat system to reduce or invalidate its “intelligence” and implementing “dimensionality reduction strikes” is the specific application of the “high” to defeat the “low” and “outwit” mechanisms. . It should also be noted that in the era of intelligent warfare, there are likely to be multiple stages of development from low to high. Try to keep yourself in an advanced stage and attack the opponent to a low-dimensional stage. This is also to use “high” to attack “low” The application of the “outwit” mechanism.

The “outwit” mechanism of using “fast” to defeat “slow”. With the strong promotion of science and technology, the connotation of “fast” in war is constantly being refreshed. During World War I, tanks could only maneuver at 4 to 8 miles per hour. By World War II, armored groups were able to conduct blitzes. In recent years, we have thought that supercomputers are already very fast, but quantum computers can process “Gaussian Bose sampling” one hundred trillion times faster than the fastest supercomputers. Quantum algorithms have achieved exponential acceleration compared to classical algorithms. Artificial Intelligence will achieve a qualitative leap. In future intelligent warfare, with the support of algorithms, early warning time will be advanced, decision-making time will be shortened, combat operations will be extended forward, the “observation-judgment-decision-action” cycle will be greatly compressed, and “instantaneous destruction” will be upgraded to “instantaneous destruction”, truly entering the future. The era of “instant kill” when discovered and destroyed.

The “outsmarting” mechanism of defeating “clumsy” with “skill”. In some classic battle cases, we can often see commanders using flexible strategies and tactics, turning passivity into initiative, and turning disadvantages into advantages, which embodies the law of victory that “skillful” can defeat “clumsy” and “skillful” can defeat “clumsy”. “Clumsy” winning mechanism. The “cleverness” in intelligent warfare, relying on the advantages of algorithms, began to come out of the commander’s brain and was endowed with “intelligent” weapon systems. When intelligent warfare develops to a certain stage, all-domain, multi-dimensional and various types of intelligent combat platforms can quickly couple combat forces, build a combat system based on mission requirements, independently implement collaborative operations, and quickly return to the state of readiness for war after the mission is over, showing a trend of intelligent autonomy. . In the future, intelligent warfare will expand to the polar regions, deep sea, space and other fields. The mechanism of “outsmarting” by using “skill” to defeat “clumsy” will also expand accordingly, and more and newer “outsmart” paths will be developed.

Prospectively explore and develop the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare

In today’s world, the scientific and technological revolution and the military revolution influence each other, the form of war is accelerating the evolution, and the mechanism for winning war is constantly updated. In the context of the slowly opening of intelligent warfare, we must pay close attention to the development trend of the winning mechanism of intelligent war, change from passive to proactive, change from follow-up to leading, proactively explore and develop the winning mechanism of intelligent war, and firmly control the winning mechanism of intelligent war. Take the initiative to win intelligent wars.

Develop new winning mechanisms. History and reality show that once advanced science and technology are applied to the military, it will profoundly change the mechanism for winning wars, thus causing changes in existing combat guidance, doctrines, regulations, and troop formations. Today, with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, the development of military intelligence is limitless, and the specific winning mechanism of future intelligent warfare will inevitably exceed current expectations. We should actively explore the potential of existing advanced technologies in intelligent warfare and explore their possible winning mechanisms. Comprehensively analyze the weak points of the opponent’s unmanned combat system and our advantages, work backwards from the target points to determine the winning mechanism, propose military innovation needs, accurately develop strategic, cutting-edge, and disruptive technologies, and promote the “rules of the game” of war. A change of direction in my favor.

Validate new winning mechanisms. Whether the research results on the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare are effective or not needs to be tested in practice. In times of relative peace, we should strengthen the testing of actual combat training and targeted combat experiments, discover problems during testing, revise understandings, and make the new winning mechanism as scientific and thorough as possible. When the time and conditions are ripe, promote the new intelligent war winning mechanism to become the basis for the all-round reform and overall improvement of military training. We must persist in leading training with war and promoting war with training, so as to train according to the actual requirements of intelligent war and achieve Integration of operations and training. We must put ourselves first, learn from foreign militaries appropriately, break the limitations of more qualitative analysis and less quantitative analysis, vigorously build and improve intelligent warfare laboratories, open up innovative links from winning mechanisms to operational concepts to experimental platforms, and promote the elimination of the dross and the essence. Eliminate the false and preserve the true, and improve the scientificity and authoritativeness of the research results on the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare.

Sublimate new winning mechanisms. The new mechanism for winning wars is the deep basis for promoting innovation in military theory. When we discover new specific “outsmarting” mechanisms such as using “strong” to defeat “weak”, using “high” to defeat “low”, using “fast” to defeat “slow”, and using “skillful” to defeat “clumsy”. , in line with this mechanism, core combat concepts, combat principles, and war guidance can be put forward, and a new military theory on intelligent warfare can be formed through systematic processing. Some people say, “Rich imagination and deep insight are far more important than 100% accuracy.” It is necessary to moderately encourage “whimsical ideas” in war design, and guide creative researchers to propose new “war ideas” based on a deep understanding of military intelligence “technical creativity” and the winning mechanisms derived from it. Based on the research on the winning mechanism of intelligent warfare, we must deepen military theoretical innovation and accelerate the formation of a contemporary, leading and unique military theoretical system.

(Author’s affiliation: National Security College, National Defense University)

現代國語:

「智勝」機理:一個亟待研究的課題

■劉光明

編者按 現代戰爭發生了深刻變化,最根本的是製勝機理變了,要想贏得戰爭必須把現代戰爭制勝機理搞透。當前,戰爭形態加速向資訊化戰爭演變,智慧化戰爭初現端倪。智慧化戰爭的製勝機理是什麼,有什麼新變化,表現為哪些新特點?為把這些問題解答清楚,本刊特推出「聚焦智能化戰爭制勝機理」系列文章,歡迎廣大讀者獻計獻策、積極爭鳴,共同推動智能化戰爭制勝機理研究走向深入。

當前,由人工智慧引領的新一輪科技革命和產業變革方興未艾,“人工智慧就像先前的導彈、衛星一樣,無論你是否有所準備都將登上人類戰爭的歷史舞台”,智能化戰爭已經大步走來。打贏未來可能發生的智慧化戰爭,核心是釐清智慧化戰爭制勝機理。

釐清智慧化戰爭制勝機理獨特內涵

澄清智慧化戰爭制勝機理,首先要把「機理」一詞的內涵界定準確。筆者認為,「機」可理解為奧秘、門道,「理」可解讀為道理、理由。所謂智慧化戰爭制勝機理,即打贏智能化戰爭的門道(路徑)和道理。為進一步釐清這一內涵,需要準確掌握三對概念的區別與聯繫。

從機理與規律的關系把握獨特內涵。規律是事物內在的本質的必然的聯繫,戰爭制勝規律是與戰爭制勝有關各種因素的本質聯繫和發展的必然趨勢。戰爭作為複雜巨系統,制勝也具有復雜性,眾多的製勝規律往往在戰場上同時起作用。如果對具體戰例作具體分析會發現,每一次勝負較量必定有某個規律起決定性作用,其他規律則起著輔助的但也是不可缺少的作用。戰爭制勝機理則是戰爭制勝因素在一定條件下觸發制勝規律、發揮制勝作用的鏈路及其道理。制勝機理依賴制勝規律,體現了製勝規律發揮作用時的途徑和依據,但單憑制勝規律本身不能成為製勝機理。用相對簡單的話來概括,即制勝規律是製勝機理的基礎,制勝機理是製勝規律的應用之道。

從機理與機制的關系把握獨特內涵。機制是事物內部的構造、功能和相互關系,作戰制勝機制是作戰體系各要素互動形成合力、實現制勝的內在機制,如集效聚優、並行聯動都是機制,是對有關製勝機理的運用方法和實現方式,而這些方式方法體現一定的規則,帶有某種制度化的特徵。在資訊化戰爭中,對情報偵察、指揮控制、火力打擊和綜合保障等作戰要素進行綜合集成,對陸、海、空等作戰單元進行優化重組,會形成多種多樣的製勝機制。這些制勝機制大都包含這樣的製勝機理,即:事件轉化為資訊、資訊轉化為態勢、態勢轉化為認知、認知轉化為決策、決策轉化為行動的資訊制勝鏈路,等等。由此可見,制勝機理是內在的“道”,更為抽象,而製勝機制是運用道的“術”,更為具體。

從機理與理論的關系把握獨特內涵。認識、掌握和靈活運用戰爭制勝規律和機理,需要從理論和戰略策略上做出正確的指導。睿智的軍事理論家,總是在發現新的製勝規律和機理後,作出理論上的加工和創造,由此形成新的軍事指導理論。可見,軍事理論創新的核心在於揭示和釐清新的戰爭制勝規律和機理,進而概括出新的戰爭指導。世界軍事史上,馬漢的「海權」理論、杜黑的「制空權」理論、富勒的「機械化戰爭」理論、圖哈切夫斯基的「大縱深作戰」理論、格雷厄姆的「高邊疆」理論等,都揭示了相應的戰爭制勝規律和機理,引領了軍事潮流,改變了戰爭面貌。可以說,戰爭制勝機理是軍事理論創新的基礎和源泉,軍事指導理論是戰爭制勝機理的靈動運用和理論升華。

辯證掌握智慧化戰爭制勝機理多重意蘊

智慧化戰爭的製勝機理包括戰爭制勝的一般機理,同時又體現著演算法博弈的鮮明特點;在戰略、戰役、戰術等層面都有相應的製勝機理,同時也都與演算法博弈緊密聯繫。由於受多種因素制約,每一場戰爭具體的製勝機理都可能有所不同。這裡,僅列舉幾類帶有一定普遍性的製勝機理。

以「強」打「弱」的「智勝」機理。 「強勝弱敗」是帶有一定普遍性的戰爭制勝規律。即使是那些以弱勝強的戰例,往往也必須在局部和特定時段形成對敵的力量優勢才能真正取勝。依據「強勝弱敗」規律,以強打弱便成為帶有通用性的戰爭制勝機理。這裡的“強”,是整體戰鬥力的強。在機械化戰爭時代,整體戰鬥力的強大主要體現為兵力和火力優勢。在資訊化戰爭時代,軍隊能打勝仗有賴於資訊力優勢。而在智慧化戰爭時代,智力優勢對戰鬥力的貢獻率遠高於其他要素。在智能化戰爭對抗中,人的智能廣泛滲透到作戰領域、移植到武器系統,智能水平更高更強的一方,能夠更好地開發和運用以強打弱的“智勝”機理,甚至據此設計戰爭、主導戰局發展,取得最終勝利。

以「高」打「低」的「智勝」機理。這裡的“高”“低”,主要指“代差”“維度差”。通常情況下,運用較高級戰爭形態和作戰樣式的一方能夠打贏尚在運用較低維度戰爭形態和作戰樣式的一方。例如,普遍使用火槍的部隊幾乎都能勝過使用大刀長矛的部隊。如果說「高」勝「低」敗是製勝規律,那麼以「高」打「低」的那些門道及理由便成為製勝機理。在智能化戰爭進程中,針對對方作戰體系的弱點進行打擊,使其“智能”降低或失效,實施“降維打擊”,便是以“高”打“低”“智勝”機理的具體運用。還要看到,智能化戰爭時代很可能存在由低到高的多個發展階段,盡可能讓自己處於高級階段,攻擊對手使其處於低維度的階段,也是以“高”打“低”“智勝」機理的運用。

以「快」打「慢」的「智勝」機理。隨著科學技術的強勁推動,戰爭中「快」的內涵不斷刷新。第一次世界大戰期間,戰車機動速度每小時只能達到4~8英裡,到二戰期間裝甲集群已能實施閃擊戰。近年來我們認為超級計算機已經很快了,但量子計算機處理“高斯玻色採樣”的速度比最快的超級計算機快一百萬億倍,量子算法比經典算法實現了指數級的加速,人工智能將實現質的飛躍。未來智能化戰爭在演算法的支撐下,預警時間提前,決策時間縮短,作戰行動向前延伸,“觀察-判斷-決策-行動”週期大幅壓縮,“瞬時摧毀”升級為“即時摧毀”,真正進入發現即摧毀的「秒殺」時代。

以「巧」打「拙」的「智勝」機理。在一些經典戰例中,我們往往能夠看到指揮員運用靈活機動的戰略戰術,變被動為主動,化劣勢為優勢,體現了“巧”能勝“拙”的製勝規律和以“巧”打“拙」的製勝機理。智慧化戰爭中的“巧”,依托演算法優勢,開始從指揮員的大腦中走出來,被賦予擁有“智能”的武器系統。當智慧化戰爭發展到某個階段,全域多維、各種類型的智慧化作戰平台能夠快速耦合作戰力量,根據任務需求建立作戰體系,自主實施協同作戰,任務結束迅速回歸待戰狀態,呈現智慧自主趨勢。未來智慧化戰爭將向極地、深海、太空等領域拓展,以「巧」打「拙」的「智勝」機理也會相應拓展,開發出更多更新的「智勝」路徑。

前瞻探索與開發智慧化戰爭制勝機理

當今世界,科技革命和軍事革命相互影響,戰爭形態正在加速演變,戰爭制勝機理也不斷更新。在智能化戰爭大幕緩緩開啟的背景下,必須緊盯智能化戰爭制勝機理的發展趨勢,變被動為主動,變跟進為引領,前瞻探索和開發智能化戰爭制勝機理,牢牢掌控打贏得智能化戰爭的主動權。

開發新的製勝機理。歷史和現實表明,先進的科學技術一旦被運用於軍事,將使戰爭制勝機理發生深刻變化,從而使現有的作戰指導、條令法規和部隊編制隨之改變。在人工智慧飛速進步的今天,軍事智慧的發展不可限量,未來智慧化戰爭具體的製勝機理也必然超越現有的預料。應積極探索現有先進技術可能運用於智慧化戰爭的潛能,並探索其可能的致勝機理。全面分析對手無人化作戰體系的薄弱節點和我之優勢,從目標靶點反推制勝機理,提出軍事創新需求,精準研發戰略性、前沿性、顛覆性技術,推動戰爭「遊戲規則」向於我有利的方向轉變。

驗證新的製勝機理。智慧化戰爭制勝機理的研究成果究竟管不管用,需要用實踐來檢驗。在相對和平時期,應加強實戰化軍事訓練和針對性作戰實驗的檢驗,在檢驗中發現問題、修正認識,使新的製勝機理盡可能科學、周密。在時機和條件成熟時,推動新的智慧化戰爭制勝機理成為軍事訓練全方位變革、整體性提升的依據,堅持以戰領訓、以訓促戰,做到按智能化戰爭實戰要求訓練,實現作戰和訓練一體化。要以我為主,適度借鑑外軍,破除定性分析多、定量分析少的局限,大力構建完善智能化戰爭實驗室,打通從制勝機理到作戰概念再到實驗平台的創新鏈路,推動去粗取精、去偽存真,提升智慧化戰爭制勝機理研究成果的科學性、權威性。

升華新的製勝機理。新的戰爭制勝機理是推進軍事理論創新的深層依據。當我們發現了新的以「強」打「弱」、以「高」打「低」、以「快」打「慢」、以「巧」打「拙」等具體的「智勝」機理後,就可以契合這個機理提出核心作戰概念、作戰原則和戰爭指導等,經過系統加工形成關於智慧化戰爭的新的軍事理論。有人說,「豐富的想像力和深刻的洞察力,遠比百分之百的準確性更為重要」。要適度鼓勵戰爭設計上的“異想天開”,引導有創見的研究人員在深刻理解軍事智能“技術創意”及其衍生而來的製勝機理的基礎上,提出新的“戰爭創意”。要基於智慧化戰爭制勝機理的研究,深化軍事理論創新,加速形成具有時代性、引領性、獨特性的軍事理論體系。

(作者單位:國防大學國家安全學院)

來源:中國軍網-解放軍報 作者:劉光明 責任編輯:楊凡凡

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