Tracer works both ways. If the enemy is in range, so are you. War is like love. To triumph, you must make contact. Karl von Clausewitz Never reinforce failure.
Failure reinforces itself.
When a front line soldier overhears two General Staff officers conferring, he's fallen back too far. It isn't necessary to be an idiot to be a senior officer, but it sure helps. No captain can do very wrong who places his ship alongside that of the enemy. Only numbers can annihilate. Always know how to get out of Dodge.