Packet 2: Bonus 20
This framework was introduced in the 1976 presentation Patterns of Conflict, which suggested strategies like “counter-blitzing” to get “inside” an opponent’s decision-making “loop.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this decision-making “loop” introduced by John Boyd, who described this “loop’s” four namesake stages to encourage the U.S. military to focus on “fast tempo” decisions, influencing the AirLand Battle doctrine.
ANSWER: OODA Loop [or Observe-Orient-Decide-Act Loop; prompt on the Boyd Cycle]
[10e] Boyd’s “OODA Loop” explained the oddly poor performance of one of these things made by MiG. Aping a 1930s group, Boyd helped organize a “mafia” named for these things and influenced the design of the F-15 one.
ANSWER: fighters [or jet fighters; or fighter planes; accept air superiority planes or air superiority aircraft; prompt on aeroplanes or aircrafts; prompt on jets; prompt on combat aircraft; reject “bombers”]
[10m] The Fighter Mafia created a theory of performance named for energy and this concept. “Wars of” this concept contrast with “wars of attrition” and focus on breaking enemy cohesion with surprise and positioning.
ANSWER: maneuverability [or maneuver warfare; or energy-maneuverability theory; accept word forms]
<JG, Other Academic> | NAFTA-Packet-2
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 14.71 | 91% | 29% | 27% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybe Ever | St. Marx | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| The Worst Trade Deal in the History of Trade Deals | [Redacted] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| W&L+Friend | Lex | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| four high school generalists shock natives with fluent stock in Tocharian B | WashU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | H |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 20% | 20% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |