| A | Signifies | Column of Attack. |
| S | ” | Column of Support. |
| M | ” | Column of Manoeuvre. |
| + | ” | Advantage in Position. |
| - | ” | Disadvantage in Position. |
| = | ” | Equality in Position. |
The positional values of the several Prime Strategetic Factors are obtained as follows:
COLUMN OF ATTACK
That Column of Attack which is posted upon the superior Strategic front as compared to the front occupied by the immediately opposing formation (cf, Grand Tactics, pp. 117 to 275), has the advantage in position.
This relative advantage and disadvantage in position of the Column of Attack is expressed by the first term of the Strategic Syllogism, viz.:
(I.)
| +A |
| -A |
or
(II.)