5. Measures necessary to the exercise of command, such as plan of communications, zone time to be used, rendezvous, and location of Commander during operation. (Signature) Rank, Title of Command. ANNEXES. A. (Name) B. do NOTE--The Operation Order (see page 196) follows this Form except that it makes no provision for assumptions, DISTRIBUTION and is effective on receipt unless otherwise provided in the body of the Order. (Authentication) (Seal) TABULAR FORMS TABULAR FORM OF THE ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION Section Page I. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BASIS FOR SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. A. The Appropriate Effect Desired 118 (1) Summary of the Situation 119 (2) Recognition of the Incentive 119 (3) Appreciation of the Assigned Objective 119 (4) Formulation of the Mission 121 B. Relative Fighting Strength 121 (To include only such of the following factors as appear to be necessary background for the later reasoning in Sections II to IV.) (1) Survey of the Means Available and Opposed 123 *(a) General Factors 124 (i) Political Factors 124 (ii) Economics Factors 125 (iii) Psychological Factors 125 (iv) Information and Counter-Information Measures 126 (b) Factors More Directly Applicable to the Armed Forces 127 (i) Vessels, including Aircraft 127 (ii) Land Forces, including land-based aviation 127 (iii) Personnel 127 (iv) Material 128 (v) Logistics 128 (2) Survey of the Characteristics of the Theater of Operations 129 (a) Hydrography 129 (b) Topography 130 (c) Weather 130 (d) Daylight and Dark Periods 130 (e) Relative Location and Distance 131 (f) Lines of Transportation and Supply 131 (g) Facilities and Fortifications 131 (h) Communications 131