Hamstersss Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I was thinking about American football, wondering if you could field an all-running team, when I free associated to war, as warmongers are wont to do, and came up with these questions: a) Given the portability and quality of infantry support weapons, can you field an effective modern army that has no airpower, assuming you have equal resources as your opponent, using the resources that you would have spent on airpower instead spent on AA assets or what have you? The same, except for armor. c) The same, except for naval. d) The same, except all-inclusive (No air, no naval, no armor, just infantry), sort of like Starship Troopers* wherein infantry are self-contained units that integrate the combined arms technology and technique. Granted, these assume equal opponents, which would never happen in real life, and you'd need to make grandiose conjectures regarding cost of technology, et cetera, but I think there's something there. *The book, not the crappy movie.** **Which isn't to say the book is much more than jingoistic sword-rattling but, hey, it's an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstersss Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Sorry, thought I was in the General Forum, can a moderator move this topic? (Whistling) How about them AT teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwazydog Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 No worries....moved Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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