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What if: GPS and all Western satellites are successfully neutralised
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Originally posted by Blademaster View Postyes but the doctrines that came after the end of the cold war and was predicated on precision bombing and RMA in communications are now useless. Your armies today would have to go back and relearn all the lessons learned in the cold war and start engaging in very expensive restocking cold war technology armaments.
Militaries adapt - eg Galula, Petraeus, Nagle, McMaster, Sepp, Kilkullen etc adapted and leaned from prev soldiers in prev wars such as Lawrence, Templar, Larteguy
In fact if you read Kaplans "The Insurgents" he gives an example of how precision weapons delivery was able to be made for efficient in small wars as well as set piece (cold war) models. Donkey to shooter times of less than 19mins were achieved - 5 years earlier they were 3hrs - today they're shorter again.
Tech doesn't become redundant - it can be used in different ways, so nothing gets abandoned.
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Originally posted by Officer of Engineers View PostYou do what armies have done for 1000s of years. You rely on local knowledge. Those units who got locals guiding them were a hell of a lot faster than those relying on map and compass back in days of old ... and I suspect faster than GPS."There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostIs that why the Green Berets used Montagnard scouts in Vietnam?
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostIs that why the Green Berets used Montagnard scouts in Vietnam?
Look up CAPT Barry Petersen. He's regarded as the model for Col Kurtz in Apocalypse Now
basic info:
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Originally posted by Blademaster View Postyes but the doctrines that came after the end of the cold war and was predicated on precision bombing and RMA in communications are now useless. Your armies today would have to go back and relearn all the lessons learned in the cold war and start engaging in very expensive restocking cold war technology armaments.
craft is about core skills, basic skills, and being able to fight without your tech advances.
Its pretty apparent that red team will do the same as you, ie try to render you blind, deaf and dumb so that you're fighting in an information vacuum - so you train to be able to still fight on your terms without the tech if need be.
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Originally posted by Officer of Engineers View PostEngineers still use maps. It's a bitch trying to carry a 36 inch screen.
Pentagon agency creating digital map of the worldNo such thing as a good tax - Churchill
To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
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Something based on graphene. Samsung patents graphene networks for touch screens - Graphene Tracker
But it will still be foldable,like a paper map.The best of both worlds.Those who know don't speak
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36
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I wonder what happen if some organisation successfully disable the cyber space backbone of a nation for a single month both satellite link and physical cables, monetary system depends too much on cyber technology. no connectivity means people will run out of money very soon.
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Originally posted by payeng View PostI wonder what happen if some organisation successfully disable the cyber space backbone of a nation for a single month both satellite link and physical cables, monetary system depends too much on cyber technology. no connectivity means people will run out of money very soon.
But that's an unlikely scenario.The networks and databases aren't as vulnerable as they seem.Those who know don't speak
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36
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You know, there is an OPLAN or CONPLAN on the shelf in the Pentagon for every eventuality. "Fidel dies and Cuba folds like a cheap camera?" There's a plan for that. They are written by the geographic or functional commanders, reviewed by the Joint Staff and the services, and approved by SECDEF. We take them out every two years to review and update them. For example, I read the version of the OPLAN for Iraq twice in three years. As you all know, it didn't go as planned, but that's why we have branches and sequels. The point of all this is that there are bright young minds who are paid to think of all of these horrible but nonetheless interesting scenarios and then write a plan for dealing with it. We even war game them in exercises like "Top Off" and "Eligible Receiver" with a different set of circumstances every year. You thought 9/11 was bad? Just think how bad it would have been had we not run that one past the supported command, the services, the FBI, etc., only a year or two before. Not the same scenario, but a mass terrorist attack on the homeland nonetheless, only in multiple cities. No response is perfect, and that certainly wasn't but it could have been a lot worse. We don't leave a whole lot to chance.
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Originally posted by payeng View PostI wonder what happen if some organisation successfully disable the cyber space backbone of a nation for a single month both satellite link and physical cables, monetary system depends too much on cyber technology. no connectivity means people will run out of money very soon.
Ice Storm 98 by Mother Nature
Black Out 2003 by Bad Luck
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