KJ
Active member
No thanks, it's hot over here, so I'll stick with Red Bull, and I don't need you to welcome me to modern warfare, the Iraqi Republican Guards did that just fine. I know they were not semi intelligent adversaries acording to you, but then you didn't have to fight them. You are absolutely right, just because there is an effective means to counter a threat, it makes it useless. Because anti ship missiles like used in the Falklands made all naval warfare pointless from then on, the SAM made all aviation pointless, the ATGM makes all armor pointless. You are absolutely brilliant in realizing that infantry carrying a full load can move just as far, just as fast as modern armor and go right into the attack just as fresh. I don't know why I didn't realize the error of my ways before now. I obviously won't change your mind even though actual facts are on my side. You are playing the theoretical game, sir and I live in the actual world. No tank force in history has been completely devastated by infantry the way you describe, but the oposite has happened. You continue to live in the world of "what if" and I'll continue to build off lessons learned in combat (after all, my life does depend on it). When an American armored force gets destroyed by some guys in the woodline, I'll change my mind, but not before. Perhaps you are aware of the American history of adaptation to the enemy's tactics (i.e. the Revolution, to Kasserine Pass). We don't always win, but we always learn.
Welcome to the world of modern application of proven facts.
Want a can of Red Bull?
Well the AS missile almost stopped the Falklands invasion ya know?
Had there been a few more Exocets I doubt the Brits would have had the guts to risk their carriers after they realized how inadequit their air defence systems were.
And you missed my point as well mate.
A well trained advesary wouldn´t have to hump his stuff hunting Tanks.
He would set up at chokepoints along the way and dig in.
He would KNOW how to fool many of the systems used to track ground elements.
The republican guard, while you might have experienced them as a modern tough fighting force were a shell of pre 90,s rep guards.
And what do you know of my experience?
I have been doing this for a shitload of years and I have met the best soldiers te US have to offer.
Good men all of them.
You want to stick up for your armor, fine by me.
I´ll hump my kit and be able to move on my own.
Both are needed in the current conflicts.
The future will tell who´s right in this case.
I´ll take you up on that Redbull soldier.
//KJ.