On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Steve wrote: > > > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Roger Turk wrote: > > > > > Should we have another war, and I'm not talking about the skirmishes we have > > > had since the Korean War, all of our computers, amateur radios, cellular > > > phones, etc., will be going to support the war effort. > > > > That kind of warfare is as outdated today as the > > "Civil War" battlefield tactics would have been in > > WWII. > > World borders, technology, and humanity have moved on, > > making that kind of war, if not impossible, at least > > infinitely improbable. > > Some of the tactics used in the Civil War were the same as > very modern guerilla tactics and special operations as used > in modern warfare. Col. John Singleton Mosby, CSA, aka. > "The Gray Ghost" was one of the foremost leaders and innovators > in the development of special operations techniques. The history > of his raids and other exploits are carefully studied even today > by military commanders in charge of training troops in special > operations. Many of the tactics used by both sides in the Civil > War are not at all outdated. Evolving technology does not change > the basic principles of warfare.
Which is exactly why I specified * battlefield * tactics... and yes, weapons technology is a big reason for changing tactics, battlefield or otherwise. -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (Need green beans?) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff)
