New revolution of warfare?
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Topic: New revolution of warfare?
Posted By: pekau
Subject: New revolution of warfare?
Date Posted: 30-May-2007 at 15:32
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Blitzkrieg was a new style of warfare that allowed the Germans to crush much of European forces. Americans used the similar tactics, also known as Shock and Awe... but can anyone think of a completely new style of warfare that might be used in the future? ------------- http://swagbucks.com/refer/Malachi"> 
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Posted By: Cryptic
Date Posted: 30-May-2007 at 18:45
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The U.S. milityary uses the Asymetric Warfare for a new form of warfare. In this for of warfare, a weaker opponent attempts to defeat a stronger opponent by a variant of "shock and awe". In this case, the enemy's military attacks (conventional, irregular and terrorist) are linked with calculated moves in the area of economics, media presentation, politics, propaganda, and if possible, internal social / political pressures.
The goal is to "shock and awe" the stronger opponent with a dazzling variety of threats, including real ones as well as exagerrated and imaginary ones. This prevents him from fighting back effectively. To further complicate things, the asymetric attacker creates both real and false objectives and then shifts resources accordingly. Ideally (from the asymetric pov), the conflict ends before the stronger opponent can mass his strength and learn ways to respond effectively to the asymetric opponent.
I think that the Soviets first explored the general principals of this type of warfare. They, however, had neither the subtle skills nor the opportunity (WWIII was not fought) to try out the tactics on a large scale.
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Posted By: Kamikaze 738
Date Posted: 30-May-2007 at 20:31
| I think electronic warfare would be a big thing in future wars as it would have huge impact on coordination of troops and some weapon's ability. Considering that alot of the things used in war requires some kind of electronic device, things that could counter it would cause changes in warfare as we know it (it could actually bring war back into what was like in World War 1 if missiles and satellite are rendered useless). |
Posted By: malizai_
Date Posted: 01-Jun-2007 at 17:26
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@Pekau Didn't 'shock and awe' begin with the Mongols?
A new type would be nuclear war.
@Cryptic In Asymmetric warfare the idea is to 'exhaust' your opponents options, rather than achieve a battlefield victory. This is where a weaker opponent hopes to 'convince' a stronger opponent to 'come to terms'. ------------- |
Posted By: Cryptic
Date Posted: 01-Jun-2007 at 21:26
Hmm... maybe I misunderstood some aspects of asymetric warfare. Could you give some examples of asymetric tactics being used today? Perhaps in Israel / Palestine or Iraq?
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Posted By: Kamikaze 738
Date Posted: 01-Jun-2007 at 21:58
Though not Pekau, I'll just say that the tactic goes way back into the Roman Era... |
Posted By: olvios
Date Posted: 02-Jun-2007 at 03:29
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The whole hoplite type battle was exactly that.Gather all your power and attack with as much force as possible in as little time as possible. Now we 'll just nuke each other.  ------------- http://www.hoplites.net/ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04-Jun-2007 at 14:06
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A military revolution should be the nuclear weapons. Its the ultimate form of war. Never in the history of mankind and military history could a power, long away from the target, launch a weapon that destroys whole cities inhabited my millions of people, and even whole countries. A nuclear weapon on a nations capital could end a whole war, without any man losses on the other side. This would be the ultimate form of war, when the opponents are litterally capable of destroying eachother, and not like the battles weve seen till now who are have been limited. But the question is if this erally could be a revolution, though its not used and cant be used due to thei nternational condemns. But this cant stop nuclear wars in the future, not at allt. Even now this nuclear cold war has rised up again due to US anti-missile systems which are about to be placed in poland and czech republic. Personally, I dont see nuclear weapons as a military revolution, I see it as the self-destruction of mankind.
The other military revolution would be the electronic revolution (UAV, information gatherings, satellites etc)
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Posted By: pekau
Date Posted: 16-Jun-2007 at 14:36
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What if we develop a successful nuclear shield, or some kind of invention that would prevent the neutrons of the atoms to stay together...? ------------- http://swagbucks.com/refer/Malachi">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17-Jun-2007 at 10:10
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Definaty nuclear war. An ICBM is probably the most davestating weapon in the history of man. It can be launhed in the comfort of ones own home and destroy nations sevral thousand miles away. If it is ever used it will be against a nation that dose not posess them. ------------- |