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 Yeah, I thought that he might have meant that, but there was no battle, no tactics, just bombing of civilians. New
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Re:  SNOWWRESTLER. tell me about Palau <NT> rroberts New
Re: This should get the cavers' attention Stifler New
Re: Unflattering info about Col. Chesty Puller in there too. Stifler New
Re: Yes. Puller was very good at the battalion level, but not at the division level... rroberts New
Re: "Goodbye Darkness" is good too. by Manchester. However, Puller's personal courage was unquestioned... rroberts New
Re:  It's a pity that his skill at small scale warfare seems to have disappeared from the normal training of modern troops. Wilko New
Re: The Corps still emphasises small unit tactics, but there are only 3 divisions. <NT> rroberts New
Re: That's what they might say, but in reality there isn't much emphasis on small unit tactics. Wilko New
Re: No. You are incorrect. The Corps basic unit is the fireteam. 4 or 5 guys. That's the building brick... rroberts New
Re: And they were getting very heavy casualties in Falluja, simply because they failed to use those fireteams effectively. Wilko New
Re: Bullshit! it's an urban environment. how the hell are you going to avoid moving through areas with rooftops... rroberts New
Re:  You can call bullshit all you want, that doesn't make you right. Exactly because there are rooftops... Wilko New
Re: OK. Lots of buildings. do you leap from roof top to roof top? helio assault?... rroberts New
Re: The problem is that they are not going through each house. And there again, if they did... rroberts New
Re: Rick, cut that out! Wilko New
Re: ain't buying it... rroberts New
Re: That's the umptieth time you've talked about "Dresdin". What on earth is Dresdin? Please fille me in... Wilko New
Re: Dresden, Germany, was firebombed by the Allies in World War II resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties Gordo New
Date: Jul 25 2008, 17:53 GMT
From: Wilko
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So it's absolutely irrelevant for the discussion about whether using the small unit tactics now available to modern western troops are going to work against unconventional troops using more advanced small unit tactics.
Firebombing a whole city filled with civilians is nothing less than a mass murder, and then we haven't even talked about the effect that has on the resolve of the opponent to really make the occupier pay for that. But only very stupid people still believe that it's a good thing to indiscriminantly bomb other people into the stone age, regardless of them being civilian or combatant. It sure would be playing right into the cards of the insurgency, not to mention be morally wrong. But surely Rick wouldn't be so dense as to propose that as an option during an anti-insurgency battle in a city filled with civilians. Something like that sounds remarkably like Macarthur who was considering using nuclear weapons in North Korea and China...
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