If we stick to urban combat, yesartillery is the reason urban combat is usually fought around rubble
You mean like UAVs? I don't think that will happen in my life time.UAVs have been fighting for years now
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If we stick to urban combat, yesartillery is the reason urban combat is usually fought around rubble
You mean like UAVs? I don't think that will happen in my life time.UAVs have been fighting for years now
Suska wrote:artillery is the reason urban combat is usually fought around rubble
UAVs have been fighting for years now
MB. wrote:Didn't you post the mecha above, Wolfman?
And what you posted wont be a viable alternative to infantry
A google image search for 'Fallujah, Building, battle' shows these pics:
They're not going to replace infantry in my life time
They're supposed to compliment the infantry.
You're basing your case on a poorly phrased google image search
They're not supposed to
you wrote:What if soldiers are replaced by robots wielding railguns?
What if soldiers are replaced by robots wielding railguns?
Feel free to post better
since there are people who want to replace infantry with robots
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,NI_0105_Fallujah-P2,00.html wrote:With Fallujah cordoned by the remaining troops, the assault force struck from the north on 8 November 2004, quickly breaching insurgent defenses and reaching the heart of the city. Although fighting was at times severe, by 12 November, U.S.-Iraqi forces controlled 80% of the city.[13] Combatants and observers recognized a heavier and broader application of firepower. By 10 November, U.S. artillery batteries had fired at least 800 rounds into the city; a frequently cited report claimed 24 sorties were flown over the city on the first day of combat and a total of four 500-pound bombs was dropped.[14]
A google image search for 'Fallujah, Building, battle' shows these pics:Not even to mention the 1700 air sorties 504 cruise missiles were launched during the 2 weeks of the shock and awe phase of the Iraq war. What you're talking about is an assault on a friendly town in a country already under occupation - a police action really.
or preprogrammed. There is no AI. They would need radar to move around obstacles and wouldn't be able to distinguish a coffee cup from a briefcase.
Of course, I hear where you are coming from which is essentially that the machine is only as good as its programmer.
we don't invade every country that irritates us.actually we do. In fact we go out of our way to annoy other countries until they give us an excuse to invade. Anyway thats a silly reason. War isn't a game.
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