Comment on Australia declares its new air defense missile system combat ready
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 week ago, but every new generation of people looking at war inevitably say “ah, this next war we won’t need armor we need to make everything as lightly armored as possible!” and then that strategy fails spectacularly until people create more heavily armored version and the cycle repeats…
Seems like you have an interesting historical annecdote your drawing on where this has happened. Is it a story worth sharing?
supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
The type of vehicle the US military became convinced was optimal for a fight against a near-peer foe.
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The type of vehicle that the US realized was essential to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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The type of vehicle the US military became convinced was optimal for a fight against a near-peer foe.
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The type of vehicle that the Ukraine realized is essential for a fight against a near-peer foe.
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Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Ah yes, the humvee. I like that line from the humvee commander in the movie Black Hawk Down. “These things are bullet magnets!”
I suppose a possible answer if they’re determined to have heavier armour is compartmentalised and autonomous setups. Having the operator in a separate location to the cannon could reduce the armouring requirements of both and splitting them up could make delivery separately on those c130’s possible. Of course the draw back is a platform far more susceptible to electronic warfare.