Re: Way OT :o) S & C Tech levels compared.

"The airwar over Germany in WWII is very interesting.  Each side
continually developed tactical and equipment counters, counter counters,

counter counter counter, etc.  Do not assume that future opposition will
be 
as incompetent as the Iraqi's or as outnumbered as the Serb's.	By the
way, 
how many months did it take build up the assets in Iraq to crush them so

easily?  4 to 5 months, if I remember correctly."

Because of the weakness of the USSR at the time NATO (Read the USA with
a 
few hangers on) was able to transport and use basicly anything it wanted

without worrying about secondard theatre's. So some the most
sophisticated 
and expensive equipment in the world designed to fight the Armoured 
Juggarnaut of a nuclear armed Superpower, was moved under near ideal 
conditions then prepared for use against a small country with a mainly 
conscript military surrounded by enemys and with lots of lovely flat
open 
terrain that it is very hard to hide, especially resup units which HAVE
to 
move.

Just think of it in the terms of one of those FT futuristic fleets
turning 
up over North America and Orillerying it until not a powerstation, 
comunications center, military base or missle silo was left standing.
Then 
thinking about landing ground forces thats about what happened in both 
cases.

Buck

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