Re: [GZG] FTverse colinies

[Oerjan Ariander <orjan.ariander1@xxxxxxxxx>]

John Atkinson wrote:

> >> > On another line, I do not believe in the "elite myth"... I think our
> >> > experiences show that high quality forces (with both training and
> >> > material superiority) rule the battlefield, but are very limited when
> >> > things move to the "asymmetrical" war... want to destroy a planet's
> >> > power grid? Having local aerospace superiority is all you need! But
> >> > if you want to occupy for any time the main population centers
> >> > against a motivated opposition, you'll need far more than SAS or
> >> > Delta Force or a few companies of powersuited infantry, or they'll
> >> > bleed to death through thousands small attacks from unarmored,
> >> > untrained militians, IMO.
> >>
> >>Cite an instance.
> >
> > Cite an instance where elite SF types - which is what Enzo was talking
> > above above - *by themselves* won a campaign, without any backup from far
> > more numerous "normal" ground forces or local militias.
>
>He being extremely vague in how he phrases, but I didn't take it as
>"SF types" alone,

I think his examples "SAS, Delta Force or a few companies of powersuited 
infantry" were pretty clear: extremely competent, but also very small. He's 
talking about forces up to *a few companies* in size; in your 
counter-example you talk about your *brigade*. There's a slight difference 
in scale between a brigade and a few companies :-/

Considering that he started his post by noting that the high-quality forces 
"rule the battlefield", I really don't think that he intended to dismiss 
those very same high-quality forces as "worthless" :-/

Regards,

Oerjan
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  What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
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