Re: AI in FT (was Re: Be gentle...)

Ryan Montieth Gill writes:
@:) On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Joachim Heck - SunSoft wrote:
@:) 
@:) > ... land mines ...
@:) 
@:) You've got things a little confused. The use of landmines in a
@:) military situation, uses them as area denial tactics. In a
@:) defensive scenario, one lays a minefield in certain aeas and lets
@:) people know it. You use them to force your opponent to follow the
@:) paths that you want. Simply laying a minefield in an area and not
@:) keeping it covered with fire is sheer idiocy unless you are
@:) retreating from a superior foe. The other guy can simply roll up
@:) and clear it with heavy engineering assets.

  Modern warfare and American (/first world) warfare are completely
different things.  Real modern warfare consists of an inferior
guerilla force (Khmer Rough is a case in point) constantly retreating
from an equally inferior government army.  Neither of them have the
equipment, manpower or inclination to clean up any stray ordinance.
I've heard the Khmer Rouge sometimes didn't even keep records of where
mines were laid for fear that they would be captured and the
minefields discovered early.

@:) Is the EC also planning on legislation that will ban HE and Napalm
@:) in the hopes that third world dictators wont use them on the
@:) civilians too?

  They banned crossbows a long time ago.  Why not napalm?  I'm sure
that no matter what legislation is passed, someone will think of some
gruesome way to abuse people but it's nice to think they at least have
to work to do it.

@:) > For example, a mine could disarm itself after a certain period
@:) > of time.
@:) 
@:) More likly self destruct at then end of a given period. The
@:) chances of such a system lasting beyond its intended time is very
@:) remote.

  Sounds good.	I actually think this is an acceptable situation.
Some of these mines will kill people - that's almost guaranteed - but
if you can get the numbers low enough you can pretty much ignore the
problem.  People still get killed in Europe by unexploded ordinance
dropped in WWII, but it's not really a big issue.

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