Re: [SG2] weapons

> Lets add a few British conflicts to the list just to get a slighty
wider
> perspective on low tech vs high tech,
>
> Malaya -- High tech force wins
> Burma -- High tech force wins
> Sierra Leone -- High tech force wins
>
> Of course the high tech force (Britain) won in all of these cases by
the
> high tech in a more precise manner rather than relying on high tech
> firepower, and had full political support.

Malaya was an interesting case, the insurgency was centered on an ethnic
minority.  I read a book on it many years ago, but I don't remember very
much.  I think it would be very interesting to find/or do a study
comparing
and contrasting US and UK counter-insurgency techniques in the 20th
century.

> PS: Can Grenada count as a war? I thought in a war both sides had to
shoot.

After the bloody nose the US got in Lebonon, we wanted an easy win.

ias