If you saw the movie ‘The Return of The King’ (”Lord of the Ring”) you may recall the scene where Sauron’s Orc and troll armies are massed—tens of thousands of them—in front of Gondor’s walls.
First time I saw it, I turned to the wife, excited, and exclaimed, “They should call an air strike!”
Napalm, WP, cluster bombs ... a few minutes later and you’ve got zero threat.
It might be something like that. But no more of our troops. These 7th century turds can fight their own battles.
Air Power
it’s open desert - no need boots on the ground
UAVs = FACs
plow the earth