Will This Weapon Change Infantry Warfare Forever?

The Diplomat ^ | April 5, 2016 | Franz-Stefan Gady

[chajin]

William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the first Civil War generals who openly resisted open line, high casualty infantry charges.

The General Patton of the Civil War--or Patton was the General Sherman of WWII.

Wars are organized and led to victory by the bigwigs--Washington, Grant, Eisenhower, Powell--but actually won by the generals who take the risks--Wayne, Sherman, LeMay, Patton, Halsey, Schwarzkopf--and the men who take the bullets.

[Turbo Pig]

How is this different from indirect fire? Wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier just to equip the units with small mortar teams?

This type of weapon fires on a flatter trajectory, allowing greater precision. Think of a baseball fastball vs a slow pitched softball. Mortars would be cheaper; they can't be deployed with the precision these can. Mortars, grenades (like the 203 rnd) and indirect fire will always have a place, because of the size limitations of the round that can be fired from a shoulder fired weapon, especially one that is fired like a rifle.

[TexasRepublic]

"40 watts doesn’t sound like much."

[Cuttnhorse]

Wars are organized and led to victory by the bigwigs--Washington, Grant, Eisenhower, Powell--but actually won by the generals...

Excellent...and, equally interesting is that many of our top generals and admirals were low to mediocre performers at the Academies.
Another excellent book on this subject is, Last in their Class, Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point, by James S. Robbins. Very good read on military leadership and the formation of West Point.

[Big Red Badger]

Is She Hot?

[Bigg Red]

LOL! Have not heard that one in 50 years.

[BenLurkin]

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