tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post9161901399045939722..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Planned topicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-32731060252360391202014-08-24T04:58:28.758+02:002014-08-24T04:58:28.758+02:00Looks like a pretty good lineup of posts, especial...Looks like a pretty good lineup of posts, especially about the reinforcement formations. Knowing you, there will probably be a focus on combat agility and span of command.<br /><br />I have become very interested in how some armed forces try to translate their manpower into useful combat formations, like the luftwaffe field divisions and whatnot.kesler12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-59663535186407279062014-08-21T04:48:07.209+02:002014-08-21T04:48:07.209+02:00I don't care about politics, but policies - pa...I don't care about politics, but policies - particularly defence policy - are fair game.<br /><br />I noticed something weird about combat engineering in the late Cold War period and plan that other article about containers with some remarks on MULTI/PLS/DROPS, but there's not much else planned.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-42606264804395466362014-08-21T04:08:24.910+02:002014-08-21T04:08:24.910+02:00SO,
As an American I welcome your bashing of Amer...SO,<br /><br />As an American I welcome your bashing of American weapon systems - you make thoughtful criticisms that are worthy of consideration by any open minded professional.<br /><br />I say bash away, but please leave the politics out.<br /><br />I hope that you might also consider topics in modern combat engineering and logistics.<br /><br />GABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-49256934889732208992014-08-20T21:36:49.557+02:002014-08-20T21:36:49.557+02:00Thank you for your answer. Looking forward to read...Thank you for your answer. Looking forward to reading your article, especially your view on the "more bang for your buck" concept. I would assume that the proliferation of technicals in Africa, or South Africa's AHRLAC are good examples of "bang for buck": cheap equipment, well adapted to specific defense needs.Arturnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-19798233150830499132014-08-20T19:24:53.397+02:002014-08-20T19:24:53.397+02:00There are two kinds of modern warfare:
(1) Rich co...There are two kinds of modern warfare:<br />(1) Rich countries using state of the art, including very expensive gear and huge quantities of supplies.<br />(2) Poor countries (armies) using what's most available, and trending towards what's giving the most bang for the buck. This results in a completely different force design due to the different economic restrictions.<br />The draft looks at what a country like Tanzania or Ghana could set up as a military these days (without any prestige components).<br /><br /><br />The small or economically troubled European countries should focus their defence spending on training NCOs and officers and keeping/building competence in the different branches and in combined arms formations. They should maintain corps-level staff experience in multinational staffs, but only if the partner hasn't a rotten, bloated concept of such staffs.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-28397770524489735552014-08-20T14:14:03.827+02:002014-08-20T14:14:03.827+02:00Hello, long time reader, first time poster here - ...Hello, long time reader, first time poster here - I am really curious about what you have in store for the "Future of Warfare in low GDP countries" topic. Will that article be focused on the poorer half of the EU, or in the third-world countries? By the way, if about the EU countries, how will/would you address the problem? Pooling/Sharing, a move towards some sort of permanent EU QRF... what should be the capabilities of the smaller european nations, such as Austria or Portugal?Arturnoreply@blogger.com