tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post4460118889587984592..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Ten options when facing a threat of specific geographic origin (I)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-65571394111986136722021-04-12T17:39:50.718+02:002021-04-12T17:39:50.718+02:00I see no problem putting it into #1 except that it...I see no problem putting it into #1 except that it wasn't really an act of war.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-6248189690786939622021-04-12T17:37:22.210+02:002021-04-12T17:37:22.210+02:00No, that was a simple offensive combat air patrol....No, that was a simple offensive combat air patrol. It fits into #4.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-39576569969629991452021-04-12T17:22:04.948+02:002021-04-12T17:22:04.948+02:00I think this is a good approach for the world we l...I think this is a good approach for the world we lived in, where conflict was connected to geography. The world we do now live in has increasingly means to use geography independent vectors to achieve some of the same ends. Take Stuxnet as an alternative to a bombing campaign. If you do a theory that's more than an explanation of the past, it should accomodate these traits of modern conflict.Krthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771203963357763259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-14355236043984328582021-04-12T14:20:49.613+02:002021-04-12T14:20:49.613+02:00(5) OK, this one is not a very good case for hist...(5) OK, this one is not a very good case for historical analogies because aircraft have little endurance and extensive patrolling is thus difficult. The Fernnachtjagd of WW2 comes to mind, though. German nightfighters without radar flew offensive combat air patrols over Southeast England around 1941 to shoot down returning British night bombers.This does thus not quite fit into #3 or #4, as they targeted returning bombers. It's not a perfect match because the activity was close to the base.<br />Could this suffice for an example <br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_BoloAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611178316243136543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-5791067865955029762021-04-11T00:25:52.285+02:002021-04-11T00:25:52.285+02:00That is an impressive writing and begin for part I...That is an impressive writing and begin for part II. I seldom agree with you in anything political, but your military theory articles are splendid !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-23373081729775544542021-04-10T16:04:36.065+02:002021-04-10T16:04:36.065+02:00Models are a simplification to distil insights or ...Models are a simplification to distil insights or convey ideas. This model isn't about the means of warfare. To the contrary, the means of warfare are irrelevant in this model.<br /><br />Imagine a picture of seemingly randomized colour dots. The human brain cannot make sense of it, but maybe if you reduce the information and switch to greyscale you can make a pattern visible for yourself and show it to others. That's what models do; cut away most things to reach a part of the story that's then visible and can be told.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-4501692348264857132021-04-10T15:00:00.503+02:002021-04-10T15:00:00.503+02:00How does this relate to value transfers and destru...How does this relate to value transfers and destruction thru means of communication we have in the modern world? I think there might be necessary additions.Krthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771203963357763259noreply@blogger.com