tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post4620965081716007165..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: French armoured reconnaissance prototypesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-69266484291675639872012-08-05T20:37:25.251+02:002012-08-05T20:37:25.251+02:00Simply Panhard DNA : With the reconnaissance 4x4 ...Simply Panhard DNA : With the reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car AMD-178 (issued in 1937) and the AML 60 & AML 90 (or Eland 90 build by ZAF)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-8256546752338841232012-06-26T22:46:57.264+02:002012-06-26T22:46:57.264+02:00http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2010/02/im...http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2010/02/improving-soldier-body-functions.html<br /><br />I'm no good in doing blog topics on demand. I gave it a try and failed.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-54184158228235036522012-06-26T20:33:03.138+02:002012-06-26T20:33:03.138+02:00kesler12
Thanks you answered them well. I have ac...kesler12<br /><br />Thanks you answered them well. I have actually started reading The Human Face of War a week ago after finding it on amazon. I think Military Adaptation in War: With Fear of Change will be the next book for me to read. I think we may advance more in the next 50 years (short of something major happening) than we did in the last 100 years.<br /><br />SO<br /><br />I agree.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-61735824159004247342012-06-26T10:53:52.595+02:002012-06-26T10:53:52.595+02:00Friggin a' brother. I fumbled with an analysis...Friggin a' brother. I fumbled with an analysis on WW2 armys vs modern armys on my blog, kesler12-jamesrocket.blogspot.com/ Its only got a few hundred views, but I post there more for releasing my thoughts than anything else. Sven could probably do a way better job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-87947633969107920792012-06-26T10:52:03.632+02:002012-06-26T10:52:03.632+02:00'What books have you been reading kesler12?...'What books have you been reading kesler12?'<br /><br />Well, a treatise that comes to mind is On Flexibility: Recovery from Technological and Doctrinal Surprise. If you've ever read The Human Face of War, this is like a big juicy sequel. In THFOW, we are treated to many counterintuitive concepts, including the fact that surprise and shock (and those forces best able to generate them) are by far the largest determinants of who wins the battle. They are far more decisive than any likely range of force ratios. On Flexibility examines how an army can be organised to cope with technological and doctrinal surprises, and take them in stride. A fascinating subject deserving of discussion.<br /><br />There are another two that you might be interested in as well, tim. Military Adaptation in War: With Fear of Change is based on how a force might effectively adapt to an enemys idiosyncracys, exploiting their weaknesses, while exposing as little of your own as possible in the process. Theres also Command Culture: Officer Education in the U.S. Army and the German Armed Forces, 1901-1940, and the Consequences for World War II. Thats an examination of the different trajectorys the U.S army and german wehrmact chose, to select and educate their officers in the interwar years.<br /><br />Theres a fascinating paradox in that german officers came from a closed authoritarian society but received an extremely open minded military education, whereas their counterparts in the U.S came from one of the most democratic societies but received an outdated military education that squashed their minds and limited their initiative.<br /><br />Sorry for the long post, there was alot of ground to cover! Hope I answered your questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-62957015773323680972012-06-26T10:47:51.235+02:002012-06-26T10:47:51.235+02:00'Nanotechnology has huge potential to transfor...'Nanotechnology has huge potential to transform the military & civ world.'<br /><br />Absolutely. The advances in biomedicine, battery and computer technology are huge. It extends far into other areas, too. Take an excerpt from the crnano website:<br /><br />Molecular manufacturing raises the possibility of horrifically effective weapons. As an example, the smallest insect is about 200 microns; this creates a plausible size estimate for a nanotech-built antipersonnel weapon capable of seeking and injecting toxin into unprotected humans. The human lethal dose of botulism toxin is about 100 nanograms, or about 1/100 the volume of the weapon. As many as 50 billion toxin-carrying devices—theoretically enough to kill every human on earth—could be packed into a single suitcase. Guns of all sizes would be far more powerful, and their bullets could be self-guided. Aerospace hardware would be far lighter and higher performance; built with minimal or no metal, it would be much harder to spot on radar. Embedded computers would allow remote activation of any weapon, and more compact power handling would allow greatly improved robotics. These ideas barely scratch the surface of what's possible.<br /><br />'The issue is how long until nano tech is mature enough to really start impacting the military in a huge way (10, 20 30, years?).'<br /><br />From my relatively well informed viewpoint, I'd lean more towards three decades. There was a debate several years ago between two prominent nanoscientists, which enumerated MNTs shortcomings very succinctly. Chris Phoenix vs Phllip Moriarty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-42089135003067779992012-06-25T18:56:35.212+02:002012-06-25T18:56:35.212+02:00One option is to stick the head out when it's ...One option is to stick the head out when it's quite safe (even if then protected by glass windows that stick out of the armour, too - as known from Strykers).<br />They could also use the principle of WW2 M3 half-tracks; protect (most of) the glass area with thin steel plates when in danger. This could even be a quick shutter (early on I mistook the Sphinx's anti-RPG bar cage in front of the front window for being usable this way).<br /><br />The other mode - for when it's not quite safe - is to use the panoramic telescopic mirrors that MBT drivers use for driving buttoned up. The horizontal FOV of these is OK and rarely thought to be in need of improvement (which is feasible).<br />Such mirrors can be exchanged while under armour in a matter of seconds.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-40677992359267420672012-06-25T12:51:35.269+02:002012-06-25T12:51:35.269+02:00I'd like to read about that stuff.I'd like to read about that stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-13019015535360729952012-06-25T12:49:31.856+02:002012-06-25T12:49:31.856+02:00Large glass windows for a fully enclosed vehicle i...Large glass windows for a fully enclosed vehicle in Africa sound like a manned greenhouse on wheels that will need a good cooling system to be operational.<br />You seem to imply that there might be an alternative for the windows. Mirrors? Cameras? Both combined? How does this affect reliabilty and field of vision?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-51572503694127965172012-06-24T22:28:43.060+02:002012-06-24T22:28:43.060+02:00I'll second it.
Since technology is hard to p...I'll second it.<br /><br />Since technology is hard to predict how it will turn out and when it will be ready (delays, cost over runs, etc...) if it doesn't get canceled.<br /><br />Nanotechnology has huge potential to transform the military & civ world. The issue is how long until nano tech is mature enough to really start impacting the military in a huge way (10, 20 30, years?) Even the combustion engine took time to be what it is today and to replace horses thoughout the military. We know from history that long before WWII people had started coming up with ways to use tanks in war. If we saw the 1st airplane launch in 1903 would we have be able to guess even WWI levels of use? I think we should start off small and go from there. I think some things are just beyond us right now, too many variables. I see space playing a much bigger role in defence, people are working on collecting metals and other stuff from asteroids. Wars result over stuff like this, humans are human.<br /><br />What books have you been reading kesler12? <br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-8170553468722624252012-06-24T20:18:33.493+02:002012-06-24T20:18:33.493+02:00The Germans in their early battles of WW2 did some...The Germans in their early battles of WW2 did some amazing things with their armored car units. To some degree they almost used them as a light vanguard rather than as recon. There was nothing passive about them.<br /><br />As you noted in your earlier post, with force densities so low again, there is a lot more room for the armored cars to maneuver again.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-47353558429527468482012-06-24T10:33:53.185+02:002012-06-24T10:33:53.185+02:00Sven, can I make a couple recommendations about po...Sven, can I make a couple recommendations about posts for the future?<br /><br />I think our tribe should have a discussion on promising new military literature (I have found several new books), on what kind of hand to hand combat training our forces should incorporate (even though you probably think throwing hands is obsolete in the digital age), how a modern army matches up with its WW2 counterpart, and what effect future ultratechnology would have on military affairs (in other words, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, etc).<br /><br />These sorts of things are sorely in need of some dialogue, and niche topics are what we do best. If anyone seconds my thoughts, feel free to speak up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-37802183276188429912012-06-23T22:04:49.328+02:002012-06-23T22:04:49.328+02:00Nice post.
TimNice post.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com