tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post5869506260395522707..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Go pills in land warfareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-62870717061774376982015-11-29T20:49:16.496+01:002015-11-29T20:49:16.496+01:00These drugs make sense if not everybody takes them...These drugs make sense if not everybody takes them, but just a number of select assault troops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-25757476442021410432015-11-25T15:23:13.333+01:002015-11-25T15:23:13.333+01:00@Thorfinnsson
That's a good point. It's ve...@Thorfinnsson<br />That's a good point. It's very much possible to function on amphetamines for quite some time if you dose them mindfully. But I guess that discipline concerning dosage is exactely the problem for frontline troops.C.K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-37224848017956943092015-11-25T00:52:37.338+01:002015-11-25T00:52:37.338+01:00"Go pills" are still useful for extended..."Go pills" are still useful for extended campaigns. Amphetamines allow people to be functional and effective on much less sleep (naturally at the cost of long-term health) than is normally the case.<br /><br />I have a friend who sleeps three to four hours a night and functions effectively as a businessman owing to his regular usage of amphetamines.<br /><br />I am more concerned about my health and thus sleep eight to nine hours a night. I can function on less, but it begins to cause problems quite quickly. And if my occupation were physical (I'm a businessman), I'd have problems sooner.Thorfinnssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-17023240572971883742015-11-24T19:52:26.603+01:002015-11-24T19:52:26.603+01:00For an army, you are correct.
But
If memory ser...For an army, you are correct.<br /><br />But <br /><br />If memory serves, the Zulu Impies who broke the line at Isandluana were off their faces on a variety of drugs.<br />Child Soldiers tend to be given a cocktail of gunpowder and cocaine<br /><br />For a real soldier, drugs are bad.<br />For a gaggle of conscripted goat herders being charged through a minefield whilst under artillery fire by a general who would rather he didnt he have to feed them tomorrow anyway, drugs are likely a huge improvement.TrThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316335177828136131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-50191337960937610892015-11-24T19:26:45.810+01:002015-11-24T19:26:45.810+01:00The potential for manipulation of body functions i...The potential for manipulation of body functions is huge<br />http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.de/2010/02/improving-soldier-body-functions.html<br />I even expect this to be the "next big thing" economically, as big in the 2030's as were computers in the 90's.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-836965031719464032015-11-24T19:12:56.260+01:002015-11-24T19:12:56.260+01:00Medications that induce troops to sleep (when appr...Medications that induce troops to sleep (when appropriate) are probably more useful than "uppers" and the like.<br /><br />Perhaps research will enable us to induce REM sleep on demand - that would be a profound advancement.<br /><br />GABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-51156301432176914712015-11-24T09:29:12.956+01:002015-11-24T09:29:12.956+01:00To be fair, the Wehrmacht was a big user of pills....To be fair, the Wehrmacht was a big user of pills. Both for Landser and Panzertroops. <br /><br />And it was not uncommon to provide double alcohol ratios prior to an assault for many armies during the WW. <br /><br />I completely agree with all your points, the best soldiers don't use those pills. However they do help the lower tier, especially for poorly trained troops. As they are facing poorly trained troops them self, being decisive can be enough of an advantage. <br /><br />ISIS is a bit like light cavalry, they need certain circumstances to achieve results, but then it looks quiet spectacular. madnernoreply@blogger.com