Comments | chris_gerrib: Amateurs Vs. Professionals

chris_gerrib

Amateurs Vs. Professionals

Jan 31, 2013 10:43

There is a saying in military circles that "amateurs study tactics while professionals study logistics." Simply put, you can have an army of the bestest super-ninja-warriors EVEAH dude, but if you can't get them to the fight and keep them in bullets and bacon while they're fighting, your army is useless ( Read more... )

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daveon January 31 2013, 17:44:50 UTC

Part of the problem is lack of regional bases and carrier support. France only has the one carrier, the UK currently has none. Given that I think France and the UK are the 3rd and 2nd largest 'functional' navies on the planet, this tells you more about the USA than it does about the UK and France :)

I'm interested in why your aliens are bothering with the whole invasion thing though. A fetish for bio-spheres?

chris_gerrib January 31 2013, 20:38:44 UTC

That's a longer answer - I think I'll make a post out of it.

bdunbar February 1 2013, 02:10:47 UTC

If I were to do it over again, I'd be a logistics guy. Getting stuff on, and off, and in the right order ... it's lego with real toys.

Plus - at least in the early 90s, they were using autocad for load planning. So very, very, cool.