The WWI aspect I think is driven by everyone's surprise that it seems to have turned into trench warfare - that certainly took me aback. Obviously the reason for this is technological. Sophisticated air defense, targeting, and EW capabilities seem to have made maneuver warfare impractical. Anything in the air or on the ground that presen…
The WWI aspect I think is driven by everyone's surprise that it seems to have turned into trench warfare - that certainly took me aback. Obviously the reason for this is technological. Sophisticated air defense, targeting, and EW capabilities seem to have made maneuver warfare impractical. Anything in the air or on the ground that presents itself as a target gets taken off the board rapidly, meaning that war reverts to infantry digging in to shelter from artillery. We're so used to high-velocity warfare, particularly when two highly asymmetric belligerents are involved, that no one really saw this coming.
In the end, you never really know what the tactical situation will be until the war starts.
Perfectly true. But it is extraordinarily convenient for gov'ts interested in suppressing public awareness of awkward and inconvenient issues at play (the role of sattelite and signals intelligence and communication, avionics, nukes). Cannot help but think that the focus on WW1 aesthetic (for want of a better expression) as supremely cynical, but effective, PR by our rulers. The narrative mgt of it all is galling. Certainly getting on my nerves.
The WWI aspect I think is driven by everyone's surprise that it seems to have turned into trench warfare - that certainly took me aback. Obviously the reason for this is technological. Sophisticated air defense, targeting, and EW capabilities seem to have made maneuver warfare impractical. Anything in the air or on the ground that presents itself as a target gets taken off the board rapidly, meaning that war reverts to infantry digging in to shelter from artillery. We're so used to high-velocity warfare, particularly when two highly asymmetric belligerents are involved, that no one really saw this coming.
In the end, you never really know what the tactical situation will be until the war starts.
Perfectly true. But it is extraordinarily convenient for gov'ts interested in suppressing public awareness of awkward and inconvenient issues at play (the role of sattelite and signals intelligence and communication, avionics, nukes). Cannot help but think that the focus on WW1 aesthetic (for want of a better expression) as supremely cynical, but effective, PR by our rulers. The narrative mgt of it all is galling. Certainly getting on my nerves.