Well what is it, knights, navy seals or something else entirely
Modern Welfare
>>71964320
For my money is would be U.S. Special Forces, and the other asymmetrical warfare special operations units in other first world countries.
>Top notch small unit tactics operators
>Highly skilled in use of force multipliers such as close air support, indirect fire, and man portable heavy weapons
>Organize and train local dissidents to gain tactical advantage through insurgent warfare
>Grow fierce beards that strike fear into the hearts of men
Gorilla Warfare
>>71964320
Light infantry probably
WW2.
>>71965266
>indirect fire
What does that mean?
>>71964320
Line infantry, 18th &19th century warfare in general naval and land.
>>71964320
The Highest form of combat was the kind practised in Bronze-Age Greece.
The Greatest War ever known was fought between the Trojans and the Achaens. Thousands of warriors would line up shoulder to shoulder and through the strength of their will and of their sinews would be victorious or be routed.
Champions would arise who would slay dozens at a time. Until finally they would engage a worthy foe in single combat One would be victorious, the other dwell in the Elysian fields. The Glory of War so great that the Gods themselves took sides.
Finally through their cunning the Achaens destroyed Troy and returned home to build Western Civilisation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aofPdMbXzUQ
>>71967452
A great story with a terrible ending
>>71967517
Blind firing at any moment
>>71964320
definitely ancient naval warfare. Slaves under the decks rowing for power while you ram at full speed into other ships hoping yours don't break apart? arrows showering overhead while you throw explosives and POTS FILLED WITH SNAKES at the enemy? I mean you're so close to them you can see their faces and blood and sweat, and if you fall in the drink you just drown. It's a time of men being fucking men, this is the hardest shit around.
>pots filled with snakes
holy shit ancient sea combat is awesome
tunnel warfare
> As well as digging their own tunnels, the Tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers had to listen out for enemy tunnellers. On occasions miners accidentally dug into the opposing side's tunnel and an underground fight took place.
>>71967857
forgot pic
>>71967517
Use of accurate distant firing systems, such as land or ship based artillery. Operators use laser range finders to accurately relay grid coordinates to indirect firing platforms who are back with the main body, such as on a forward operating base or in a naval patrol group. Operators can through these methods rain down thousands of pounds of heavy munitions on an enemy position. Just reconned a taliban fort and have solid intel there are no civilians in sector? Drop a JDAM on it and continue with your day.
>>71967857
also it might not be ancient but check out this bitchin painting of the battle of lepanto, where turks got ROASTED by greek fire in a 16th century flamethrower assraping
>>71967847
Can't tell if troll or moron
>>71964320
cold war submarine espionage and intrigue
>>71967699
This, rare, and checked
Battles involving war elephants were probably the most epic to be involved in even though the tactics involved were pretty straight forward.
I really like ancient Roman warfare. Those niggers were incredible. Medieval warfare is pretty cool too. I feel that gunpowder removed the humanity from war.
>>71964320
aerial combat of course
>>71968158
>dat flag
>>71967517
artillery. When using artillery or mortars you don't aim straight at a target you fire it at an arc overhead. It comes DOWN on your enemy and ideally, detonates while it's still in the air for maximum effect from the shrapnel.
>>71968158
>tfw you'll never get to be the commander on an elephant howdah
>>71967868
you now know tunnel warfare began during the civil war
Cold War conventional warfare for me. Even if it wouldn't have stayed conventional for long.
>>71964320
Holy Warfare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDNrHGUoOQ
I wish war wasn't a thing
>>71968371
Earlier actually. Cities under siege in the ancient and medieval world would dig counter-sap tunnels and tunnels underneath siege towers.
>>71968391
water hoses?
>>71968271
This guy had it made.
>>71964320
Napoleonic era warfare was objectively the best. Spectacular uniforms, cavalry was still important, the fate of nations was decided in a single, decisive battle, troops were disciplined and performed sophisticated manoeuvres and artillery wasn't developed enough to utterly dominate the battlefield.
nucleur warfare. 1 and done.
>>71968264
Depends on the rounds used. Some are designed for a maximized kill radius, others to penetrate fortified positions and fuck shit up inside. Outside of there are even such fun as thermobaric weapons out there.
Look up that shit and tell me you don't get a little hard.
>>71967517
as opposed to direct fire (a rifle shooting for example)
>>71968494
did not know that
>>71964320
the combat on your future that your parents started by naming you Jaquan.
>>71964320
Realistically, the combat you never have to see.
>>71968158
What's your cunt? I'm on mobile can't see.
>>71968580
Or a tank or a fixed weapons platform such as a heavy machine gun and anti-armor weapons.
17th century naval combat
that shit required discipline
>>71964320
Nuclear.
>>71968696
Isle of Man.
I'm assuming. I'm on mobile too lol.
>>71968423
It's necessary though.
>>71968696
Isle of Man you dumb faggot
>click on flag
>shows the filename with country code
>look up the country code
Not hard
>>71968158
rare flag
>>71968495
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Badr_(1973)
The Israelis had put up a sand wall to slow the Egyptian crossing, so they cleared it with high-pressure water hoses.
>>71968652
When someone says warfare has evolved or changed, they're wrong.
>>71965266
>spend millions took make one of the best operators.
>random bullet out no where kills them
>>71964320
I N T E R N E T W A R F A R E
>>71968839
I guess
No one should have to experience it though, only faggots like those ITT romanticize it
>>71968844
Why go through all that hassle that's tedious on a phone, when i can just get a burger to tell me..
>>71968553
I mean think of the nerve it must take to be the final dude who 'presses the button'. Only two guys have done it, in combat.
>>71964320
-WW2 urban combat
-Legionary vs undisciplined barbarians
-Phalanx vs Phalanx
-Monkey tribe vs Monkey tribe
>>71964320
Strategic Bomber Command
>>71968965
You can't win if you don't play the game. How does it feel to know that if we wanted to just one of our SF groups could make Mexico even more of a chaotic shithole than it already is?
>>71969098
>hassle
>takes literally 10 seconds
British work ethic everyone
16th century warfare, not knowing if its best to shoot the bastard with an unreliable gun, or just charge at him with a sword. It would be very entertaining to watch
>>71969048
I've spent around 2 years in Iraq, over three deployments, and I have to say there is something about combat and war that, at least to me, I still miss to this day.
>>71967517
in most cases, mortars.
>>71969165
I want to nuke everything
This world is awful and I wish to spare future generations of all life from it
Trench warfare was pretty brutal.
>push forward
>fall back
>rinse repeat
>chemical weaponry
>early tanks and horse back
>>71969048
War is an absolute of this earth, nothing will change that.
War is not romantic, but it is crucial that we understand warfare in every sense.
>>71969393
Easy to say when it's not you're neighborhood getting bombed
it's gotta be ww2 tbf
pic related is an allied tank laying down reinforced matting/carpet on soft beaches during the d-day landings
>>71969538
*your
Fuck
>>71968423
I feel ya bud. Unfortunately it's part of the human condition, and we can't wish it away. I think the best we unimportant folk can do is refuse to fight for a cause we don't believe in.
>>71969493
Unfortunately you are right, a nation that forgets the importance of war will soon fall, just look at western Europe
>>71964320
interesting isnt the most effective in some cases
chemical warfare has the most promise of being interesting but chemical weapons used out in the open are very ineffective. they disperse rapidly
or the idea of poisoning a water supply using a protein blocker which is super lethal in a quantity that isnt visible to the naked eye but in a practical sense its a waste of resources since you could just carpet bomb a city and do the same damage in less time and no need to have soldiers get behind enemy lines on foot
the future of it is more promising since obama admitted to war crimes being committed during his administration and the previous. it opens the door for every one to ignore old rules about warfare. if america can why cant every one else. also if you argue the usage of chemical allows the usage of nuclear against you why wasnt asaad nuked?
think of it . seeding clouds with modified V2 rockets bought on the black market and entire nations loosing crops to soil ph changes.
yea no "think of the children" argument works when the target isnt even people
Memetic warfare.
>>71969393
They say it can be addictive. Really makes one wonder what the cause of PTSD is. Maybe there's a gene that governs people's ability to adapt to combat.
Although PTSD probably is just more a side-effect of Western decadence and laws preventing soldiers from letting off steam. I doubt the legionnaires that followed Caesar around Gaul or the Phalangites who followed Alexander across Asia got PTSD.
>>71969493
Art of War?
>>71968696
>>71968844
Or just use Clover like a non-retard.
>>71969493
You're right, just wish it didn't have to be this way.
>>71964320
WWI fighter planes. Anything else is incorrect.
>>71969254
I always thought landsknechts were awesome. Especially the ones who wielded zweihanders in battle
>>71969664
They were probably too constantly drunk to care
>>71969744
>you will never look that fly
>>71968909
true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Fh8Afn0fw
Finnish Mammoth charges in the hyper war were the greatest era of warfare. I truly wish I could go back in time to witness them.
Guerilla warfare
Very little can be done about it if the guerillas are good
>>71969723
Yes, I wish human suffering was minimal but that just isn't what it is.
Respect of war and fear of it is healthy and should be never forgotten imo.
I just can't stand the hippy shits who disrespect everything.
>>71968965
>spend millions to make 30 of the best operators
>random RPG out of nowhere kills them
>>71967517
indirect fire is artillery, mortars, carpet bombing, and any other means of firing on a position that isn't considered "precision firing" which is things like smart bombs and rifle fire.
>>71969664
>I doubt the legionnaires that followed Caesar around Gaul or the Phalangites who followed Alexander across Asia got PTSD
Ancient soldiers would have felt some form of PTSD for sure. Being far away from home, nearly starving or freezing to death some nights, experiencing the chaos of battle and watching friends die in awful ways, taking on all kinds of wounds and broken bones. It would wear on anybody.
>>71969985
When was there ever a guerilla war, dumbfuck?
Everyone knows who would win anyway, guerillas are insanely strong and can charge at up to 25 mph.
>>71970220
>spend millions getting the best transport helicopters
>random RPG out of nowhere blows them up
>>71969586
pic can't be from d-day. no obstacles on the beach. maybe same place, but different time frame? still, neat photo, bro.
>>71970243
They were allowed to let off the steam that was building up through rape, pillaging, and sacking. This is why modern solides snap. They are so highly strung and unable to let the pressure out occasionally.
>>71969612
the UK and France have been involved in a few wars recently, have higher military spending than brazil and nuclear weapons
not sure how weve forgotten the importance
is brazil conducting air strikes in syria and iraq?
>>71967699
rare
Winners. Winners are more interesting.
>>71969664
PTSD only really started being noticed in WWI. Sitting in a trench with your foot rotting off while getting constantly shelled by massive artillery barrages, covered in intensely poisonous gas that fucks your shit up, and getting your head blown off if you sit up too much is just a little bit more of an experience than standing in a line with a boomstick that is pretty much guaranteed to miss firing it at another crowd of dudes with equally inaccurate boomsticks.
Not to mention the development of psychology and understanding of the human mind helped diagnose what was probably just considered anxiety in the past.
>>71964320
Napoleonic.
>>71969598
>that guy in the bottom right
I'LL FUCK YOUR SHIT UP.. IN SPACE
>>71968552
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koT0vkaz81g
This thread is no dedicated to the protective guards of the Queen and royal family.
>>71964320
WWII warfare
All other forms of warfare have failed in comparison
>>71969393
MOS? Which AO?
>>71970285
>When was there ever a guerilla war, dumbfuck?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Wars
>>71964320
Black cocks.
>>71970446
I get what you're saying but I don't think that would apply for everyone. Not all ancient soldiers were professionals and wanton blood lust probably wasn't every bodies thing. That and what you're describing is the result of a big victory, not the daily grind.
>>71969220
>just one of our SF groups could make Mexico even more of a chaotic shithole than it already is?
How exactly would that happen ? Without diplomatic repercussions... And why couldn't other nations' SF units do the same to US ?
You and your mercenary bro's dueling it out over the sky's of China...
Flying Tigers!
>>71969175
>-Phalanx vs Phalanx
this, at least in Greek combat
It was a relatively gentlemanly although impersonal affair with few losses between city states.The upper/upper middle class were Calvary. Middle classes were heavy/medium infantry with armor passed down for generations bearing family/tribal crests and symbols. Men at the front pierce and stab, if the formation moves forward then enemy wounded are euthanized by rear rows.
Most of the time there was no real victory, just showing you had to balls to fight and all was well.
>>71970542
The called it soldier's heart, acute mania, or meloncholy during the American Civil War.
http://youtu.be/WdUJPAG0ns8
>>71970542
>PTSD only really started being noticed in WWI
by the scientific and military authorities that is, im sure families and individuals were aware of it in some form throughout the centuries of warfare.
>>71967868
Still happening in Syria. Rebels dig tunnels under entrenched regime positions and blow them to shit. But doesn't seem to be happening too often anymore; I think the regime got wise to it. Instead of devoting time and resources to a counter tunnel they just flood it with raw sewage.
Nothing beats the strategy and tactics used by the Roman legions. The formations were ingenious and each legionary acted as a cohesive unit almost as if they were cells making up a organism. Ballistas and trebuchets could bring down the mightiest of walls and kill tens of a soldiers from hundreds of yards away. Paved roads were built to transport troops and supplies effectively.
>>71964320
shitposting
>>71969744
>zweihanders
Bunch of stun locking faggots.
>>71971741
For sure.
The Great War was just fucked up. I'd probably pick WW1 as one of the most interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Pd527GN48
>>71967517
Fire from where line of sight is not possible due to terrain or distance. Machine guns and mortars fire from defilade positions to hit long range targets and artillery normally use huge distances.
>>71968158
Carthage captured these from Africa and fucking rode them. Pretty badass.
It's gotta be Blitzkreig, it changed everthing for total war.
>>71970388
>spend millions buying one of the best airplanes
>random RPG out of nowhere blows it up
