SE4 Strategy - An Art or a Science?

[geoschmo]

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
or the American intervention in Mogadishu, Somalia? that is a classic example of how a high tech militaristic nation can get ahem...... soundly thrashed by its less than exemplary foes

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Soundly thrashed? The Somalian Campaign was a political failure, not a military one. The battle depicted in "Black Hawk Down" was at the time the largest number of US casualties in combat since Vietnam, and the main objective to capture the warlord failed, but at the end of the day as many as ten Somalis were dead for every one US soldier. Not exactly a "thrashing".

Another historical example of a technologically weaker foe defeating a stronger one would also be the colonies defeating the British Army in the American Revolutionary War.

Geo

[Mudshark]

Here is the article Oleg;
http://www.wargamer.com/articles/german_myth_main.asp

[dumbluck]

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Originally posted by PDF:

If you want an example of losing "hi tech" country in a war, rather take Vietnam...

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Or the Russian Version: Afganistan. Not that I can spell it this late at night....

[Gryphin]

oleg,
Thank you. I now have a Fresh / French joke to email around the world. I also have to once again explain to the woman in the cube next to me why I'm laughing so hard.

PDF: I humbly concede. Very clearly my sources were biased. I thank you for the correction

[Loser]

To Do list:

1. Get Religion.

2. Develop Magical Fairie Dance

3. Ditch Italy, France (sorry kids)

4. Locate Afganistan, Vietnam, avoid them

5. Stop blaming Hitler for... certain specific inadequcies of the Reich

6. Research Mean Coffee (a caffeinated beverage so advanced, it possesses an actual capacity for malice... world domination is sure to follow)

[mac5732]

In regards to supposedly inferiors beathing up on supposedly tech advanced counties, how about the following

British vs Zulu's (Isawanda)
Boer Wars
how about the Crusades, supposedly the Europeans were supposedly higher tech better armor, better stand up units, knights, etc,

just some ideas mac

[Krsqk]

Well, the Boer wars and the Crusades comes down to art, too. Tactics and mobility, with guerilla-like warfare, served to defeat technologically more advanced enemies. Just goes to show that you can win battles with almost anything. And if you can win enough battles, you can probably win a war.