Author Topic: Rumsfield Troops Questions (Read 460 times)

Airhead · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2004, 11:53:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Which army in which war had it turn out that every single piece of their equipment turned out to be ideally suited to every single task that appeared?

I forget... help me out here.

The Mongols, Toad- their tatics and weapons were perfectly suited to defeat European armor and tatics. Ther ponies were more nimble, their bows were better, and tightly woven silk couldn't be cut by the relitively dull European arrows, so it was easier to treat puncture wounds.

Yeager · « **Reply #16 on:** December 10, 2004, 12:02:34 AM »

RUMSFELD IS HIMMLER!!!!!OH JEEBUS!!! OH JEEBUS!!!

Otto · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2004, 12:03:45 AM »

If your country dosen't have troops in Iraq then I'll just have to serve you a big cup of STFU till it does. If you can't be of use then at least keep you mouth shut.

RTSigma · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2004, 02:05:22 AM »

I'd back the soldier on this one, I mean c'mon, if they have to dig into scrap heaps for armor, thats pretty pathetic.

DoKGonZo · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2004, 02:32:47 AM »

If you get cable, check out "The Fog of War : Eleven Lessons From the Life of Robert S. McNamara." It's an autobiography of sorts, told by McNamara, about how he did Rummy's job back in the Kennedy administration - when there was some real serious stiff flying. Very, very interesting stuff.

Bluedog · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2004, 03:56:22 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Which army in which war had it turn out that every single piece of their equipment turned out to be ideally suited to every single task that appeared?

I forget... help me out here.

Zulu war, Africa, ages ago.

Amazing bit of kit the old pointy stick.

Airhead beat me to it, and with a better example to boot.

Toad · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2004, 09:51:13 AM »

And yet both the "Mongol Horde" and the Zulus lost. One took a bit longer to lose than the other, but both lost.

Of course we need better armored GP vehicles for Iraq. But remember those Humvees were originally painted in a Green Woodland camo pattern. You know why? Because they were designed for a different type of war.

To expect to totally reequip the force in 2 years is unrealistic. They are up-armoring which as I said before is a stopgap measure that will help but not solve the problem.

You can't expect them to wave a wand and have 30,000 mine resistant vehicles in service in a year.

Airhead · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2004, 09:55:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad

Of course we need better armored GP vehicles for Iraq.

No, all we have to do is send in the Zulus and the Mongols.

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #23 on:** December 10, 2004, 10:05:30 AM »