Quote Originally Posted by bubba
There is a fundamental absurdity involved in this garbage. In the kind of operations called for today large units are ineffective and counterproductive. The kind of wars being fought today are better suited to small unit operationsFielding the biggest army with the heaviest weapons insn't the advantage it was a century ago. Combining units into bigger single units might make life easier for the bean counters, but does nothing for combat effectiveness.
Spot on, Bubba!! This has been my argument as well. The "puir bluidy infantry" with a bayonet and some guts behind it wins the wars, not the unmanned drones or smart-bombs.

Cheers,

Todd