[geeks] e.e. smith "lensman" series

[Chris Byrne]

Right on man. I have yet to see a movie that showed an accurate depiciton of
small unit tactics, fire support, forward air control, close air support,
artillery support, special operations, flight operations, helicopter
operations, vertical envelopement, vertical insertion, HALO, or rescue of
any kind.

Actually I havent seen any accurate depiction of any military action except
for two movies. Saving private Ryan for the first 20 minutes or so and 84
Charlie MoPic. I only mention the above because I have at least some
experience with them.

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Chris Byrne


> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org]On Behalf
> Of Michael A. Turner
> Sent: 15 April 2002 21:21
> To: geeks at sunhelp.org
> Subject: RE: [geeks] e.e. smith "lensman" series
>
>
> 	As an action movie I thought it was ok. As a small time military
> buff and an arm chair strategist it ran me up the wall. Apparently in the
> 23rd century(or when this happened) WWI military doctrine has been
> determined to be the best. Massed waves of foot troops with
> rifles charging
> the enemy. No support weapons (mortars, heavy machine guns), no tanks, no
> APCs, No artillery, Planes are used only as a bombing mission on emptied
> territory, no helicopters, ETC. That was not an army, that was a
> mob lead by
> no one.
> 	I figured this was probably because they did not have these items in
> the book. The reason they were not in the book has each suit was all of
> these by itself. Someone should have pointed out that if they
> changed to no
> suits , they needed to change tactics also. Then again, it's hard to show
> individual heroism for the camera if everyone is doing their job....
>
> Michael A. Turner
> Systems Engineer
> WHRO
> michael.turner at whro.org
> http://www.whro.org
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