=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: imaginary-military-doctrine-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ infantry with small arms fire to pin down a target at a location while the long-ranged ordinance is along the way explosive drones, long-range but small payload rockets, but probably not artillery since it must be precisely applied when infantry are engaged. the dumber the fire, the less precise the munition. usually. infantry under this doctrine would only be ideal to use when the location is reachable by long-range ordinance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5218 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: historical-weapons-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ "what if cannons were aimed like rifles?"*the guy who was ahead of his time for rocket propelled grenades or laser guided airstrikes of small munition* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────┴───────────┘ --- #2 notes/firing-over-the-heads-of-the-enemy --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── firing over the heads of the enemy is not useless. you're telling your allies where to aim. ideally, with tracer bullets, so they can see. Those work best at night. aim at the point where the trails disappear, and/or where the smoke appears. aim to the side, where your opponent isn't but where the flankers are. use more ammunition than you think you need to. If there isn't always more, then you're losing. Be brave. Advance. Fire where you know they should be, even if they're under cover. Fire keeps them there. Long enough to let your allies get a different angle. But, don't keep shooting if you aren't sure they're there. It's okay to fire in a direction to let your allies know which direction is safe and which are dangerous. Bullets are bullets, they hurt all those that they hit. [and those they are near]. Less "spray and pray", and more "put 3 bullets in and around each window, that one seems to have been missed so I'll hit it just to be sure." If there are civilians about, then you are either on the wrong side, or your foes are cruel bastards who use people as shields. Sometimes, they have no choice. In that case, siege them out. Help the people to escape. Treat them well, and fairly. Do not treat an unarmed soldier any differently than a civilian. Always be aware of what directions are safe, and which are hot. Use drones to direct fire using lasers painted on the ground, and on surfaces that are upright that you can see. Works best in urban environments, which are some of the hardest. A simple red/green line that says "safe to stand here" and "always be firing when standing here" is a good line to have drawn in the sand. Use your guys back home to fly the drones and paint those lines. Listen to comms, investigate, use the tech for intelligence, not firepower. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ --- #3 fediverse/2563 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: unreasonable-violence │ └───────────────────────────┘ if I was a far right militia, a pride parade would be a tempting target. hence why they must be defended with riflemen placed just out of sight, clustered away, ready to spring into the fight. spread out, hit from the flanks, keep them pinned down, and occupy space. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/5388 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── sail boat + small rocket you can build on a barge instant beach-side artillery that can hit as far as you'd like (to spec) into the land-based territory ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1719 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── light infantry aren't designed to fight to the death. I think that's something that modern militaries understand very well. hence why they can rotate on leave. when a larger nation attacks a smaller force, it's merely a question of how long they can drag it out. like, lawyers who send frivolous lawsuits or constantly bothering people for breaking "laws" about their social and cultural expression. if you're not hurting anybody, who cares if you pirate your TV? if nobody is harmed, then what's wrong with sitting around eating cheetos all day? nothing, I say. Hell yeah, I say, if that's how you want to spend your life. Your ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 messages/1530 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── The first humanoid attack drones would have their brains in their bellies and their fists upraised - rapid spin-up actuators, with solid iron blows - a sledgehammer jackhammer So be sure to account for that in your defensive military funding. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════════───┘ --- #7 fediverse/2531 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you suddenly find yourself in a strange place because you felt a call to │ ║ battle, only to find the battle has yet to arrive, your duty is to learn the │ ║ environment, learn the people, learn the resources at your disposal and │ ║ identify places that would be ideal for entrenchment. │ ║ │ ║ Think of the difficulties of the area - where are the rivers? the mountains? │ ║ the natural or man-made barriers? │ ║ │ ║ think of the infrastructure - how are supplies getting here, what │ ║ organizations are active here, what are the demographics, could any of them be │ ║ more productive? In what ways? │ ║ │ ║ action is not necessary until action is apparent. but intelligence, and the │ ║ mind to use it, is invaluable for you and for any planning you might see fit │ ║ to do. │ ║ │ ║ some suburbs are full of old people. Some have new parents. Some are for │ ║ immigrants, and some are a bit more entrenched, but still speak a different │ ║ language. Some are full of enemies, and others are ready for violence. │ ║ │ ║ but mostly, suburbs are just too damn far away │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 messages/1407 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── would you rather have a missile launcher or a gattling gun missile launcher ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #9 messages/1527 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── Weapons should exist to contest cosmic threats (tanks to a civilian) than cosmic threats (god to an ant) or mundane threats (your brotherhood of farms). This is why citizen owned anti-tank rifles should be kept in hiding, but still shown at parades so we know how many there are, but not where they are. [we keep lots of them in grocery stores] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════════───┘ --- #10 messages/1449 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── The military, I think, should focus on building cheaper versions of the best stuff available, so we can have more of them to dispatch in a fight. Having classes of weaponry that's farther developed behind than the precision machine can be better than throwing away billions of computer parts. Steel and rocket fuel to a long way, and besides its not like we need all that rock (metal) or oil (fuel) anyway. So... It pays to be efficient. Find the best cost/value parameter and minimize cost in human lives. There, long-term best strat. Best strat ever? Plus the citizens would be happier meaning they can make more GDP meaning they can make more weapons to play if they saved in their pockets. And distributed it to others we helped, to allow them do to as they pleased. Or have you forgotten the American way? More mechanics, more technicians, more logisticians, more celebrations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2568 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────────┘ if you're trying to counter this leap-frog style tactic, hit them from the back partner's flank as the forward person is advancing, they'll watch left and right as they come around corners and such. however, the back person needs to always be covering them in case of an enemy from the front (the most likely place where enemies will be) so they spend less time looking to the sides. also, encirclement is the most efficient way to overcome enemies. otherwise you become entrenched as forward momentum halts, and you get Ukraine. Don't get Ukraine. We must secure a cleansing blow. Against the far right. There is no greater plight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 messages/1264 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── the modern army is incomplete without explosives. the modern citizenry is incomplete without the capacity to make them. it's simply a matter of logistics and details. the harder something is to do physically, the more backlash the state takes from their humanity. therefore, the hardest fought causes will be the hardest to misuse. if derived from the "wisdom of the masses" aka wisdom from humanity, the ethical practice or decisionmaking [moral, but pronounced morale] can heuristically be guided toward the thing that's best for us all. and as the struggle is undermencing, whichever companion-army has the most dedication and drive and will will be the one most thoroughly strengthened in our souls. at least, that's the idea. it works mmanymost times. like nuclear fusion, there was some speedbumps at the start, but nothing we couldn't recoveroverwhelm. so, which has more will? the military or the people? it shouldn't matter, as each has friends in all places. what's there to fight for when there's peace in your times? peace is a useful abstraction for understanding a couple primarily behavioral patterns in human behavior, specifically why they avoid damaging things, and why they avoid harming others. applies to both personal personality, and internal assignment of authority. loyalty to a culture? it's guaranteed for those who believe in good and evil. others don't see shades of that kind of color, and instead choose making decision paths based on circumstance, relations, and evaluationment. either way, both is consentually blinded (like horse-tunnel-visioners) [momentary/temporarily, but pronounced equippedarily] to the options that could be taken while [momentarily/temporarily, but pronounced controvertibly] engagionmenting is... hang on I lost the plot, lemme smoke more weed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #13 notes/military-policy --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── what if the military hired people to be good at sword arms traditional infantry corps ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2678 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursed-but-useful-technology │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "the goal is to have multiple people piloting different sections of the drone │ ║ swarm. the image recognition technology will adapt and eliminate any hostiles │ ║ within range, while also attempting to place themselves in positions which │ ║ maximize the camera coverage of areas the others can't see. then, the director │ ║ can say "you 5 move east 1/4th of a mile" based on their vision from the │ ║ combined camera output from the drones. │ ║ │ ║ the "fog of war" should not be black, also, but rather it should be the vision │ ║ of the long-range camera style drone up above. if you have multiple, you can │ ║ take their vision and find the angle based on their coordinates and elevation │ ║ (soh-cah-toa) and then you should have another perspective which can fill in │ ║ quite a few blanks. │ ║ │ ║ in fact if you had at least 4 of them you could reliably cover every corner of │ ║ the city. notdownstrets │ ║ │ ║ depending on how the factory situation is going, could be used with infantry │ ║ too, but like... human conflict? in this era? how barbaric. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2274 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1203 hence, a military of pure volunteers. a militia, if you will, that is well regulated and armed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4406 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-drones │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ Build drones, build stations where they can be controlled, repaired, refueled, etc. Put guns on them. Figure it out. Use them to observe enemy movement. No need for human manned checkpoints if we know they're coming. Automate as much as you can, but don't rely on ChatGPT or AWS or other external resources. Not until their data centers are under our control, and even then we'll need time to spin up our own software. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 messages/623 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Build drones, build stations where they can be controlled, repaired, refueled, etc. Put guns on them. Figure it out. Use them to observe enemy movement. No need for human manned checkpoints if we know they're coming. Automate as much as you can, but don't rely on ChatGPT or AWS or other external resources. Not until their data centers are under our control, and even then we'll need time to spin up our own software. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 messages/974 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── armies were formed by "whoever could run together without bunching up" the fastest a'la the combat in The Last Arkkadian ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #19 messages/1451 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── first start to any sort of insurgency or rebel alliance is mobile factories. you gotta be able to make your x-wings in space. similarly, drones being built between wall-less semi trucks assembly line style. with a helipad on top, and networked with servo-motor struts that follow the exact path and momentum of the truck ahead of it, recorded and passed down to the past. what was I saying? oh yes they could exchange drone parts across these barriers and build an entire drone that could be deployed at will. well, so long as the roadsigns hold out (whoops) I think it works better for the Rebel Alliance, united against one foe as a state federation. (downside is then you forget who you're meant to be and you only remember the pack.) well it's probably fine so long as you fight for your patrons, or more ideally, for ideals that everyone can understand beware, Iran in the summer wear your white clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3023 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┐ ║ I love the game Running with Rifles │ ║ │ ║ if you live for 5-10+ minutes, you can learn a lot of interesting things about │ ║ how to engage a foe. │ ║ │ ║ like, the importance of cover *at all times*, until you successfully │ ║ outmaneuver your foe. │ ║ │ ║ when an enemy approaches, don't step out to meet them │ ║ │ ║ wait for them to attack, and then throw explosive devices at them. easy peasy. │ ║ │ ║ or, y'know, bullets │ ║ │ ║ you cannot defeat an enemy head on - that's why the world wars were so │ ║ devastating, we put ALL our soldiers at 100% on ALL flanks. We had to to │ ║ contest the foe who was doing the same thing. │ ║ │ ║ it is *mindboggling* how many people died. The utmost scale of destruction │ ║ that should ever yet be. because they were never allowed to outmaneuver their │ ║ foe. │ ║ │ ║ a good way to strike is to feint your foe, and let your foe enroach on your │ ║ edge, spreading their surface area across a large, thin, useless piece of land. │ ║ │ ║ basically, make them fight a bit of the land war in asia in your borders. │ ║ │ ║ then, you can strike at the hinge, where they are weaker │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/2545 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-kinda-silly? │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ thank god for the impulse behind repealing the chevron doctrine. it's one of the best silver bullets against autocracy, at least if it hits their achilles heel. if you demand loyalty over expertise, then expertise will necessarily be lost and reduced. giving those who respect justified authority the advantage. hence, why putin and kim-jong-un and other authoritarian leaders don't need to know shit about the capabilities of their military - all they have to do is say "go here, fuck shit up" to which the generals of course would reply "with pleasure" because they're into kinky stuff like warcrimes and despotism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/3007 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: ancient-battles-mentioned-in-context │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ like... did you know most battles ended when everyone *ran away*? Most people think they're like, endless gauntlets of death to-the-death. no, it's not really like that, more like "stick around as long as possible and try to get 'em before they get us" plus some general orders from the guys on horses like "start moving toward the sun" or "move onto the high ground" 'cause like, if you hear something like that then you better follow their commands, if you don't then all your buds will leave you to get ganked. these days... our comms are so hackable that like, are you really gonna communicate over infrastructure they control? oy... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 messages/626 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Talk to veterans for tactics and discipline. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/4437 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ buying guns is one thing but food is just as important. stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 notes/decimate --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── Decimate is when you take every 10th man in an organized unit and create a new unit from it. Used to re-organize and keep things fresh. Ideally, for those who don't get along. If everyone gets along, something's wrong. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════════──┘ --- #26 fediverse/4651 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-combat-footage-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ north koreans in ukraine fighting drones. who sent them? who can say. all we know is that the machines delight in this type of display. lots of thumbs-up symbols. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/2441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/2564 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────┘ pretend like you're playing leap-frog one person goes up to a sightline, watches with bated breath, another cautiously advances through the area covered by their teammate, before covering their back-to-forth advancement. first one, then the other, watch out for flanks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/2838 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ *they put you in homes of sticks and bones* because it's a lot easier to put 2 teams one on each side in an L shape and just... unload into the house with machineguns until everyone stops talking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/5349 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdly-political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ if your grandfather came to you and told you to prepare the tribes for war, what would you do? machine guns on the back of trucks? machined barrels with ignition systems, enough to chew up a suburb or a ware-house? target is a warehouse everyone needs groceries how about bottle rockets with mile-long range that could turn around and fly back if the enemy wasn't around "build mustangs" mustangs are jeeps, dumbass ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/539 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── *strategic and tactical goals ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 messages/597 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Ride the truck TO battle, not into it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/3777 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── the co-opting of the "hand shading eyes from the sun" gesture is the most soldier thing I can think of "no sir. not at all, sir. It's a sign of respect, sir." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |