Ron Paul: "We Spent a Billion Dollars Fighting the Houthis…and Lost'
(ronpaulinstitute.org)
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Always found that odd, shouldn't computers make aiming guns easier than ever?
Pretty sure guided missiles require more expensive (and expendable) resources than most ballistics alternatives.
Not only do you have the fuel and payload, but also the circuitry, computer bits, sensors/guidance systems, communications, etc etc.
Especially when considering the ranges that naval vessels are usually firing from compared to say, tanks or infantry. Likely has to reach a moderately higher quality threshold than your average computer-controlled setup.
it just seems like a completely retarded waste to put a computer in a bomb. it's not like all that shit grows on trees.
It does make sense for specialized precision scenarios, but now they seem to try putting it in just about every kind of non-small arms ordinance.
career politicians in charge.
it's not even a uniquely military thing...
that being said, I don't see our modern military gangster leaning a warship anytime soon...that would take inventiveness and leadership...
A tool is only as good as its operator.
There are literally pre-made tools to make it extremely easy to lock on to a target and click. I don’t see how anyone could fuck that up
We have subhuman apes that can't beat video games without an easy mode. Now imagine these inept cretins are under pressure and there are actual consequences for not beating the Cuphead tutorial.