Exactly.Charles L. Cotton wrote:This is the voice of experience. Theory is great, right up to the point one learns the theory was wrong.RogueUSMC wrote:I don't see trading strategic advantage for tactical speed to be and even trade tho...
Chas.
Battles won by denying intel to your enemy FAR outnumber those won by the speed of your tanks. USN's CVN battle groups can project an awesome presence, but most of the time, they disappear. When other countries know that presence is out there but don't know where, it keeps them from feeling like they can get froggy.
As I have said before, in ANY self-defense situation, you start out playing catch-up ball. Why make an unknown known when it puts your opponent at a disadvantage when it is an unknown variable?
All of the above is assuming that the BGs use logical thought processes. The fact that they don't a lot of times makes THAT the unknown variable WE have to deal with.
I, personally, am not going to give up a strategic advantage for a possible tactical advantage. Just because I have a gun in a given situation doesn't mean I have to use it. If it is known by all that I have it, the chances of it being necessary to deploy it go up steeply.