I will not condemn progress that's been made.
Those who do condemn and criticize, based on PAST experience's, perhaps decades old, are full of it.
Without computers, the B-2 CANNOT fly. That's just the way it is. I don't think computers are the issue here, just having multiple capabilities, including the old manual ways. The increased rate of fire and accuracy that advanced systems provide is a GOOD thing for American forces, no?
Yet because of this article, a select few have just to chime in how wrong it is to “rely” on computers like it's some kind of disaster that some idiots don't see.
To me, the article says no such thing, except to be prepared incase certain advanced technologies fail, even if that scenario is unlikely. Otherwise, there's a lot of advantages for us to use these new technologies. That's how warfare generally evolves. We could not fight with massive attacks and barrages like WWII. Those days are over; precision wins far more.
I’m not one of those who condemn the use of computers and know their usefulness. I feared the loss of manual skills as the ultimate backup when the computers failed and the troops still needed fire support. I remember being told that “computers were the wave of the future and that the old ways would NEVER be needed again.” This article shows that some “old ways” need to be remembered, sort of like wilderness survival techniques.