“OK, Bill Maher, from now on, instead of using surgical snipers to remove enemy threats, we’ll use 105mm rounds and blast out the entire building or buildings nearby the same threats”
No commentary on Kyle here. But I wish we did exactly that. Our ultra careful, pathological horror of traditional military power is why we bogged down in Iraq as long as we did. Can anybody imagine the US Army or Marines circa 1944 being tied down there for a decade?
Armor matters. Artillery used widely matters. Carpet bombing is better than precision in some cases. And a line of attack matters. We own everything behind us, and blow up anything before us. Snipers of course have a use there, but we do not use enough violence today to instill terror in the enemy and break their hearts by destroying everything that matters to them.
SO yes, a 105 is fine. Unless of course 155 or 8 inch is available.
As a final aside. Imagine the harsh response if the Red Ball express feeding Patton’s army was attacked daily by IEDs. Yet for years, we couldn’t even bother to secure our main surface routes. Just send convoys down in certainty they would be blown up.
But oh yes, I would much rather we used 105s.
8 inch not available. Been retired
FAE is much more encompassing.