Thats very true, of course every theater of war has new tactics. One of my favorite authors Harry Turtledove wrote a book “Guns of the South” and it was the fictional story of modern day soldiers supplying the Confederacy with AK 47’s and how they had to change the training of using the weapons of that period.
I would be interested and may jump into some research about the near future use of man carried laser weapons and the effective usage of speed of light impacts with zero trajectory loss, the advantages in mass attacks, suppression and counter defensive weapons such as smoke, mirrors and reflective chaff. Also the effective use of it as long range sniper shots. I can easily imagine camera images with selected targets much like a fighter pilot that automatically follows the target and can do near simultaneous multiple shots.
“...and it was the fictional story of modern day soldiers supplying the Confederacy with AK 47’s and how they had to change the training of using the weapons of that period..”
Truth is stranger than fiction. With the developement of the minnie ball, Rifle/Muskets and multi shot carbines the tactics changed greatly from 1861 to 1865.
The Turtledove books are great.
For a greater sense of realism, “The Forever War” served as a fantastic counterpoint to “Starship Troopers”.
The “glory” of warfare is completely eliminated and both the reliance upon technology and the immediate dangers of technology are showcased quite well.