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Old 02-21-2022, 10:39 AM   #49
Willy
 
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Default Re: Tech Level news: so, you can buy a Gauss Rifle now

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Originally Posted by Varyon View Post
Modern irregular forces can sometimes get away with purposefully launching from somewhere that's too valuable to attack. For example, if you launch from a hospital, OpFor basically has the choices of letting you continue to shell them, sending in troops to try to identify and stop you (difficult against irregular forces, who by definition can simply fade into the crowd of civilians - and attack from within said crowd), or taking a massive PR hit from shelling such an important building (particularly if it's currently occupied by patients/students), none of which are likely to end well for them.
Sure, but that and other dirty tricks works only in a low intensity war or conflict where the political and military who are attacked this way, either have to follow international law and rules of engagement or have to take the public opinion into account. And think that the negative consequences of said pubic opinion or laws are bigger than the military advantage of fighting back. Once the calculation goes the other way they WILL shell the hospital.

To be blunt even the most democratic and peace loving gouvernmernts would in a real all out War like a hopefully far away WWIII ignore this completely. A lot of democratic gouvernments ignore them even today if it fits their purpose. Not to speak about rogue states who ignore them completely.

Last edited by Willy; 02-21-2022 at 10:39 AM. Reason: spelling error
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