Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> "Jeffrey C. Dege" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > >Bear in mind that Europe generally has good roads; off-road vehicles >
> >aren't usually necessary.
> >
> > I spent a couple of years wandering around the Frankische Wald.  Off-road
> > vehicles aren't necessary to get to places where you've already built
> > roads, true.  But the opfor doesn't always plan to fight you where it
> > is convenient.
> 
> So the evil Muslims will cleverly smuggle an army into the Frankische Wald
> (sneaking through all the lands in between) and then conduct war in there,
> talking care not to leave the protection of the forest.
> 
> > >>Theater pipeline kits?
> > >
> > >The civilian infrastructure of Europe contains plenty of pipelines
> > >and other methods of transporting fuel.
> >
> > To the places where fuel is already needed.
> 
> The Frankische Wald? The Muslims can bring their own fuel, thank you.
> 
> > >>All of that is true, but the result of that is that only England and
> > >>France have the capability to supply a division-level force in the
> field,
> > >>and they are both limited to one division, each.
> > >
> > >I don't know about France. Regarding England, you are wrong: England
> > >doesn't have an army. Britasin does, and it's rather larger than
> > >one division. The main combat formations of the British army
> > >are 1 Armoured Div, 3 Div, and 16 Air Assault Brigade. Upon full
> > >mobilisation, it's likely that 3 other field divisions would be
> > >activated (2 Div, 4 Div, 5 Div), and UK land forces would include
> > >(as of 1 Jan 2002):
> >
> > And, with all of that, they've never deployed more than a single division
> > at a time.  And when they've done that, except for the Falklands,
> > they've had US logistic support.
> 
> But they *didn't* have American logistic support in the Falklands War. And
> did quite well.
> 
> > >I suggest to you that that's a rather large "division".
> >
> > There's a difference between having a division and deploying it.
> 
> I'm sure the Germans will allow the British troops to use German airports
> before they hit the excellent German highways and head for the Frankische
> Wald. Mind you, I suspect the Bundeswehr could deal with  the Nassty, Nassty
> Muslims without help.

If the Army of the Worldwide Islamic Jihad fights its way as far as the 
Frankische Wald, the French will already have gone nuclear.

--
Adam