Timeline for Modern warfare theory in a medieval setting
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| Oct 2, 2019 at 21:05 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | @Falco, technology to build at least a practical postal service was certainly there, so it seems more like organizational issue. Case in the point: when the semaphore telegraphs were built, most were still reserved for government use even though opening them for commercial traffic would have significantly helped economy (and probably covered the costs); so it seems the governments were not really thinking about trade that much even well into modern times, and if somebody did, they could move things forward quite a bit. | |
| Oct 2, 2019 at 10:44 | comment | added | Luaan | @L.Dutch They were, but that needs lots of drilling and training, which, as is often repeated in comments and answers here, simply wasn't feasible. Most armies only had a few simple signals. Heck, one of the worst non-nuclear explosions in history was the Halifax explosion in 1917, which was caused by this very problem - the only communication the two ships had was through "trumpets", and they just couldn't communicate well enough to avoid disaster. | |
| Oct 2, 2019 at 9:34 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | @RedSonja, actually drums, flags, trumpets were used also as a way of using codified long distance communication | |
| Oct 2, 2019 at 9:20 | comment | added | Falco | @RedSonja This sounds more like technological innovation, which would radically change the whole middle-ages including every-day politics. Reliable Long Way Communication was not missing because no one saw its use, it was missing because the technology was not available for reliable, affordable, fast long range communication. | |
| Oct 2, 2019 at 8:08 | comment | added | RedSonja | Communication: Actually, introducing long distance communication is a real deal-breaker. The use of semaphores is an excellent example of really low-tech solutions making a difference. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:49 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | @GuillaumeC., based on the information I have added, no. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:48 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:43 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:37 | comment | added | Guillaume C. | Thank you, would special forces fall within the asymmetrical concepts you're thinking about? | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:22 | history | answered | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |