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So: The entire population of Earth loses all sense of free will, and become zombies with the singular focus of scientific advancement. Any aspect of the human mind that would possibly drive someone t …

aircraft) Have a profile that minimizes target size (the need for this can be miminalized by previous points) Accomplish all of the above in as efficient and reliable of a means as possible Based on the technology …

ago (that possibly developed into a civil war that was stamped out), the Powers That Be determined that equipping the masses with the understanding of how to build or develop weapons of war or other technology … And so your civilization limps along, possessing the marvelous technology of the Order, but none of its understanding. …

For this reason I, in my household, have more advance technology than some small organizations in third world countries possess. … I lack the skills, the supplies, the logistics, and the manpower, and frankly my technology isn't that useful for war making. Perhaps these theoretical aliens face similar problems. …

@Renan provides an excellent answer, but if you don't want to be that drastic, consider holding steadfast to the following rules of thermodynamics (edited slightly to make them more generic): Zeroth …

Height Altitude sickness begins at about 8,000 ft (2.4 km), with more minor symptoms typically found at 5,000 ft (1.5 km) on up. Assuming it's just her there, riding the carpet she'll likely want to s …

A history lesson! In 1827, English astronomer Sir John Herschel proposed the idea of making a mold of a person's eyes. Such molds would enable the production of corrective lenses that could co …

The duration extremely depends on how exposed it is to the elements, how humid (or rainy) it is, how often it hits the freezing/thawing point during a year, if plant life is affecting it, and other su …

If technology continues to develop as it has over the past ~15 years, robotic soldiers (that likely won't look humanoid) will respond more accurately, precisely, cheaper, and drastically, drastically faster …

Our new suppressor technology: Is extremely dependable, durable Is extremely lightweight and small Is mechanically simple Is extremely cheap/easy to mass produce Can work with most any small arms fire … Would tactics change around this technology? …

That technology doesn't exist. Anything written down can easily be acquired. No passwords on post-it notes. …

They can, however, use the technology directly, and use the factories to repair and reproduce the (unchanging) technology. … technology, if it be chemical engineering, computational devices, hovercraft, or whatever else. …

Not only did simple speed increase by orders of magnitude, but various other aspects of aviation also surged ahead at exponential rates, and warfare technology elsewhere blossomed at rates possibly not … Sure, when centuries separate technology sometimes that's an issue, but even then typically the warfare as the viewer sees sees hasn't advanced meaningfully; newer ships still buzz around more or less …

Given such technology entering into WWII, how would strategy, tactics, and logistics of this era change to accommodate it? …