Posted on Jan 6, 2016
The Jolt Of Electricity That Forever Altered Warfare
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RP Members osme interesting history!
On Jan. 6, 1838, a current ran along two miles of wire, forever changing how we wage war.
In the wake of the Civil War, there were many legacies left by Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, with the abolition of slavery and the foundation of a national American identity at the front of most people’s lists.
But another less well-known contribution was his use of the telegraph.
On Jan. 6, 1838, a current ran along two miles of wire, forever changing how we wage war.
In the wake of the Civil War, there were many legacies left by Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, with the abolition of slavery and the foundation of a national American identity at the front of most people’s lists.
But another less well-known contribution was his use of the telegraph.
The Jolt Of Electricity That Forever Altered Warfare
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Contact with combat forces has always been number one. 2003, Camp Virginia, V Corps Rear CP. We have been briefed on a brand new system - Blue Force Tracker. Each platoon leader's tank had a tracker on it. We could watch on our screen REAL TIME penetration of the Karbala Gap. I along with the rest of the G3 section watched as the tanks rolled up and completed their mission. We listened to the battle as it progressed. It was really something else.
Previous to this we watched and listened as the the 11th Av Bde gott it's ass handed to it, and after the attack they came back in the "black". There was a lot of silence in the TOC.
"Scud launch" shouted the 69th ADA SSG and the TOC would go dead silent waiting to hear if it was a scud attack or to pass over our position.
Even though I was in the Corps Rear CP miles behind the battle lines, I followed in real time the action. Being able to follow the action in real time allowed the CDRs to make split second decisions far from the lines.
Previous to this we watched and listened as the the 11th Av Bde gott it's ass handed to it, and after the attack they came back in the "black". There was a lot of silence in the TOC.
"Scud launch" shouted the 69th ADA SSG and the TOC would go dead silent waiting to hear if it was a scud attack or to pass over our position.
Even though I was in the Corps Rear CP miles behind the battle lines, I followed in real time the action. Being able to follow the action in real time allowed the CDRs to make split second decisions far from the lines.
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