How will armed conflict look in 10-20 years from now? Within that timeframe it can be assumed that countermeasures have been developed and have reached a high maturity level for threats such as drones and precision guided munitions. What would these things look like and what sort of tactics techniques and procedures would develop? Would we continue to see the bloodbath of trench warfare like how we see in Ukraine? Will mechanized maneuver warfare return? Argue ITT /k/ what you think future war will look like.
>>65274853Predicted drones btw.
C-UAS:>layered system>EW up the ass>drones filling hunter killer roles to destroy enemy drones>dedicated AD units specifically for C-UAS with weapons ranging from air bursting autocannon rounds to cheap missiles with guidance systems most likely housed in the weapon platform/vehicle rather than the missile to lasers>Armored units become especially deadly since the powerplants found in a lot of AFV's could support DEW systems>loader positions are swapped for system operator position, C-UAS automatically detects and tracks threats, operator is notified and determines is target is enemy, if so, he flips a switch and the system automatically engages (avoiding fratricide and shooting birds)>Drones will still be there but with a heavily diminished role seen more as a supplement rather than as the main killing weaponGear:>full body CBRNE suits with lvl II armor with lvl IIIa spots in areas that don't need to bend>climate control system, onboard computer with augmented reality capability >powered by fuel cell housed on the back, no excess battery bulk >rifle armor optional, if chosen, worn like a plate carrier >multi-spectral camo that climate control system can augment to give off camo pattern effect in the infrared spectrumTactics:>mixture of high technology with low tech even to late cold war standards due to EW>units most likely never massing larger than a battalion in one area>massive operational "grey area" where units conduct most of the fighting. Dart in, kill, fade away, rinse repeat. Most contact will be meeting engagements. Defensive positions will get obliterated >More emphasis on close combat and direct fire due to precision weapons losing effectiveness due to EW threat. Far higher casualties as a result>Balance between making the best weapons and vehicles while still keeping them cheap enough to have the mass to compensate for the casualtiesJust some of my own thoughts.
>>65274853It will be boring, gay, and shit will continue to be spammed on /k/
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>>65274853This game accurately predicted untrained vatnik levys and meatwaves thrown at you during the final missions as you approached Moscow
>>65274853The same as today with very minor changes unless WW3 starts.The older you get the more you realize we are living in the stagnation era with the private sector only pushing incrimental improvments to maximize profits while governments don't do shit these days.Assuming no WW3 I think we'll see drone teams just starting to leave the experimental phase for most militaries in 10 years and section level intergartion just beginning in 20.Microwave guns will get a shitload of DARPA funding before the MIC says they can't charge less than $200k per unit and they remain SF only until a major war forces their hand.
>>65276722I don't think the government would like seeing their expensive toys get blown up in a big boy war causing everyone back home to start rioting.
