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Date:      Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:08:22 +0100
From:      <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk>
To:        "Jay Nelson" <noslenj@swbell.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Guns and freedom [Was: Re: On "intelligent people" and"dangers to BSD"]
Message-ID:  <001d01bf9a27$80532d40$1c021740@cian.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003291834410.935-100000@acp.swbell.net>

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> On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >1776:
> > British Army: muskets and cannon.
> > Revolutionaries: muskets.
>
> You should probably add to that, the mortars, frigates and lancers for
> the British of that time.


You should perhaps _more_ importantly note the age of the British fleet of
that time, not it's size.

The Revolutionary fleet was brand-spanking-new. The equivalent of sending a
W.W.I battleship up against the New Jersey ....... it was a damn brave show
by the British navy to fight,  knowing as they did so, that they confronted
a better armed, better motivated and (sadly for them) frequently better led
naval enemy.

This of course not to detract from the sound arse-whooping the Brits
received on more than a couple of occasions. Mind you, the white house was
torched in all this somewhere :) ... bet that's not happened for a while.


CR



>
> > not too inequal
> >
> >1999:
> > British Army: tanks, arty, rifles
> > Revolutionaries: rifles.
>
> You should also add the squad machine guns, mortars, C4, Apaches and
> Claymores for todays British.
>
> > ouch.
> >
> > trying to fight against a combined arms unit with only rifles
> >is a real bear.
>
> Most of the tactical weapons are useless in a guerrilla action, which
> is why there will always be men in the mud.
>
> With greater odds, Victor Charlie cleaned our collective clock.
> Logical assumptions get you killed in a fight, no matter which side
> you're on.
>
> -- Jay
>
>
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