War- How often does it change?

[pantsoffdanceoff]

It will always be pointless.

So according to you the war against Hitler was pointless?

I think Hitler [b/]starting[/b] a war was pointless.

 

[Axeli]

I always figured the saying referred to the nature of mankind rather than the means of war.

 

[fix-the-spade]

It will always be pointless.

So according to you the war against Hitler was pointless?

No, but the war which created Stalinist Russia and the power vacuum into which Hitler would eventually seep most certainly was.

 

[_Janny_]

I think they mean that war never changes in the sense that everyone reacts to it the same - you know it's a tragedy, you know thousands will die, you know you can't stop a war. That is what you can't change.

 

[The DSM]

War never does change, its killing others for your own personal gain, it always was and always will be, even in a post apocaliptic wasteland.

 

[Iron Mal]

Like you said, if Fallout 3 is to be believed then the answer is never.

My personal opinion is that it changes with every Christmas single (to keep itself up to date).

 

[Ganado_Headshot]

White phospherus changed war quite a bit. All we had to do was drop it on the NVR, and they were done.

 

[bowserboy26578]

how about some more jokes, this is a bit depressing now.

 

[sneak_copter]

War never changes. It just never dies.

sneak_copter = always the best meaningful phrases, a GARUNTEE.

 

[Glerken]

It changes whenever a bigger boom is possible.
BOOM.

Just changed again...

 

[Eatbrainz]

Those Super Mutants and Mini-nuke launchers are pretty new

 

[Spektre41]

War never changes because the goddamned Engineer never sets up Dispensers.

 

[Zersy]

According to the narrator in Fallout, war never changes. I beg to differ. How often do you think war changes. I happen to believe it changes every other Thursday. And yes, I expect humorous replies.

Your over here , enemies over there, Kill Thy Ass

the only thing that really changes is how you kill Thy Ass ?

although if you take the Cold war in account thats probally the only war that seems to stand out because there was no direct conflict only a expansion of power by the 2 super powers.

 

[Apocalypse Tank]

Fallout claims war never changes...
Civilization say war changes every era
CoD tells me war is changed in between decades

In red alert however... war changes at the invention of the Apocalypse Tank.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

according to Snake war already has changed

 

[sms_117b]

Changes with the discovery of a new weapon.

Archery changed war - 100 years war, think it was around Caen, well trained English archers destroyed a large French force, before then peasants didn't really kill nobles.
Gunpowder changed war - Especially in feudal Japan, Nobunaga Oda deserves a very notable mention.
Automatic weapons changed war - Charge of the light brigade anyone
Flight changed war - a whole new aspect of war, cavalry evolved into tanks, planes are new.
Surface to surface missiles changed war, this is where we are, next will be wide usage of satellite to surface missiles in my opinion

 

[Unknower]

New weapons and means of communication change war.

Automatic weapons changed war - Charge of the light brigade anyone

Surface to surface missiles changed war, this is where we are, next will be wide usage of satellite to surface missiles in my opinion

Did that thing go a bit like this:

Commander: "Tell the light brigade to charge those guns over there."
Messenger: "'kay."
*
Messenger: "Charge those guns."
Brigade: "What guns?"
Messenger: "Uhh... those over there I guess."
Brigade: "'kay. CHAERG!"
Commander: "OHSHITFUCKINGHELL NOT THOSE GUNS! NOT THOSE GUNS!"

?

Also, I think missile satellites are already banned.

 

[stormcaller]

War was dramatically changed by four things:

Cannons
Machine guns
Aircraft
Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carrier carrierers
Aircraft Carrier Carrier Canons
Aircraft Carrier Carrier Machine Guns
Aircraft Carrier Carrier Aircraft
Aircraft Carrier Carrier Aircraft Carriers with Machine Guns and Canons
Sticks and Rocks

There fixed for you

 

[sonidraw]

I just googled war jokes. I personally didn't find anything funny. :-/
Quoting Fallout or Solid Snake seem like the only good ones.

On a more serious note, the reasons why we fight wars and how we fight those wars (basically, purpose and technology) do change. But in its most basic essence (lots of people hurting/killing lots of other people) war has never changed. Heck, even animals such as Meerkats and Monkeys wage war.

I wonder if the dinosaurs fought wars. T-Rex in a fighter jet...

 

[lonercs]

War changes with new technology. About 10-15 years I would say. War is never the same, new weapons, new enemies, new terrain, and new threats. As time changes, so will the ideas of people. Even the the most basic elements of war change, humans killing humans. War will always change.