Comments on: Is war now impossible? https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/is-war-now-impossible/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Doctor Pat https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/is-war-now-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-361637 Doctor Pat Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:45:51 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26789#comment-361637 His knowledge of firearms is terrible, and yet, he was fundamentally correct in his overall thesis: a great war in the early 20th century would destroy all the empires of Europe.

However, they were stupid enough to do it anyway. That was the other flaw in his thinking.

]]> By: Goober https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/is-war-now-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-361300 Goober Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:16:52 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26789#comment-361300 As for his 44% more penetration between a 6.5 and 8mm round, again, he has no clue what he is talking about. It depends totally on the cartridge, not just the caliber. An 8mm magnum round will do immensly more damage than a small, assault style 6.5 millimeter round. Likewise, a 6.5 mm assault round will do immensly more damage than a 9mm parabellum. This guy is literally talking out his arse.

]]> By: Goober https://www.isegoria.net/2011/10/is-war-now-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-361299 Goober Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:14:00 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=26789#comment-361299 Wow. This guy has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about. A mile? Give me a break. Only the very best and most elite can fire their rifles accurately to a half a mile, much less a mile. As for his clap-trap knowledge on ballistics, I’ll let that speak for itself. If he really is advocating firing a rifle at distances of a mile, you’d be lobbing that bullet in to your target big time. Almost indirect fire. I know that I have to aim about 12 feet over my target to hit the gong at 1,000 yards when I shoot in competition. A mile is 1,760 yards. I don’t have the calcs directly in front of me, but a round about guess: about 30 feet high, give or take. The round isn’t “5 feet off the ground the whole way” like this guy says. He has absolutely no idea what he is even talking about.

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