There's nothing wrong with dropping 2000 pounders on backed up convoys, training grounds, bridge and beachheads, any number of different concentrations of targets you would individually consider inconsequential. The entire advantage of dumb bombs with tailkits is that they're cheap and flexible for shit like that.
People always do this when a tactic slightly changes or a new somewhat effective piece of technology is being used and is a slight hassle to counter.
I'm sure cavalry thought the same about themselves based on the last few thousand years but we saw how quickly they were shown to be irrelevant as warfare evolved during WW1.
Cavalry stayed relevant in WW1 at every front where there was maneuver warfare, like the Arabian front and the Russian front. The role certainly diminshed but they didn't become irrelevant to militaries until the mass prevalevance of motorization and portable firepower during and after WW2. As for today, the horse has niche roles and it would be advisable that there's always some guys who understand equestrians just in case they have to be used as an expedient tool.
Like in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene where mule/horse teams were the only way some of those towns and homes up in the mountains were able to get supplies and disaster relief.
People might also talk shit about how using 4 legged animals as the last kilometer logistical tool in Ukraine, but it makes sense there due to terrain at times not being co-operative for trucks and them being inherently less loud and visible than a truck. Of course, they also can be turned into an expedient meal if the situation does actually become desperate at the front.
Except cavalry still exist. Light scout cavalry have turned to motorcycles, scout helicopters and light vehicles, heavy shock cavalry ride in tanks and IFVs. Hell, even real cavalry forces exist in both SOF as others have mentioned, but also for irregular troops like camel and horse mounted arabs that still ride the old beasts. The issue isn't that horses and camels are ineffective, anything that improves soldier mobility is still useful even if the old days of charging with sabre and lance are actually gone, the issue is that horses and camels are logistical nightmares for the modern army compared to motorbikes and humvees.
Except, a LOT of Nazi gear was mediocre to retardedly overcomplicated.
Jesus this is seriously one "well ashkually".
Obviously I wasn't talking about mobile troops, I was talking about horse mounted troops which don't exist today in anyway shape or form that they did prior to the 20th century.
That wasn't the crux of my argument. I was just throwing it out there.
Again, what are drones replacing? What are they an equivalent to? Horses were replaced because APCs, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, helicopters, etc. can perform an equivalent function but better (for the most part). Battleships were replaced because carriers and cruisers can do everything they can do but better. Drones can perform similar functions to other systems, but there's shit those systems can do that drones just can't.
ATGMs/ Anti personnel grenades that can fly, be retargeted in flight, be manually controlled and can be used as pop up ambush mines.
Not really. Drones are still tied to the infantry and can't outrun them or range too far from them. Plus they can't carry SOF guys. Scout helicopters are still faster and much longer ranged and can carry useful munitions without the prerequisite of also being the munitions.
The vast majority of scout helos can carry guided ATGMs. Hell back in the nineties you could slap TOW missiles onto the Kiowa-A and during Desert Storm they did.
From what I'm finding online, ATGMs seem to be more effective than drones, albeit much more expensive. My guess is drones will supplement rather than replace ATGMs.
Definitely a massive advantage of drones, basically since day 1. Having a real-time video feed of the battlefield is revolutionary.
Depending on the type, FPV drones can have a range in the ballpark of of
Given how much nerd shit the US Military actually engages in, how long before the guy with the grenade launcher starts getting called Battle Brother?
The VAST majority of FPV drones are maxing out at 20km one way and according to both sides it's usually 10km to maybe 15km.