Argh.. I missed an update..
God Darn It..
On the positive side, those two updates were positively brilliant..
And getting the luxury of not one, but two updates in a row is a rare treat..
Even if it goes squarely against my rule of posting at least once pr update, whenever possible.. I have the time for it, usually and after beginning on my own story, I deeply recognice just what regular responses mean to the writer and his/her enthuasiasm and joy of writing..
On that account, please read my signature..
and please also: Act on it..
On the updates.. I've always found it particularly hard to explain to naval chiefs that their favorite toys are no longer suited for the task, nor are they themselves chiefs of the main and most important part of the armed forces..
True, for Britain and certain other nations, superiority at sea is very important, but above all else, superiority in the air is paramount and will usually mean the difference between victory and defeat..
And, with the introduction of the Carrier, this is true on the waves, as well as on dry land, with a few modifications on the somewhat more fluid battlefield, which is the High Seas..
The army, while the centerpiece of any armed force, their job is somewhat lessened as well.. Although no war can really be prosecuted without it, unless conquoring of your enemy's territory is not an objective, it is no longer the main 'punch', as various forms of bombers and fighters take that form.. To some extent.. Likewise for the navy.. While you can't really project power across the sea without it, you can decimate the naval forces quite effectively with the proper use of naval aviation, if said forces are not protected.. So while the air force of any nation is not the actual 'staying' or 'taking' power of the military, no other arm of it fields as effective a punch, as it.. Thus I consider it the primary military force, as both the others are to some extent doomed, without it..
But still, having to explain this to the admirals always leave me feeling that I really shouldn't have got out of bed that morning..