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Stealhead · 08-30-14, 07:18 PM

1) Military medicine easily the best hidden benefit of warfare it vastly improves medicine for all

2) Military aviation another example of a hidden benefit for example the helicopter a weapon of war that has saved countless lives

3) Submarine development in particular from the end of WWII to modern times

4) Guided weapons technology makes war a lot more efficient get more done with less manpower (usually)

5) Military communications you cant do much without a way to give orders side benefit you can also snoop on your foe to gather intel and even
hack him. An ironic effect of this is that a very small nation can have a lot of power without ever firing a shot.What happens if a hacker shuts down your nations finical institutions? You could be broken or severally weakened it is the ultimate homage to Snu Tzu The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting.

6) Artillery development the biggest leaps here where during WWI but at the end of the day artillery is still the king of battle even more so now. Just think how many more would die if we fought trench style with our modern artillery and air burst (that works every time) and flechette.

7) Food a more recent development MREs(now used in some form by many nations) are a huge improvement on the type of field rations available in the past.

Not sure you can have a top 10 really all the things I listed I feel have equal importance/effect.

08-30-14, 07:18 PM	#3
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	1) Military medicine easily the best hidden benefit of warfare it vastly improves medicine for all 2) Military aviation another example of a hidden benefit for example the helicopter a weapon of war that has saved countless lives 3) Submarine development in particular from the end of WWII to modern times 4) Guided weapons technology makes war a lot more efficient get more done with less manpower (usually) 5) Military communications you cant do much without a way to give orders side benefit you can also snoop on your foe to gather intel and even hack him. An ironic effect of this is that a very small nation can have a lot of power without ever firing a shot.What happens if a hacker shuts down your nations finical institutions? You could be broken or severally weakened it is the ultimate homage to Snu Tzu The supreme art of war is to subdue your enemy without fighting. 6) Artillery development the biggest leaps here where during WWI but at the end of the day artillery is still the king of battle even more so now. Just think how many more would die if we fought trench style with our modern artillery and air burst (that works every time) and flechette. 7) Food a more recent development MREs(now used in some form by many nations) are a huge improvement on the type of field rations available in the past. Not sure you can have a top 10 really all the things I listed I feel have equal importance/effect. Last edited by Stealhead; 08-30-14 at 07:34 PM.