How have modern warfare tactics changed since World War II?
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Modern war is practically the same as WW2, but “better, faster, stronger”.
1. Communication is now everywhere and secure. You have digitally-encrypted comms that fit into pockets, while in WW2 you had special guys with huge backpacks. This allows much better and realtime coordination with HQ of large-scale operations.
2. Navigation with GPS – everyone now knows their precise location. Easier to call in artillery and just not get lost.
3. Long range precision artillery – you can hit targets on 3rd shot from 30-50km away and scoot in minutes.
4. Precision long-range missiles – you can hit a 10x10m square 500km away. Also bombers aren’t a thing anymore because surface-to-air missiles are just so good.
5. Drones with real-time video feeds. Artillery units can see impacts in real time.
One of the interesting consequences of it is that force concentration isn’t a thing anymore – you can’t amass troops for push. If you ask Ukrainian soldiers about their experience what they say to you is that as soon as you bunch up in a group of 5 or more – you’ll get mortared. Any point can be hit. Any barracks, any rail station, any factory, any stockpile. Any concentration is now impossible.
You also can’t hide. A tank now can have a drone overwatching it and relying everything in realtime. A HQ would have a Discord room (literally, lol) with streams from every part of the frontline.
Another factor is that casualty treatment advanced greatly. Most of the wounds are now survivable. Soldiers carry IFAKs that can easily treat wounds that would kill WW2 soldiers in minutes.
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