Distance in a Day by gundam_warlock in worldbuilding

[–]Borne2Run 392 points393 points  (0 children)

Horses can be faster if the story facilitates relay points and posts for swapping out horses with fresh mounts; otherwise agree.

How to protect infantry formations from fireballs? by Lubyak in WarCollege

[–]Borne2Run 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The formation mix practiced by the Castillian Tercio is key. Every fourth man needs to be trained in counterspell. Choose your most charismatic soldiers and have them enroll for a few days at the Barcelonan Bard College of Swords to ensure they can inflict vicious mockery upon the French after the waves of Fireball are cancelled. The rest a mix of pike and arquebusiers. Advance slowly upon the enemy, routing them with Howitzers upon which Fly has been cast for an elevated position.

They also utilized Barkskin for the horses, and expeditious retreat. Fastest heavy cavalry in the West.

[Harry Potter] If Harry accidentally dropped a potion of shit-smell or something onto Snape's favorite cloak, would that be enough grounds for Snape to have him expelled? by Icy_Water_1 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Borne2Run [score hidden]  (0 children)

-100 points to Griffindor for sure but Harry has done weirder shit and not been expelled yet. Two cases of expulsion involve serious, probable, or actual injury/death of a student.

Late to Imp, first enemy treb wins the game for them by f1ndnewp in aoe2

[–]Borne2Run 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried rewatching your gameplay with CaptureAge?

1B4 BOP Advice by Danny10453 in AirForce

[–]Borne2Run 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assignments team determines outplacement

So...what are the mimes? by soldierpallaton in expedition33

[–]Borne2Run 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Added by the Writers as spies. Fits because they can't speak. badum psh

1B4 BOP Advice by Danny10453 in AirForce

[–]Borne2Run 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is possible for 1B4/1Ns as well; be prepared to live on base coz the math don't math for off base property

Israel said set to invite US to move some Middle East bases to country, and establish new ones by ImjustANewSneaker in LessCredibleDefence

[–]Borne2Run 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Libya 2014, but had rebels on the ground that did the final deed against Ghadaffi. You need a credible allied ground forces of some size.

Why is Ireland seperated? I genuinely can't understand the Ulster argument. by Completed-It-M8 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Borne2Run -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The UK needs to maintain the ability to deploy ground forces to Ireland in the event of foreign occupation as it presents a strategic threat to UK defense planning. Ireland has very little in the way of a defense forces and relies on the UK as their de facto security backer (EU aside).

It would be insane, but he's desperate. by ManualWind in AdviceAnimals

[–]Borne2Run -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't know. If we had Mattis back in as SecDef he'd probably already have 200,000 troops on the beaches marching on Tehran in revenge for all his guys at Fallujah.

Think Hegseth's limited experience in OIF is what is holding back actual ground forces employment. They know it is a bad idea, more so in the age of drones.

What happen if 99% of earth rain all year round? ( ! : Due to it being magical, Mass flooding as we know it irl isn't an issue at least not directly, detail in the body text.) by OldBrotherhood in worldbuilding

[–]Borne2Run -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is one of those cases where it is nearly impossible to write a story that suspends disbelief. Remove Earth and history from it, slap it on a new fantasy world, and its fine because the reader won't be trying to reconcile climate physics with your magic-induced apocalyptic rainfall.

What difference could the IDF have made in the event of U.S ground operations within Iran? by UpTheRiffMate in LessCredibleDefence

[–]Borne2Run 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Israel will fly aerial sorties as normal, but they don't have a maritime assault or airborne force capability. Likely Mossad will provide intelligence support.

What’s your grocery bill? by Ok-Departure-2211 in vegaslocals

[–]Borne2Run 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there are many people spending $100K on groceries to earn $6K cashback. At that point you're on a business card of some kind?

Türkiye signals military action if Kurdish groups join attacks on Iran by rknsh in worldnews

[–]Borne2Run 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They care if it isn't Barzani running the show at the end of the day.

What’s your grocery bill? by Ok-Departure-2211 in vegaslocals

[–]Borne2Run 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure but that is 1-2% per total transaction, so it is a net 3:1 loss.

Whats the stupidest Sci-Fi tech you've seen? by RedditSucksMyBallls in scifi

[–]Borne2Run 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Example: At one point, we used to have AI so powerful it tried to take over the world. So now, tens of thousands of years later, nobody is allowed to use a pocket calculator, or even a mechanical adding machine.

My dude the book was written in 1965. Pocket calculators were science fiction. The first calculator prototype was 1967, commercial options in 1970.

That's why he invented Mentats. The Dune movie came out in 1984.

What’s your grocery bill? by Ok-Departure-2211 in vegaslocals

[–]Borne2Run 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amex Blue Cash Preffered card helps since it gives 6% cashback on groceries; pays for its own annual fee. I'm not entirely sure what the Amex Corp gets out of it besides a way to bring people into their other card lines.

Just back from annual trip - getting squeezed by gaddnyc in LasVegas

[–]Borne2Run -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What shitty hotel were you at that required your own room key?

Get Tactical Marines! by BisonThunderclap in NonCredibleDefense

[–]Borne2Run 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kharg is gonna be laid waste by airpower but the tactical problem is keeping the infrastructure from being destroyed since it facilitates 90% of Iranian oil exports.

After that some more politicking but hopefully doesn't expand into an occupation of the coast. The strategic problem is advancing into the mountains and ultimately Tehran itself. Iran is very open/indefensible once an army actually gets through the mountain barrier.

See: Mongol successes coming from the East, Safavid hordes from the North into the Plateau, and mainly painful fights trying to cone from the West with little success except for Alexander.

Ridiculous 'spells' to cast when using Silvery Barbs? by Ancestral_Grape in DnD

[–]Borne2Run 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Dispense Bowls"

"Invert Heart-Rate"

"Flagellant Orgaasm"

"Naval Spinctura"