Re: When was the turning point in technology's impact on war?

From: Michael Emrys (emrys_at_olypen.com)
Date: 01/29/05 

To: sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:15:51 -0800

in article no2-2C585D.14273427012005@cnews.newsguy.com, hoarse with no name
at no2@spam.com wrote on 1/27/05 2:27 PM:

> My reading of history would put the turning point at roughly 1500.

Depends on how you define 'technology'. Ancient Rome had better
organizational technology, and better weapons for their particular style of
fighting most of the time. That enabled them to win battles against more
numerous foes.

Michael