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What modern support would it have taken for Pickett to break through at Gettysburg?
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:59 pm
Continuing on the modern soldiers at The Alamo theme, some 12000 plus soldiers marched into Hell during Pickett's ill fated Charge, and we all know what happened. They never really stood a chance moving across a mile in tightly packed formations, their own artillery not having been effective in clearing out the Union guns on the ridges ahead.
You can call in anything you need to clear the way,Within reason, no A10 strikes. What would you do?
You can call in anything you need to clear the way,Within reason, no A10 strikes. What would you do?
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:01 pm to antibarner
A napalm strike might have been enough.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:05 pm to antibarner
Just a good assortment of M224A1, M252A1, and M120A1 mortars would have done the trick. Fire from the woodlines, move the North of the ridgeline, and destroy their artillery. This would give the infantry cover for the charge.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:05 pm to antibarner
15-20 riders with ARs and body armor would do the trick. But, I would attack at night with night vision and use foot soldiers.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:06 pm to antibarner
Latoya the Destroya taking the Union forces to


Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:26 pm to antibarner
quote:
You can call in anything you need to clear the way,Within reason, no A10 strikes. What would you do?
I mean, what the hell would Civil War era weaponry do against like a dozen Abrams?
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:33 pm to antibarner
Modern support? Any mode of motorized transport to move troops would probably be enough.
Hell at wars close the Gatling gun was avail. A few of those could’ve turned the tide quickly.
Hell at wars close the Gatling gun was avail. A few of those could’ve turned the tide quickly.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:33 pm to theGarnetWay
One tank at night shooting a flame thrower through the barrel with big speakers playing Inagaddadavida loud as shite
And the machine guns loaded with double the traders
And the machine guns loaded with double the traders
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:40 pm to antibarner
Competent Confederate artillery would have helped.
After the initial rounds neither side could see that other due to all the smoke from the cannons. The Confederates were firing over the Union infantry lines and did not know it. The Union stopped firing back to cool their cannon barrels before the inevitable infantry charge. When they did Col. Edward Porter Alexander who commanded the Confederate artillery thought the Union artillery had been taken out. That and the fact that he was running out of ammunition caused him to tell Longstreet to charge at once or he could not provide artillery support.
Alexander's mother was a Hillhouse as was my grandmother. He and my great great grandfather were cousins.
After the initial rounds neither side could see that other due to all the smoke from the cannons. The Confederates were firing over the Union infantry lines and did not know it. The Union stopped firing back to cool their cannon barrels before the inevitable infantry charge. When they did Col. Edward Porter Alexander who commanded the Confederate artillery thought the Union artillery had been taken out. That and the fact that he was running out of ammunition caused him to tell Longstreet to charge at once or he could not provide artillery support.
Alexander's mother was a Hillhouse as was my grandmother. He and my great great grandfather were cousins.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:44 pm to antibarner
A platoon of these….
Firing these…
As they advance up the hill. Have the TC rocking his Ma Duce as they go.
Pickett and his men could rest in the shade and meander up to the top at their leisure whenever they like because there would not be a single yankee within 20 miles of Gettysburg.
Firing these…
As they advance up the hill. Have the TC rocking his Ma Duce as they go.
Pickett and his men could rest in the shade and meander up to the top at their leisure whenever they like because there would not be a single yankee within 20 miles of Gettysburg.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:57 pm to CoachChappy
I wonder if they needed truly modern equipment at all. Or, maybe something as simple as spotters with radios.,
Alexander could not really see if his artillery was having an effect with all the smoke. Spotters with a good view and a way to quickly communicate might have made a lot of difference .Maybe something as simple as a balloon and a way to signal..
Alexander could not really see if his artillery was having an effect with all the smoke. Spotters with a good view and a way to quickly communicate might have made a lot of difference .Maybe something as simple as a balloon and a way to signal..
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:58 pm to antibarner
Just modern automatic weapons would have been enough
Add in a few RPGs and it’s game over
Add in a few RPGs and it’s game over
Posted on 6/29/26 at 9:03 pm to antibarner
You don’t need to go from 1860s to present. Hitting fast forward a little over 50 years give you WWI tech. A couple of “land ships” would have broken through the lines.
But even less than that. Gatling guns were civil war tech. Patent in 1862
But even less than that. Gatling guns were civil war tech. Patent in 1862
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