2007-03-27 11:52:56 · 11 answers · asked by Brian D 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
IF Napolean had F-16 jets AND the pilots to use them... the outcome would've probably been the same.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but hear me out.
The battle of Waterloo was fought with massive armies under a seriously overcast sky with cannons and muskets firing very smokey black powder.
F-16's have anti-personel munitions, but they are limited in effect and are used mostly for precision strikes. We call in the B-52's for the kind of strikes that would do serious damage to the thousands. And the pecision munitions effectiveness would be limited by the overcast sky and smoke (sorry, no laser guided weapons working in that soup).
2007-03-27 14:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then it's likely that the allies would have had them, too. And since Napolean was facing overwhelming force, it's likely that he would have been crushed instead of merely defeated...
2007-03-27 11:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by Dr_Adam_Bricker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You lose Frenchy!! Wellington has Stealth Fighters with cruise missiles!
2007-03-28 00:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He still would have been defeated by the Jedi Knights who were fighting on the British side.
2007-03-28 19:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by happydog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just the jets? Or pilots, fuel, weapons and a runway too?
2007-03-27 15:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wellington's SAM's would have cleaned the skys
2007-03-27 13:11:47 · answer #6 · answered by BANANA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To elaborate on jabberin.
If wishes were fishes we would all live in the sea.
2007-03-27 11:57:03 · answer #7 · answered by zaphodsclone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what if this what if that
what if hitler had aircraft carriers?
what if the japanese had taken hawaii?
ifs lead to absolutely nowhere
2007-03-27 16:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
outcome would've definately ben different
2007-03-27 11:55:42 · answer #9 · answered by The Raging Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If "ifs" were fifths we'd all be drunk.
2007-03-27 11:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by JabberingNIC 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋