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Would you rather fight one horse-size duck, or 100 duck-size horses? (Original Post) LuckyCharms Oct 2017 OP
Stop horsing around and send me the bill. Throck Oct 2017 #1
I will as soon as I recover from my hoof contusions. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #3
Is the horse-size duck True Dough Oct 2017 #2
Put some hooves on that thing and you've got yourself a fighting machine. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #4
The Navy looked into something along those lines flyingfysh Oct 2017 #5
Youre exactly right.... Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #6
A group of anything is always more dangerous than one of anything. sarge43 Oct 2017 #10
Either way, I'd lose. Iggo Oct 2017 #7
Either opponent could be vanquished by saying Ptah Oct 2017 #8
Alright. Calm down. Please. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #9
Either one would be less dangerous than this guy as a flatmate csziggy Oct 2017 #11

flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)
5. The Navy looked into something along those lines
Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:06 PM
Oct 2017

They wargamed having VXTs (VXT means Very expensive Target, such as an aircraft carrier), vs many much smaller crafts. The outcome was that some of the smaller boats would be taken out, but always won.

This was years ago, I don't have a link for it.

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)
6. Youre exactly right....
Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:54 PM
Oct 2017

Would have been around 2007/08. It was an excercise based on the scenario of these, what amounts to missile loaded bassboats in the Iranian Navy, attacking a capital ship like a carrier. They have hundreds of these boats and under no scenario was the carrier successful in avoiding a serious strike.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
10. A group of anything is always more dangerous than one of anything.
Thu Oct 12, 2017, 02:06 PM
Oct 2017

Especially if the group is organized.

Iggo

(47,552 posts)
7. Either way, I'd lose.
Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:54 PM
Oct 2017

I'd take the horses, though. At least I could take some of those down with me.

A duck the size of a horse would fuck you up in two seconds.

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