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Need of Military Studies Today Module - I

Military Studies
war fare was introduced. See Table 3.2 below to get a perspective of the changes that
have happened over different periods.

PERIOD TYPE OF TYPE OF WEAPONS
ARMY WARFARE

ANCIENT Chaturangabala static or positional swords, spears, bow
Note
AGE & arrow etc.

MEDIEVAL infantry, cavalry, positional as well as swords, bow &
AGE artillery manoeuver arrow, guns

BRITISH cavalry, infantry, Maneuver, air and Tanks, Artillery, Rifles,
ERA artillery, signals, naval warfare Machine guns,
engineers, Bombs, Torpedos,
Airforce, Navy Missiles & Rockets.

MODERN Special forces, Diplomatic war, Drones, missiles,
DAY army, navy and Terrorism, nuclear weapons,
air force Insurgency Helicopters, Air
Hybrid warfare not defence weapons
contact warfare

Table 3.2 - Transformation in Warfare

3.1.2 Impact of Technology on Warfare

Science changed the nature of warfare due to newer inventions. The important
discoveries by man that revolutionised warfare were as follows:-
• Metals and wheel (Ancient age);
• Gun Powder (Medieval age);

• IC engines (motor cars, railway engines, tanks)
• Aircraft

• Naval battle ships, submarines, torpedoes;
• Missiles;
• Wireless communication;

• Nuclear bomb;
• Improvised Explosive Device (IED);

• Drones

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