Talk:Lanchester's laws

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[edit] Direct fire only

I don't think the article is quite right about application to modern warfare: the square law applies only to direct fire weapons engaging each other, and not to units or larger formations, nor to area fire weapons whose effectiveness depends on the density of targets in the target area. Specifically, it does not apply to field artillery (the example given in the article) except when engaged in targeted counter-battery fire.

I'll have a go at revising the article. Cyclopaedic (talk) 18:00, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Done. Still not a great article, though. Perhaps an example? Not sure if that's encyclopaedic. Cyclopaedic (talk) 09:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)