The nature of warfare has always been evolving.
In the era of cold weapons, victory came down to whose blade was sharper and whose physical strength greater. Later came cavalry, and the Mongol horsemen once nearly swept across the globe. After that came firearms, and a tiny Great Britain relied on advanced firearms to colonize the world, with Hong Kong being one of them.
Now, in the age of aerospace firepower and satellites, relying solely on conventional firearms meant falling behind once more.
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