Technological superiority does not guarantee military victory in guerrilla warfare.

Evidence

They suffered eighteen killed and thirty-nine wounded, light casualties considering that the Americans and their Vietnamese protégés subjected them to thousands of rifle and machine-gun bullets, the blast and shrapnel of 600 artillery shells, and the napalm, bombs, and assorted other ordnance of thirteen warplanes and five Huey gunships. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 713

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 713
• XREF: connects to: Guerrilla power derives from the whole population, not weaponry; A single technological leap can render an entire opposing arsenal obsolete — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 562; Drone warfare emerged from political weakness of empire, not technological strength. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 722 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• French troops faced guerrilla warfare that negated their conventional military advantage. #exemplifies (0.85)
• Drone dominance of warfare is not an inexorable historical fate #corroborates (0.50)
• Mobile resources deny weapons a cost-effective performance advantage #corroborates (0.45) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 225