almost no scientific value.

So, you’re saying that if they’d improved their methods they could have done a lot?

jk, the whole comment was a joke about a joke. Don’t take ‘what if…?’ scenarios seriously.

If you want to read a great ‘what if?’ look up ‘Custer’s Last Jump.’

What if Custer had been a paratrooper and the Indians had biplanes?

https://bibleandbookcenter.com/read/custers-last-jump-and-other-collaborations/