1. The Commandant has stated that NOW there will be 2 Marine Littoral Regiments instead of 3.
2. That's huge.
A. That means that the entire Marine Corps has stripped itself of ground combat power to field just TWO regiments of a new design. If that ain't a kick in the nuts then I don't know what it is.
B. With just TWO regiments that means that the number of Medium Landing Ships MUST BE REDUCED! They can't justify the larger number because they're supporting less forces.
3. Fighting is assumed in S. America shortly. During the run up to this fight we haven't heard Force Design one time. Additionally it would appear that legacy forces are going to be employed in a traditional manner.
4. We've heard much about a "revolution" in warfare due to the widespread use of drones. I have to wonder. Ukraine adopted drone warfare because they could not match the Russians conventionally. They have in essence adopted guerilla warfare against their enemy. It should be expected that in a fight with a peer we will not see the same type of success. To be blunt the US already has swarm killing gear available now. They haven't been sent to Ukraine because I believe the fear is that they could be captured and supercharge Russian and Chinese anti-drone warfare capability.
5. No one is talking about wargames anymore. I suspect the reason is that the latest and greatest test have revealed what a fraudulent idea Force Design 2030 really is.
So why is Force Design 2030 still limping forward.
A buddy that I haven't talked to in quite a while would point to sunk cost fallacy.
He was right before when talking about the F-35 and if he described Force Design 2030 the same I think he'd be right again.
Oh and we can't forget about hubris.
Even when people know they're wrong they'll always fight tooth and nail to defend their view point.
“You can beat 40 scholars with one fact, but you can’t beat one idiot with 40 facts.”
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