via Army Recognition.
Wednesday, September 09, 2020
US Missile Marine Corps versus a Chinese Marine Amphibious Assault...
Intro.
Alpha Company Landing Team/31st Missile Marine Amphibious Unit
Major Howard was talking to the Amphibious Ready Group Commander but he didn't seem to get the force of connection. The concept was glorious to behold and they successfully hit and knocked out of the fight (note, not SUNK) a Type 55 and two more Type 52s. The problem for the CLT was that while they contributed a bit to the naval fight they were about to get steamrolled on land.
The Navy did as the Navy does and focused priority on the naval fight while ignoring the fight ashore. Marine Air was no where to be found. Fast movers were fully engaged in that fight and while the AH-1Zs, H-60's, UH-1Ys and a few Apaches on loan from the Army were doing their best they were getting knocked out of the sky as fast as they could make runs against the enemy landing force.
Long story short?
The Chinese Marines were about to invite themselves to dinner and the Missile Marines were the main course.
Major Howard could hear his MLRS and 155 Cannons making all sorts of racket but they were not hitting the targets.
The Chinese were about to hit shore with their EFV clones and once on land they were gonna steam roll them like they weren't even there. No tanks. No direct fire support and the most firepower he had available were a few "upgunned" JLTVs.
Things were definitely not looking good.
He turned to his XO, Capt Sharon Petrowski. Good officer. Tough. Capable. But that one glaring weakness kept him from asking her opinion. For better or worse she was shake and bake. One day she was admin, the next she put in a package and bam! Instant Infantry Officer. He knew the textbook (which is what she would have spouted) but he needed options and insight.
No matter how he looked at it one thing was certain. Alpha Company Landing Team was fucked. Proper fucked.
Alpha Company Landing Team/31st Missile Marine Amphibious Unit
Major Howard was talking to the Amphibious Ready Group Commander but he didn't seem to get the force of connection. The concept was glorious to behold and they successfully hit and knocked out of the fight (note, not SUNK) a Type 55 and two more Type 52s. The problem for the CLT was that while they contributed a bit to the naval fight they were about to get steamrolled on land.
The Navy did as the Navy does and focused priority on the naval fight while ignoring the fight ashore. Marine Air was no where to be found. Fast movers were fully engaged in that fight and while the AH-1Zs, H-60's, UH-1Ys and a few Apaches on loan from the Army were doing their best they were getting knocked out of the sky as fast as they could make runs against the enemy landing force.
Long story short?
The Chinese Marines were about to invite themselves to dinner and the Missile Marines were the main course.
Major Howard could hear his MLRS and 155 Cannons making all sorts of racket but they were not hitting the targets.
The Chinese were about to hit shore with their EFV clones and once on land they were gonna steam roll them like they weren't even there. No tanks. No direct fire support and the most firepower he had available were a few "upgunned" JLTVs.
Things were definitely not looking good.
He turned to his XO, Capt Sharon Petrowski. Good officer. Tough. Capable. But that one glaring weakness kept him from asking her opinion. For better or worse she was shake and bake. One day she was admin, the next she put in a package and bam! Instant Infantry Officer. He knew the textbook (which is what she would have spouted) but he needed options and insight.
No matter how he looked at it one thing was certain. Alpha Company Landing Team was fucked. Proper fucked.
Open Comment Post. 9 Sept 2020
Hey! We had a hurricane. Training has been a bear. Life is crazy (well you all already know that). Chill out. We're gonna get back on track soon.
California National Guard aviators let their big brass ones hang out on this one.
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| Don't know if you guys have seen this going around, but California National Guard aviators let their big brass ones hang out on this one. Two aircrews, a Blackhawk and a Chinook Flew at night with NODs through high winds with burning embers, heavy smoke and difficult terrain to rescue over 200 people completely cut off and trapped by fire with it closing in on them last night. They made multiple trips to get everyone out. CalFire waived them off and warned them do not go because the conditions were too dangerous. They said fuck that and went anyway. Second pic is view from the chinook cockpit on the ground while loading first group of people. Our hats are off to the pilots and crew. I hope they are able to get you guys wheelbarrows big enough for your cajones. |
Monday, September 07, 2020
Well ain't this something...
I don't know whether or not to cheer, laugh or cry at the insanity.
Between political organizations riling people up, to foreign powers attempting to take advantage of the divide in the American public, to reactionaries on both sides that are hoping for a civil war that they're too stupid to realize they'll be the first to die in...we're in a shit locker.
Having said all that. Ain't this something?
Militia Groups are gearing up in the US...
US militia groups are picking up arms to defend what they believe are true "American values" against a "humanitarian" form of governance. pic.twitter.com/KTJ3su044z— DW News (@dwnews) September 1, 2020
I don't believe a civil war is on the horizon.
I do believe we're gonna see sporadic incidents of extreme violence on our streets (pretty much what you're seeing now except you'll see factions involved...well I guess that is the same thing if you include gang violence in the pic).
The weird thing?
I also believe that 99.9% of the population will be sitting on the sidelines watching the madness.
I'm in a weird position. I have pure dee rednecks that probably hate the color of my skin walking up to me to shake my hand (fist bumps...coronavirus), thanking me for what I do and then I have people of my same ethnic group that look at me sideways like I'm a child of satan.
2020 can't end soon enough. Normal wasn't good but it was better than this bullshit.
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