Friday, January 07, 2022
3d Marine Division Squad Competition Day 4 ... by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox
So some units are painting their rifles? Good. Wonder why it didn't go Corps wide?
While we were looking at Kazakhstan, a Russian Guards Tank Regiment has moved closer to Kyiv
Very large Russian armored buildup close to Kyiv https://t.co/CYo7O78SQ9 pic.twitter.com/V4POv2VDps
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 7, 2022
Looks like we have H5N1 Avian Influenza popping up in the UK...the drama continues...
Who says the universe has no sense of humour? pic.twitter.com/B91XdtPzpW
— Keith Dear (@kpd_musing) January 7, 2022
Remember "Dragon Fire", the automatic mortar the USMC tried to develop? The Chinese have something similar working...
New vehicle mounted 120mm mortar system test fires precision guided mortar munition pic.twitter.com/komkrfiURk
— Eva 郑重 (@evazhengll) January 7, 2022
Russian Airborne headed to Kazakhstan..
Long time ago, whenever stripped blue/white shirts went anywhere we were watching...Russian VDV air assault forces preparing to had to Kazakhstan pic.twitter.com/SM6y6owFNU
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) January 7, 2022
CTSO Sec General says forces will be there for days or weeks...implies no longer than that...
⚡️Secretary General of #CSTO Stanislav Zas' just laid out how the peacekeeping force will operate in #Kazakhstan:
— Maxim A. Suchkov (@m_suchkov) January 6, 2022
1.The duration of their presence will depend on the situation & on the decision of President Tokayev (might be "from several days to several weeks"),then CSTO leaves pic.twitter.com/eDMmbelFHt
Thursday, January 06, 2022
Army Northern Warfare Training Center
Army Northern Warfare Training Center trained students how to thrive in the Arctic environment during a December class.#Arctic pic.twitter.com/xAu9ojEekj
— U.S. Army Pacific (@USARPAC) January 6, 2022
The first Griffons alongside the VBCI of France's 2REI
📸Les premiers Griffon aux côtés des VBCI au Bordj Brencklé du #2REI, zone technique du camp des Garrigues. pic.twitter.com/8HCDWsYhrs
— 2REI (@2eEtranger) January 6, 2022
PLA's 2006 Science of Campaigns...They are going to go first & big
Have we ever wargamed someone trying a "Shock & Awe" on us?They are going to go first & big - just read their works. The PLA's 2006 Science of Campaigns uses variations of "preempt" 15 times, "surprise" 110 times, "sudden" 246, "paralyze" 93, "seize" 231, and "strike" 942 times.
— Thomas Shugart (@tshugart3) January 6, 2022
They don't just mention this stuff, it's their core idea.
I think we could weather the blow militarily. The problem is that the leadership in Washington would be stunned, paralyzed, dazed and confused.
I'm sure we would act defensively and be authorized to do so on a local level (which would now be several different engagement across the region...a C&C nightmare for the numbered fleets/air forces) but the problem is that while we're reacting to their attack/s, they'll be achieving their objective.
Which brings me to Taiwan.
Would the Chinese launch attacks against our bases in Japan, warn S. Korea to remain out of it while seizing Taiwan?
The US, Japan and Australia would probably be so busy to dealing with spoiling attacks that killed bases and sunk a few lone ships that recovery would be paramount while they consolidate their hold.
In this type scenario, forward deployed forces are just gonna get stomped and for no tactical/strategic reason except to distract US from getting inside their loop.
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