Last moments of a russian invaderWhat a bunch of sick fucks.
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Maps of territory taken in 2024.
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I don't know if Force Design is going to survive into the future but if it does then you're gonna see a whole ton of unintended consequences (or intended, who knows). One of them is gonna be the loss of big deck amphibs. Why pay for a capability when amphibious assault is deemed by the very people who do it to be undoable? When those same people say they need small, non-combat worthy transports? This conversion is fictional but possible. I can see the Navy "taking" F-35Bs and having them as part of the sea battle with a distant secondary mission of providing air support to the ground. Berger and now Smith are taking a massive risk. I hope its based on more than faith but confidence is not high.
[1200x812] America class light carrier conversion. Not able to find the source.
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We live in truly amazing times. Most of human history had us struggling to get enough to eat. Now we see people dying because they have TOO much to eat. We like to blame food additives and even the pharmaceuticul industry but the reality is that it all comes down to personal discipline. But back to this lady. I feel for her. Her quality of life has to suck. To be blunt I wonder how she even takes a shit much less walks to her car.We really need to make America healthy again. pic.twitter.com/IxuYJOuuiy
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) December 29, 2024
CSIS developed a wargame for a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan and ran it 24 times. In most scenarios, the United States/Taiwan/Japan defeated a conventional amphibious invasion by China and maintained an autonomous Taiwan. However, this defense came at high cost. The United States and its allies lost dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft, and tens of thousands of servicemembers. Taiwan saw its economy devastated. Further, the high losses damaged the U.S. global position for many years. China also lost heavily, and failure to occupy Taiwan might destabilize Chinese Communist Party rule. Victory is therefore not enough. The United States needs to strengthen deterrence immediately.
— Mark Cancian, et al., CSIS
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The 165 page report covering the full 24 invasion scenarios is worth reading in its entirety, including the findings about the usefulness of Marine Littoral Regiments (MLR).
Three MLR findings from the report:
1. “Although these units [MLRs and MDTFs] could contribute to the fight, neither played heavily in most scenarios. The problems of operating inside the Chinese defensive zone were insurmountable. In several games, the U.S. player tried to move an MLR onto Taiwan by air or sea, but in all cases the unit and transportation assets were destroyed while trying to transit the extensive Chinese defensive zones.301”
2. “Ground units will not provide a significant volume of fire. A squadron of bombers armed with long-range cruise missiles has a greater volume of fire than an entire MLR but without the challenges of transportation and logistics.”
3. “In another scenario, an MLR moved onto the Philippine islands north of Luzon. There, it could attack Chinese forces that moved south of Taiwan, but again resupply was impossible, limiting its value.302 All game iterations had an MLR and Army MDTF on Hawaii available for deployment by airlift, but no U.S. player called them forward.”
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. . . Although these units [MLRs and MDTFs] could contribute to the fight, neither played heavily in most scenarios. The problems of operating inside the Chinese defensive zone were insurmountable. In several games, the U.S. player tried to move an MLR onto Taiwan by air or sea, but in all cases the unit and transportation assets were destroyed while trying to transit the extensive Chinese defensive zones.301 In most scenarios, political assumptions prevented any U.S. forces from being pre-positioned on Taiwanese or Philippine territory before the conflict begins. (See Chapter 4 for a description of the base case assumptions and above for a recommendation on verifying war plan assumptions.)
However, one scenario assumed that that the United States was willing to risk provocation by putting U.S. forces onto Taiwan, whether because Chinese mobilization generated sufficient concern, or the U.S.-China relationship had changed. In this scenario, before hostilities began, an MLR deployed from Okinawa with its load of missiles and one reload, augmenting the shore-based fires of Taiwanese Harpoons. The NSM’s 100-nautical-mile range could easily enable attacks on Chinese amphibious ships from Taiwan. Assuming that the MLR deployed with a load of 72 NSMs on 18 launchers, modeling showed that the MLRs would sink an average of five major Chinese amphibious ships. Because of the MLR’s ability to conduct distributed operations, it was assumed to be survivable in the face of Chinese counteraction. However, resupply proved impossible. A resupply mission of C-17s escorted by fighters attempted to break through the Chinese CAP but was shot down. After that, no further attempts were made at resupply. The MLR became a ground infantry battalion, augmenting the 114 combat battalions of the Taiwanese ground forces.
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Therefore, the project team recommends continuing to develop land-based forces to counter Chinese air and naval capabilities but also the need to recognize their employment challenges. While these new formations were more useful than traditional ground forces, multiplying these specialized units has limited value because only the first few can be deployed successfully. Others will sit unused. The maximum number is probably two or three. The acquisition of long-range ground-launched missiles might overcome this limitation. If ground launched Tomahawks have a similar range to their Vertical Launch System (VLS) counterparts, they could be employed from peacetime bases on Okinawa without moving in the Chinese defensive zone.
— Mark Cancian, et al., CSIS
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Read the Compass Points article here.
This is turning into another Army mission. They have the better infrastructure, better equipment and probably are better suited to conduct this mission.
I don't know how many paid attention but there is no "island hopping", no seizing of territory, no amphibious mission here.
The Marine Corps needs to get back to its roots of being America's Force In Readiness. America's Shock Troops. America's Elite.
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| That ain't no destroyer boys. That's a freaking cruiser and its bigger than a Burke III. This beast will rain missiles on our guys and if the fleet is busy staying alive then they might stand alone against this threat. |
10th PLAN Type 055 Undergoing Sea Trial. [2261x1697]
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So much for X being a platform for debate huh? He claimed it was but as usual, he bought it so he's using it to push his agenda. Oh and make no mistake. It's not about his position. It's about him not allowing those that disagree to speak their mind!Anyone – of any race, creed or nationality – who came to America and worked like hell to contribute to this country will forever have my respect.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 27, 2024
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