Ukraine (30 Viewers)

[CajunInVA]

It will be interesting to look back and see (although I may be dead by the time a definitive and properly arms-length history can be written!) whether this new age of warfare will be a net/net positive or negative to America. Certainly it will be a mixed bag.

For example, I see a potential positive effect (in blood and treasure) if there is enough time to supply and apply the lessons to the potential defense of Taiwan. Or a potentially big negative (primarily to our naval assets) if the lessons aren't applied fast enough and the defense of Taiwan falls largely to those U.S. naval assets against a Chinese opponent which HAS applied such lessons. Likely(?) a potential positive (in treasure and perhaps blood) to a defensive NATO vis-a-vis Russia. And perhaps a (large) negative in asymmetrical conflicts with non-state and smaller-state actors (especially Middle Eastern actors). I suppose there's also a potential positive to the USA given the general unfitness of American youth and the current recruitment difficulties.

Anyone claiming to know for sure what the net-net effect will be is crystal ball gazing, but I bet there is some super interesting War College stuff being discussed across the military experts around the world.

I think our next generation of armored vehicles are going to have low/medium powered lasers to shoot down drones like the Navy's Phalanx system for its ships.

 

[efil4stnias]

 

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[BigFrosty]

 

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[Sailorsaint]

Tunguska air defense? Does it shoot down meteors?

 

[BigFrosty]

Tunguska air defense? Does it shoot down meteors?

That's classified comrade.

 

[DaveXA]

Ok, I didn't have India PM in Kyiv on my bingo card. Interesting development.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I’m posting this for two reasons…first I’m proud to have served on three of them, Antietam 54, Chosin 65, an the Tico 47, in that order…and second, I wish we could find some way of extending their usability instead of just scraping them. Maybe UKR could use a couple? Two of them off the coast of Crimea would really help keep russia at arms length after all this is over.

Ticonderoga-Class: The Navy's 9,800 Ton Guided-Missile Cruiser Monster

The USS Ticonderoga (CG-47), christened in 1981, was the lead ship of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. Originally intended as destroyers, the vessels were reclassified due to their advanced Aegis Combat System and potent firepower.

nationalinterest.org

 

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