how many tanks can a 105mm gun take out?
also all future warfare won't just be fought in Urban centers.
operational warfare between near peer opposing nations is still a thing.
and US Crewed M1A2s and M1A1s tanks did well in Urban warfare in Iraq. Better then the Marines' LAV-25s or the...
there are ways to hide tanks from drones. and it doesn't take a lot of high tech either. it a some what old tech that falling out of use in most countries military doctrine. and when they do use it for training they use it wrong and shape it directly to the tank instead of using it how it...
Turkey is cleaning up Syria.
but of course they are. Turkey military has
Joint training with US & other NATO members
US/NATO Doctrine
US/NATO Training
mostly US Equipment
US/NATO style of C3
vs
Syria
Russian/iran Doctrine
Russian/Iran Training
russian Equipment
Russian style of C3...
taking a look at Nations and their ability to build different types of Warships and submarines.
1. USA.
they have the ability to build every type of ships and more then any other nation in the world. tech level is advance.
under construction/building/sea trials
2 Gerald Fort Class Aircraft...
the problem with Kaliningrad is that it surround.
Russia only has the 11th Corp station there.
2 Motorized Rifle BDEs
1 marine BDE
1 Self propelled Field Artillery BDE
3 ADA BDEs
1 Missile BDE
80 Tanks, 240 IFV.
the most black sea fleet is located there. also about 2 fighter Squadrons...
1.5b would still be a lot of their budget.
and even with the ppp of like 200b.
that not enough for their military.
their pilots on avg don't fly no where near enough. and this is why the maint on so much of their equipment is lagging. and why they greatly cut back on such programs as the...
naval ship building
Under constructed and order (paid for). If the ship hasn't been commissioned yet, i count it as under construction also. till that date.
1. NATO (that less then 2% of GDP is a lot when your combined GDP is big).
Under construction
1 Aircraft Carrier (CV) 1 UK
2 Amphibious...
anywhere from
CV/CVN $3b to $13b and about 4-5 years.
LHA/LHD/LPH from $300m to $4b and about 3 to 4 years.
and when your whole Defense budget is $61b
cost of $1.5b and above is eating into that pie.
I guess it really matters how long it would take to get the repairs done compared to...
since it fires on the 12 Dec. the true amount of damage is leaking out.
maybe up to $1.5 Billion for repairs.
Russia's Navy abilities to build large ships has been degraded to the point were they can barely maintain larges ships.
but i doubt Putin will allow "The Russian Navy" to not have...
my point is ppl have been saying this since for ever. and today the world is safer and better then it was in the mid 80s, the 70s, 60s, 50s and 40s. the world today is less likely to end then at any of those times. that my point. LOL
LOL LOL
the world been moving toward it ends since 1945. or at least that what ppl have claimed.
same was true when there was about 100,000 total nuclear weapons worldwide. when +400 divisions (Warsaw pact) faced off against 250 (NATO) divisions. with over a total of 80k tanks, 15k fighter...
you are correct. not all alliances are built the same or have same military capabilities.
Group B is the weaker alliance. China is the Dominate forces in this. China is the only one in it group really improving it military's capabilities. Russia in a lot of areas is not only not improving...
once again how many military battle were lost. this is solely about conventional warfare. when the last time a US Company was defeated on a battle by another conventional military force.
there a big difference from losing battle and losing wars. Russia/USSR & China has lost both in the same...
the US military wasn't run out of any of those places.
Russia run out of afghanistan, couldn't get air dominance against Georgia didn't have a AF. Ukraine is holding it own against russian now. lost vs Cheahen war
on the conventional warfare level.
when the last time a US Military brigade...