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Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
Why do nearly all of the fantastical internet scenarios predicting a massive defeat of U.S. conventional forces always rely on the flawless operation of untested, hypothetical weapons systems within a convenient vacuum where the gullible and overconfident U.S. plays into the adversaries advantage?
Why do nearly all of the fantastical internet scenarios predicting a massive defeat of U.S. conventional forces always rely on the flawless operation of untested, hypothetical weapons systems within a convenient vacuum where the gullible and overconfident U.S. plays into the adversaries advantage?
That China’s submarines are surfacing boldly near U.S. warships is a telltale sign of newer advanced technologies, such as acoustic tiles and cavitation-reducing propellers, that are being employed on the submarines, says Stitt.
China’s new Song-class diesel submarines have tracked U.S. Navy ships operating in the seas near Japan and Taiwan. Last November, after China denied the USS Kitty Hawk’s port call in Hong Kong at the last minute, a Chinese submarine shadowed the carrier as it entered the Taiwan Straits on its return voyage to Yokosuka, Japan. In the late fall of 2006, a Song-class submarine surfaced within torpedo range of the Kitty Hawk off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org...
thanks to free thinking we will be back this time to rebuild instead of taking things and leading in ideas and technology...again, which is why everyone wants to come here.
Originally posted by swampcricket
reply to post by Germanicus
Hey a******, let's see you Mexicans beat Americans. It would be like soapy water(us) vs. wasps(you all).
Originally posted by Germanicus
reply to post by Drunkenparrot
Again,I dont find the American Military to be impressive.
Its like the Tet Offensive. Those guys should never have been able to pull that off. Americans like to downplay how great the Viet Congs were. They shocked the Americans with the Tet offensive and the Tet Offensive was the turning point. Soon after the American Military puts its last troop on a helicoptor on top of their embassy there and runs away. Thats what happened. The Tet Offensive is one of my favourite military actions.
Its right up there with the Bay Of Pigs
And America has trouble dealing with a bunch of Taliban on Dirt Bikes.
America only ever attacks countries that they should destroy but they always have trouble.
Whenever you hear anyone talk about the American Soldiers they always say how soft they are. The Aussies are harder,the Canadians are harder. I think its your culture.Like how much armour do you need to play a game of football? All that stuff looks stupid and is not needed. Helmets? Its soft.
And your opposition always fights harder.
America fights primarily with Air Strikes on countries that have no defense against this tactic. Its weak.
And you cant deal with China and its friends. No chance.
Edit- and do you have an opinion yourself? Or do you prefer to use those posted by others in other forums?
And it will be an 'opinion'.
Originally posted by Germanicus
reply to post by Drunkenparrot
The Tet Offensive is one of my favourite military actions. Its right up there with the Bay Of Pigs.
The Tet offensive was a military failure—for the North Vietnamese.
North Vietnam failed to take any major South Vietnamese city except for Hue, from which they were ejected within a month—but not until after massacring over 3,000 South Vietnamese civilians, an episode only lightly reported by the media.
Except for Khe Sanh, Hue, and one or two other locations, the enemy offensive was spent within a few days. By the end of February Hanoi was ordering a general retreat, which ironically happened to coincide with the moment of maximum pessimism in Washington.
Out of a total attack force of 84,000 troops, nearly 50,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were killed in Tet. These losses decimated the Viet Cong, destroying their command structure and morale among troops.
Viet Cong offensive capabilities suffered and dwindled for the next three years; much of the rest of the war was fought by North Vietnamese regular army troops. Viet Cong defections increased dramatically in the aftermath of Tet.
The U.S. suffered 1,100 dead; the South Vietnamese lost 2,300.
Indeed it can be argued that General Giap botched the attack; having achieved tactical surprise, the attack was dispersed too widely, with not enough troops in any one location to score decisively.
As far as U.S. troops being "soft", when you have manned up and stood side by side in the field with professional soldiers your opinion might hold some weight.
Originally posted by Germanicus
reply to post by Drunkenparrot
And then America runs away. I have seen footage of the last helicopter to leave. its kinda sickening to watch.
The Vietnam War was the longest major conflict in which Australians have been involved; it lasted ten years, from 1962 to 1972, and involved some 60,000 personnel. A limited initial commitment of just 30 military advisers grew to include a battalion in 1965 and finally, in 1966, a task force. Each of the three services was involved, but the dominant role was played by the Army...
... Involvement in the war cost more than 500 Australian servicemen their lives, while some 3,000 were wounded, otherwise injured or were victims of illness.
Originally posted by intrptr
reply to post by Drunkenparrot
That was the most elaborate foment from you yet. The "We lost the war in Vietnam but really won it" reserve clause.
pffft...
Originally posted by stuthealien
reply to post by Germanicus
can you not just be friends with china,,there really nice people ,,guess it is your goverment trying to convince you there bad
My point is that the end of the Vietnam war was much more complex than some have been lead to believe by the contemporary narrative.
Originally posted by swampcricket
Due to the economic uprise and the power of the Chinese government and milatary do you foresee ww3 being a pan Asian conflict with the U.S. and china being the main countrys coing head to head due to the aggressiveness of the Chinese claims of territories in the south china sea.
Originally posted by Germanicus
I was born here. My parents were born here. I have Irish/English/Spanish.
And yes many Australians are morons.
And if you disagree with anything I have said I would love to hear it.
He (Hitler) then astonished us by speaking with admiration of the British Empire, of the necessity for its existence, and of the civilization that Britain had brought into the world. He remarked, with a shrug of the shoulders, that the creation of its Empire had been achieved by means that were often harsh, but 'where there is planing, there are shavings flying'. He compared the British Empire with the Catholic Church - saying they were both essential elements of stability in the world.
General Guenther Blumentritt
Spartacus Educational - Adolf Hitler