This is all true.
But anyone who believes that China could invade Taiwan as easily as Germany invaded Czechoslovakia is mistaken. They have to cross a hundred miles of ocean, being in range of the Hsiung Feng III the whole way, MLRS rockets half the way, and guided Paladin fire the last third.
The sheer volume of guided anti-ship fire they'll soak up trying to cross that water will be like nothing that has been seen in the history of war ever.
This is all true.
But anyone who believes that China could invade Taiwan as easily as Germany invaded Czechoslovakia is mistaken. They have to cross a hundred miles of ocean, being in range of the Hsiung Feng III the whole way, MLRS rockets half the way, and guided Paladin fire the last third.
The sheer volume of guided anti-ship fire they'll soak up trying to cross that water will be like nothing that has been seen in the history of war ever. Ships are pretty fragile. A 155mm artillery shell that might kill a couple people and wound a dozen against a land target is a potential total party kill on a landing ship. Like, that's legit secondary battery sized firepower (and GUIDED now), which if you look back in the history of naval battles it doesn't take a lot of hits to kill a ship.
Imagine what Normandy would be like, if every heavy artillery shell Germany fired hit a landing ship. Not one in a thousand. Every one.
This is all true.
But anyone who believes that China could invade Taiwan as easily as Germany invaded Czechoslovakia is mistaken. They have to cross a hundred miles of ocean, being in range of the Hsiung Feng III the whole way, MLRS rockets half the way, and guided Paladin fire the last third.
The sheer volume of guided anti-ship fire they'll soak up trying to cross that water will be like nothing that has been seen in the history of war ever. Ships are pretty fragile. An 155mm artillery shell that might kill a couple people and wound a dozen against a land target is a potential total party kill on a landing ship. Like, that's legit secondary battery sized firepower (and GUIDED now), which if you look back in the history of naval battles it doesn't take a lot of hits to kill a ship.
Imagine what Normandy would be like, if every heavy artillery shell Germany fired hit a landing ship. Not one in a thousand. Every one.
This is all true.
But anyone who believes that China could invade Taiwan as easily as Germany invaded Czechoslovakia is mistaken. They have to cross a hundred miles of ocean, being in range of the Hsiung Feng III the whole way, MLRS rockets half the way, and guided Paladin fire the last third.
The sheer volume of guided anti-ship fire they'll soak up trying to cross that water will be like nothing that has been seen in the history of war ever. Ships are pretty fragile. An 155mm artillery shell that might kill a couple people and wound a dozen against a land target is a potential total party kill on a landing ship. Like, that's legit secondary battery sized firepower (and GUIDED now), which if you look back in the history of naval battles it doesn't take a lot of hits to kill a ship.
This is all true.
But anyone who believes that China could invade Taiwan as easily as Germany invaded Czechoslovakia is mistaken. They have to cross a hundred miles of ocean, being in range of the Hsiung Feng III the whole way, MLRS rockets half the way, and guided Paladin fire the last third.
The sheer volume of guided anti-ship fire they'll soak up trying to cross that water will be like nothing that has been seen in the history of war ever. Ships are pretty fragile. An 155mm artillery shell that might kill a couple people and wound a dozen against a land target is a potential total party kill on a landing ship. Like, that's legit secondary battery sized firepower, which if you look back in the history of naval battles it doesn't take a lot of hits to kill a ship (unless you're stupidly firing AP rounds at unarmored targets they go clean through).