“155mm shells, Bradley’s Strykers abrams are not going to be used to fight China. If it comes to that it is already over”
That seems correct. A fight with China will be Air Force and Navy.
US SUBS were critical in the war games that some research institute recently performed.
China has to cover 100 miles to Taiwan if they want to invade. Even for airborne that is a long haul and once there they would be pretty much on their own
Now if China just wants to wipe the island off the map that is a different story, but again the argument that we need the arms being shipped to Ukraine to fight China is just plain false.
To repeat myself Bradley’s, Strykers, abrams artillery were designed and built to fight the soviets and now Russia, not China and not as Macgregor claims to protect our borders though I guess I have found something I agree with him on lol
What is the point in holding on to stockpiles of these things when there is an actual war of aggression by Putin?
Will this war expand, most likely, but the alternative is to kick the can down the road like chamberlain did “peace in our time “
If the U.S. decides to support Taiwan with personnel and material, then the U.S. Army and U.S.M.C. will also play an important role...Ground Based Air Defense (Patriots, etc.).
My hope is the U.S. has pre-positioned enough equipment to survive the initial thrust (most likely cruise missiles).
Also, don't forget the U.S. Army artillery employs the MGM-140 Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)... a surface-to-surface missile that has a range of up to 190 miles (more than enough to reach mainland China).
My guess is the U.S. Army is hesitant to provide ATACMS to Ukraine because their entire inventory is committed to defense of Taiwan.
If the U.S. enters the conflict, China doesn't stand a chance. Period.