As many have said, “peacetime generals are always fighting the last war instead of the next one.”
Midway was a very unique battle. I’m not sure how much it can teach China aside from “make sure you break the enemy’’s encryption”.
Yes, and make sure he hasn't broken yours.
> Midway was a very unique battle. I’m not sure how much it can teach China aside from “make sure you break the enemy’’s encryption”. <
I’m thinking Midway also taught the value of distance, as in strike from a distance. Admiral Yamamoto brought a number of battleships with him. But the Americans wouldn’t get drawn into a surface action. They kept their distance.
Exactly. There will be no wars between superpowers as one thinks of war. There may be proxy wars in poor, dirtbag countries, but the battle between the big players will be cyberwar, biowar, and infiltration. If it ever comes to a “shooting” war, it will be drones, missiles, and perhaps nukes. Forget the big naval battles and tank battles on the plains. That’s so 1940s.