To me it looks like drones are the future and surface ships aren't. If I was Taiwan, I'd be stocking up on drones that can take out invading Chinese troop ships. And, of course, have viable ways to protect the drones from a first strike. Sorry to get away from the Ukrainian war.

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Posted by No Colors

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Posted on 5/19/24 at 7:43 pm to mauser

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, I'd be stocking up on drones that can take out invading Chinese troop ships.

If this war has taught us anything, it's that an invading force has no chance in open terrain (water or land) against drones and hand held ATGM type weapons. They are cheap and incredibly effective.

Can you imagine China trying to assemble and transport 1 million men across the 100 mile wide straight of Taiwan? it would be a turkey shoot. Even China doesn't have that many men.

When China eventually takes Taiwan, it will be from within via some sort of political and economic and social absorption rather than overt military force.

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Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:00 pm to mauser

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To me it looks like drones are the future and surface ships aren't. If I was Taiwan, I'd be stocking up on drones that can take out invading Chinese troop ships. And, of course, have viable ways to protect the drones from a first strike. Sorry to get away from the Ukrainian war.

We're still in the early stages when nobody has figured out effective counter drone measures yet. That will come and we'll reach some kind of equlibrium again. Drones aren't going away but armies will learn how to operate in spite of them.

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