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Can you win a conflict from the air?
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:28 pm
I haven’t had a problem with anything that has happened so far, but just in general if we keep going tit for tat. Has a conflict ever been won from the air without nukes?
What’s the long game here
What’s the long game here
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Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:28 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Ask japan
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:29 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Define “win”.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:29 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Bosnia ftw.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:34 pm to WaWaWeeWa
I think that’s all we would need.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:35 pm to Feelthebarn
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Ask japan
I said without nukes
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:35 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Depends on what you call a win. If it's killing Iranians, then yeah.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:35 pm to Jbird
Japan bent the knee with just a couple bombs.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:36 pm to Eli Goldfinger
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Define “win”.
I don’t want to define it. I guess the point is... what is the best possible outcome from only an air campaign.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:37 pm to WaWaWeeWa
I mean if we had the stomach for it, some navy subs, destroyers, and naval pilots could destroy that entire country in about two weeks. And I mean the whole landmass smoldering.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:37 pm to WaWaWeeWa
We did a lot of that during the first Gulf War. Seemed to be pretty effective. The easiest war I've ever been a part of.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:38 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Yes so long as you don't plan on nation-building or trying to remake the country in America's image. That was always the mistake in Iraq. F Iran. They are not a formidable power in any way.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:39 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Airpower is and will always be an enabler to ground power.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:40 pm to WaWaWeeWa
We could frick them up bad enough from the air that they would be essentially neutered, and that would be the ideal endgame. No need for regime change. Just render them harmless.
Regime change would eventually require ground troops I would think, ala Iraq. Nobody wants that crap.
Regime change would eventually require ground troops I would think, ala Iraq. Nobody wants that crap.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:40 pm to WaWaWeeWa
It depends. What are you trying to accomplish?
We could completely decimate Iran’s infrastructure back to the 1600’s without ever setting foot on their soil. It we typically don’t do that.
We could completely decimate Iran’s infrastructure back to the 1600’s without ever setting foot on their soil. It we typically don’t do that.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:40 pm to CFFreak
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We did a lot of that during the first Gulf War. Seemed to be pretty effective. The easiest war I've ever been a part of.
Right. And 10 years later we were back there on the ground.
My point is this half arse war shite typically results in more problems spread out over a longer period. Either wipe these motherfrickers out and completely neuter them ala Japan or just get the frick out
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:41 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Then ask Germany
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:44 pm to ninthward
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Then ask Germany
Uhhhh we used ground troops
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:45 pm to WaWaWeeWa
So you want to go with nukes to counter a shite missle attack?
Posted on 1/7/20 at 8:46 pm to Feelthebarn
Yea japan is where the saying “wtf was that” came crom. It was started by the mayor of hirochima
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