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US to increase military aid to Taiwan
Funding worth more than US$ 1.1 billion has been pledged from the United States to Taiwan, according to Pentagon sources quoted Friday by the press. The measure will help the island strengthen its missile and radar systems, a State Department spokesman also said. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesFollowing the large scale Chinese military exercises, they now have a much better idea of Chinese military capabilities and tactics, as well as likely invasion scenarios.
Sep 03rd, 2022 - 11:26 am - Link - Report abuse -1So they know what areas need strengthening.
There is still no defense for Zircon. China has already received 30 units. Soon you will receive 270 more.
Sep 03rd, 2022 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Best USA does not send large ships to the region. A Zircon is capable of sinking the largest of aircraft carriers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix0rBZVAyYE
Brasileiro Exactly !
Sep 03rd, 2022 - 08:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They wont be getting any more, any time soon.
Sep 03rd, 2022 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Russians don’t have them to spare, or anything else for that matter.
Oh, and they can be stopped.
If the Chinese do decide to invade and they are only fighting the Taiwanese, then they can expect to win but with heavy losses.
If the US military engage, then all the Chinese can expect is heavy losses.
‘strategic ambiguity’.
Either way they can expect no support or supplies from the Russians, they are already overstretched.
Pugol-H “ Either way they can expect no support or supplies from the Russians, they are already overstretched. ” Jeez the Russians have been overstretched for 5 months according to mainstream media sources lol is that where you get your info from lol. There has been no let up in 6 months from Russian artillery and missiles. By the way Russia is only using 10% of their available military forces in the Ukraine. Its been acknowledged by many experts that the USA cannot fight a modern war on the other side of the world without excessive loss of life to their fighting force, of which the american public would not except. I will remind you that the USA has never fought or won a war against a peer opponent since the 2nd world war. their most recent loss was against Afganistan just a bunch of goat herders not a peer opponent lol
Sep 04th, 2022 - 01:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Any ship in the Taiwan Strait will be sunk - do the Chinese plan on walking over? Looking at the repression in Hong Kong means the Taiwanese will never surrender and losses would be in the millions, something the world will never condone. China would have Taiwan, and be pariahs - running around with painted faces and bones through their noses ...
Sep 04th, 2022 - 11:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0Shogun
Sep 04th, 2022 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh dear, we see where you are getting your ‘positive reinforcement’ from.
The Russians have already lost more than 10% of their available military forces in the fighting in Ukraine, especially in things like tanks, armoured vehicles and now artillery.
The Russians are now only firing missiles sporadically at best, where at least 3 out of 5 are being shot down by Ukrainian air defences, systems which the Ukrainians did not have 6 months ago.
Recently they have been reduced to using 1960s/70s vintage, 6T anti-ship missiles originally designed to carry nuclear warheads, but then the Russian navy don’t need them, they are just getting sunk in this war.
The Russians have by far the greater weight of artillery, however now the Ukrainians have longer range and much more accurate artillery than the Russians and they are making it count.
Also the Ukrainians seem to have no shortage of targeting data on where the Russian supply depots/command centres are, almost as if some friendly superpower with spy satellites and surveillance aircraft is telling them.
The Russians also lost in Afghanistan and with much heavier casualties and losses of equipment.
As the Russians clearly cannot beat the Ukrainians on their doorstep and are bleeding themselves white in the process, I see little prospect of them beating the US in any conventional conflict, anywhere.
The only question now is can the Ukrainians push the Russians back and if so, how far.
Pugol-H Once again Jeez, there is so much to un pack in your comment, its obvious you do not have a military back ground it contains so much on the ground unreality.
Sep 04th, 2022 - 05:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I will pick up on one point,
You say the Ukies now have longer range artillary and making it count
I assume you are refering to the HIMARS system of which the USA sent 16
which on a 1000km front is a drop in the ocean
The Ukies had 100's of the soviet equivalent of this system but most were destroyed in the first weeks of the war.
The western heavy weapon systems like the HIMARS are designed to operate with air superiority, which the Ukraine does not have, its not designed for “ Shoot and Scoot ” its used as a static system as it was used in Afganistan.
The logistics for the HIMARS is enourmous to keep it supplied, also are you aware of how long it takes to train a soldier to operate this system competently, well its at least 2 months
The Ukies started using them immediately lol
What does that suggest ?
Everyone is aware that its a proxy war by the combined west
As regards Russian losses the bulk of the fighting is done by the Donbass Militia not actual Russians by birth, supported by Russian Artillary and Aircraft. they have not lossed significant aircraft or artillary or tanks for that matter.
Regarding Afganistan history tells us that the Russians made an ordered withdrawal from Afganistan leaving a government they supported in place.
Where as the USA withdrew in chaos leaving behind the Taliban in power who they were supposed to be fighting.
Add to this the 100's of millions of dollars in equipment they left behind in their hurried withdrawal.
Keep drinking the Cool-.Ade
Shogun
Sep 05th, 2022 - 03:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, you are half right about one thing, I have never served in any military.
Otherwise, where do you get your information from, the St Petersburg Military Journal???
HIMARS, like the British MLRS (which the Ukrainians also have), are specifically designed to be ‘shoot-and-scoot’ capable.
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/high-mobility-artillery-rocket-system.html
Click on ‘Mobile and survivable’ it says:
‘HIMARS employs a shoot-and-scoot capability which enhances crew and platform survivability in high threat environments. HIMARS can emplace, fire, relocate and conduct reload in a matter of minutes dramatically reducing an adversary’s ability locate and target HIMARS.’
And that was your least most erroneous statement.
It should be obvious by now that the Russians are not winning, they have already lost a lot more men and equipment in Ukraine than they ever did in Afghanistan.
I don’t know what you’re drinking, but Mate, you might want to stop for a while.
Pugol-H
Sep 05th, 2022 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yeah right
Wake me up when Ukraine takes back and holds any territory
https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8/kherson-offensive-what-went-wrong:8
Shogun
Sep 09th, 2022 - 12:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Time to wake up:
https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2022/0909/1321501-ukraine-russia/
Pugol-H
Sep 09th, 2022 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“ the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP.” ( Petro Kotin )
“in an interview with AFP reporters in his office in Kyiv.” Yeah right !
Most of that article is old news anyway..
Shogun
Sep 10th, 2022 - 12:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It seems the Russians are in the process of admitting it has happened.
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-losing-ground-ukraine-state-media-struggles-to-convey-news-2022-9?r=US&IR=T
We shall see if the Russians have the available, deployable forces to launce any kind of a counterattack, whilst still struggling to hold the line around Kherson.
Pugol-H
Sep 10th, 2022 - 05:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes I agree it depends on what the Russians do next.
But you are mistaken about Kherson, they are not struggling there, that offensive has been stopped in its tracks.
If you want a balanced view of the current situation both military and political away from media sound bites, listen to Alexander Mercouris, its 50 mins long but I suggest you listen to all of it.
https://theduran.com/russia-reportedly-withdraws-from-izyum-deploys-troops-from-russia-to-ukraine-in-response-to-kievs-kharkov-offensive/
Also a basic military view from Brian Berlectic who deals more with tactics and strategy
https://theduran.com/russia-reportedly-withdraws-from-izyum-deploys-troops-from-russia-to-ukraine-in-response-to-kievs-kharkov-offensive/
Shogun
Sep 11th, 2022 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He calls it the ‘Oskol’ river for a start (‘Oskil’ in Ukrainian), so you know where his sympathies lie from the outset.
Otherwise, he seems stoned and is rambling on talking almost complete rubbish, most of the time.
Sorry and all that, I did listen to it.
The Donbass Militia are a tiny part of the forces deployed and not significant, the Ukrainian forces suffered very few losses in the offensive as Russian (regular Russian troops) defences, such as they were, collapsed.
Of course the Ukrainians were likely to attack where they perceived the Russians as weakest, as Eisenhower said after the Battle of the Bulge, ‘you can’t be strong everywhere’.
Do not underestimate the military importance of the loss of Izyum and Kup'yans'k for the Russians, as your man Mercouris does, completely.
According to the Ukrainians, the offensive against Kherson easily broke through the Russian first line of defence, but was stopped by the second line manned by Paratroopers.
Russian elite troops, manning the front line, under constant and very accurate shelling, smacks of desperation.
They seem to have run out of Donbass Militia.
BTW, you can only post one link at a time here, any second link simply repeats the first link, and hence I couldn’t get to Mr Berlectic.
We shall see how the Russians escalate this, looks like they have already re the Ukraine Electric Grid ( troops cannot do much without juice ).
Sep 12th, 2022 - 12:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0You are mistaken on several issues Militia, Kherson, Russian collapse but not going into it
You are entitled to your opinion
Ps your character assasination of Mercouris made me laugh, then again you are entitled to your opinion.
We shall see what we shall see, Hope Europe keeps warm this winter lol
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