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Posted on Nov 18, 2019
Sacred Cows Die As Marine Commandant Changes Course On Amphibs
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I have never been a big fan of the old WWII tactics we train to and say we would deploy.
Sacred Cows Die As Marine Commandant Changes Course On Amphibs
Posted from breakingdefense.comPosted in these groups: PHIBRON 1Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School
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Sounds like an interesting change. I admit I am not up on the latest in amphib stuff, but it does seem like there has been a move to get pieces into place to fulfill a change (although not all of them are done, some even dead). Specifically, LR 5" ammo, sea basing, and others. My thought was the amphib way of doing biz was a slow way to get a lot of people hurt or killed. Now, that we have spent almost 20+ years getting Marines to war by air, how many senior leadership (O and E) even really know how to do amphi ops? Prob not many. Also, with our enemies spending a lot of money on upgraded SSM tech, make amphib stuff more dangerous, unless farther off shore.
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Speaking of revolutionary thoughts... how long before we really don't need a Navy (at least not a blue water one) at all? When you think about emerging technologies and probable conflicts (even conventional ones)... is the aircraft carrier the capital ship, or would long-range, high-efficiency flying "mother ships" equipped with armed drones replace it? Are we moving beyond the nuclear age? Will SSBNs and ICBMs be replaced by high-impact, low casualty cyber-attacks on infrastructure? Is special operations gradually becoming the "standard" for all ground-based direct action combat? Will we arrive at a time and place when 1% or less of the Armed Forces will in any capacity "fight"... with the other 99% providing support only? Heresy I know... but who can tell?
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