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I subscribe to every Aerospace/Military mag there is. Actually I do not but as an emeritus my previous employer makes sure I get them in the mail.
I remember a great deal of wailing and gnashing of the teeth regarding the US Navy's need for the Littoral ships they wanted.
But before you read further it may be best to read this article:
(really.. please read this first)
https://www.quora.com/Which-country...of-military-strength-within-the-next-50-years
Now here is the key point from Holts article:
"Many analysts believe that China has developed sophisticated anti-access/area denial strategies (A2/AD) intended to prevent the U.S. Navy and other forces from operating close to China’s territorial waters Using a wide variety of approaches, from threat of long-range precision strike to mine warfare systems, China hopes to limit American freedom of action in the littorals and perhaps beyond the second island chain. If Chinese efforts are successful, American joint and combined military forces may not reach their full combat potential or incur great losses for trying."
So China knows they cannot battle us at sea therefore they have resorted to sea surface denial. In other words they want to mine the entire South China Sea with high tech pop-up mines and what not. Thus is the reason for building their sand islands. That is what they are for. Denial of access.
So one more time it is not like the Pentagon is full of stupids. I hate that description. They are so far ahead of what we know it would embarrass you to sit down and discuss your pet peeves with them.
So now to the heart of it all.
Littoral ships and why we need them
Start here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1PXcT0qOO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLKDgtqjGLU
The Pentagon began this development LONG before China stated building their islands.
It is a very very necessary weapon in our shift to the west.
OK
Hope is got you to thinking
I remember a great deal of wailing and gnashing of the teeth regarding the US Navy's need for the Littoral ships they wanted.
But before you read further it may be best to read this article:
(really.. please read this first)
https://www.quora.com/Which-country...of-military-strength-within-the-next-50-years
Now here is the key point from Holts article:
"Many analysts believe that China has developed sophisticated anti-access/area denial strategies (A2/AD) intended to prevent the U.S. Navy and other forces from operating close to China’s territorial waters Using a wide variety of approaches, from threat of long-range precision strike to mine warfare systems, China hopes to limit American freedom of action in the littorals and perhaps beyond the second island chain. If Chinese efforts are successful, American joint and combined military forces may not reach their full combat potential or incur great losses for trying."
So China knows they cannot battle us at sea therefore they have resorted to sea surface denial. In other words they want to mine the entire South China Sea with high tech pop-up mines and what not. Thus is the reason for building their sand islands. That is what they are for. Denial of access.
So one more time it is not like the Pentagon is full of stupids. I hate that description. They are so far ahead of what we know it would embarrass you to sit down and discuss your pet peeves with them.
So now to the heart of it all.
Littoral ships and why we need them
Start here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1PXcT0qOO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLKDgtqjGLU
The Pentagon began this development LONG before China stated building their islands.
It is a very very necessary weapon in our shift to the west.
OK
Hope is got you to thinking