Oct 25, 2024 · Kurita should have known that his 27 knot battleship would never have had a chance of closing with 33 knot carriers. Even his ships faster than 33 knots would have been unable to close due to constant air attacks requiring evasion.

By Capt. Gerard D. Roncolato (ret.), Capt. Scott Mobley (ret.), and CDR Paul Giarra (ret.) Introduction. This paper presents the collated opinions from participants in the Madison Sea Power Workshops, an informal gathering of navalists whose purpose is to explore key issues facing American sea power as we shift to an era of great power competition.

Nov 18, 2024 · By James Wirtz. The year 2027 has been designated as a “year of maximum danger,” especially for the inhabitants of the island of Taiwan. This is not the first time, however, that a critical benchmark has emerged for American strategists and planners.

Nov 12, 2024 · 2027 War Readiness Week. By Justin Cobb. Zoom out and look beyond the operational outlooks to consider strategy. Any future conflict with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) begun over an invasion of Taiwan is destined …

Dec 2, 2024 · Fiction Week. By Tyler Totten. 880 km south of Midway Atoll, 11:15 (GMT-11) “… tensions continue to escalate, some say war is inevitable. White House Press Secretary Jones insisted talks between US and PRC officials still show signs of progress.

Feb 27, 2023 · If one includes USAF bombers in the maritime strike equation the prospects of success in distributed operations are more favorable. Where an F/A-18 can carry 2 LRASMs, a B1B can carry 24; and a B52 can carry 8-10 Harpoon and 20 LRASMs.

Dec 17, 2024 · Here’s how to “Break the Naval Impasse on the U.S. Icebreaker Program” Step 1: Fire, not ask to resign, but “fire”, every 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-Star Admiral within 10 bureaucratic miles of the unending line of boondoggles coming from the DOD in general and the Pentagon in particular (the Army and Air Force should do the same, but that’s another subject).

Dec 6, 2021 · By Michael Tiefel and Andrew Orchard. In his book Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Capt.(ret) Wayne Hughes states: “At sea the essence of tactical success has been the first application of effective offensive force.” 1 Capt. Hughes’ warfighting axiom – applying offensive force first – is the distinct advantage information warfare (IW) intends to deliver, and it is predicated on ...

By similar class I mean cruiser vs. cruiser, destroyer vs. destroyer, LCS vs. …good question what? I assume corvette. In case of ASW frigate the primary mission is screening other ships but applying symmetry it should have capability to fight another frigate.

By Charles P. (Chuck) Ridgway, Jr. In 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the Black Sea a “Russian Lake” and encouraged NATO to do more to counter Russia’s efforts to exert control over it. 1 Never was that control shown to be more complete than last August, when the Russian Federation Navy stopped and boarded Palau-flagged freighter Şükrü Okan in …