If an enemy knows that American carriers always operate together, for instance, and an enemy discovers one carrier, it then knows a second carrier is close by. In other words, it's easier for everyone on the good guys' side.īut the problem with concentration of mass is that it makes it easier for the enemy to find and kill you. Concentrating forces allows the military to mass firepower, operate more efficiently, and more easily resupply while in the field. The first involves the concentration of combat power-the American military, like many armed forces, tends to concentrate ships, planes, and ground forces for maximum efficiency and effect. He says there are two main takeaways for the U.S. Here's What China Would Need to Invade Taiwan.and Chinese forces fighting over Taiwan-a scenario that seems increasingly likely. While Hyten did not disclose the name of the wargame (it's classifed), he did say that one of the exercises focused exclusively on a brawl between U.S. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed at an industry event. "They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it," Gen. Specifically, a simulated adversary that has studied the American way of war for decades managed to run rings around U.S. The flunked exercises, which took place last October, are a red flag that the way the military has operated for years isn't going to fly against today's enemies. military reportedly "failed miserably" in a series of wargame scenarios designed to test the Pentagon's might. military can't treat the next war as business-as-usual, and is already adopting new strategies in response to these missteps.
One failed exercise involved a struggle over Taiwan.forces did not accomplish their goals in a series of recent wargames.
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