Think tank simulation predicts ‘heavy’ losses on all sides, including US, if China invades Taiwan

[rangerrebew]

Think tank simulation predicts ‘heavy’ losses on all sides, including US, if China invades Taiwan
BY BRAD DRESS - 01/09/23 12:56 PM ET
 

A war games simulation of a full-scale Chinese invasion of the self-governing island nation of Taiwan predicts “heavy losses” for all parties likely to be involved, including the U.S. and Japan.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) ran the simulation of a 2026 Chinese invasion of Taiwan exactly 24 times, drawing on historical data and operational research. The simulation’s events are included in an extensive report released Monday.

In most scenarios, an alliance between the U.S., Japan and Taiwan defeated China after three or four weeks of fighting — but at the loss of dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft and tens of thousands of troops.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3805119-think-tank-simulation-predicts-heavy-losses-on-all-sides-including-us-if-china-invades-taiwan/

[rangerrebew]

Shouldn't politicians automatically be the first called to serve, in any capacity they can, since they are the ones who got things so screwed up to begin with?  The second group should be illegal aliens to pay their debt to America, even if they're used as cannon fodder!

[Free Vulcan]

The worst part is if China goes scorched earth if it finds itself in a losing situation, just to deny the US and the world of Taiwan's high end chip production.