War Games: The Battle For Taiwan

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Published 2022-05-13
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War Games: The Battle For Taiwan

All Comments (21)
  • @oscarm.1417
    "Everybody has a plan until you get punched in the face" Mike Tyson
  • @TexasConnor
    The lady who said put some seals on the island by submarine to support the marines has literally no idea about combat and how it works…
  • @Soshiaircon91
    Listening to these experts analysis on how a war game plays out will certainly rot your brain.
  • @songun101
    "They get tired..but they don't get scared" 🇺🇲
  • You didn't take into consideration south Korea and Europe being pulled into war especially UK
  • "Wars are created by rich and ambitious men but fought by fools" Thomas Sankara The world will be a better place if we all stop being selfish to assume that we are more powerful than others and should have greater control than others. Someday there is going to be a terrible mistake and the world will never be the same again.
  • @HZV1492
    I just lost all my brain cells
  • @TheDocAfro
    I just saw this, and the strategy at 5 mins and some change of attacking US forces in Japan wouldn't bring Japan into war is BEYOND ridiculous. The facilities we use in Japan are shared facilities, meaning that if an attack were to occur there would be a high probability of indirectly attacking Japanese forces, which would bring Japan in this war.
  • @yukiokai2650
    Hi, a Japanese here. Mr. Wuthnow said limiting the target to US would delay the involvement of Japan, if I heard him right. I think targeting the US bases in Japan would definitely cause Japan to see the attack as the attack on its soil because, 1. Many of US bases are adjacent to densely developed civilian areas (Naval base in Yokosuka or Sasebo, MCAS iwakuni, Futenma Air station etc etc). Attack on those would certainly inflict damage on civilian areas, and 2. Some bases are shared between US and Japan (e.g. Misawa AFB, oh, and it’s also adjacent to civilian airport too). So again, attack on those would be seen as attack on JSDF as well. I was listening to this whilst cooking my dinner, so sorry if I misheard something. Just wanted to point this out. Either way, it was great discussion.
  • @Saffi____
    No offense but really need to check your "experts" again. There were so many stupid ideas done in this it makes no sense whatsoever. The only one who made real sense was that general.
  • @alvaro6094
    I can honestly honestly say I had the honor to have lived next to the generation that fought and died for what was right. They're all gone now. But I won't let them be forgotten. They were kind very brave people and Humanity must never forget what they fought and died for
  • @kna3577
    I used to play board games mainly due to my interest in historical battles, this is a strategic war game.
  • Would actually like to see the entire segment of the war game played out. Would make for some great content.
  • @timedGuano
    I was most struck by the fact that China automatically gets the initiative-the US and Taiwan can never be 100% sure if this time its just Saber rattling that can be shrugged off or an actual invasion. China essentially gets a guaranteed advantage from that, whatever posture is taken by Taiwan and the USA.
  • @weijiaofilm
    As a Chinese living in the US, I, honestly, am fascinated to see this idea, to have a war on the paper board instead of putting it into real action. There will be no winners in war. Peace and love!
  • @mike48931
    I find it interesting that the Chinese team went straight to preemptive attacks on the US in not only US territory but also Japanese territory. I personally don’t see China doing either of those things because a preemptive strike on their part would mean even greater conflict. They would draw NATO members into direct conflict. Japan would likely swiftly pass a resolution to convert their capable defense forces into a standard military organization. Korea may even get involved with the prospect of an attack on their soil increasingly likely based on the attacks on Japan. At that point, China and Russias “no-limit” partnership would be tested and if Russia assists them, it would be global conflict and the likely destruction of everything. Given that being the likely outcome of that decision, I think China would simply invade Taiwan with the expectation that the US response will be no different from what’s happening in Ukraine.
  • @gooner72
    As Helmuth von Moltke said...... "no military plan of operation extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy's main strength." It's a well known saying amongst commanders and has been proven time and time and time again.. The modern short version is "no plan survives the first contact with the enemy" and has been proven time and time again and time again.
  • @user-lt4zu5pl7c
    This was awful, the "red team" was doing nothing that China would do in a war
  • @Yoyoyo927
    This was so enjoyable and informative to watch