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Yes, the F-35 took a bit longer to produce then it should have (Britain’s Royal Navy got left a little hung out to dry when the planes we were to put on our new carriers weren’t ready on schedule), and had technical issues, but the current aircraft is an excellent thing. It’s a jack of all...

I’m British you idiot. My country’s military history is a tad more impressive than Portugal’s, and by dint of our nuclear arsenal we are still one of the big boys.

With all due respect, the Portuguese (you are from Portugal if memory serves) have little business lecturing anyone as to the waging of war. You haven’t done it successfully in centuries.

China’s only hope is to effectively blitzkrieg Taiwan and take control of its airfields so it can better deploy its land based aircraft against the USN Pacific Fleet. It isn’t very much of a hope mind you… And China isn’t exactly weak. But the United States is simply the mightiest nation ever...

In some respects, I think a modern war would be a bit like a Napoleonic campaign: relatively short with a few decisive actions and limited manpower by comparison to the monster conscript armies of the early 20th century.

Yes, that's why the Chinese are building type-055 destroyers. And type-054 frigates. And type-095 submarines. These are all modern pieces of kit, let's not kid ourselves.

...I'd imagine US submarines sinking Chinese warships, especially their carriers, might be a bit more difficult with dozens of escort ships. I am speaking of China as she will be at the end of the decade, not the current no man's land between Green water and Blue water navy she's currently in.

Now I'm not a military expert, and I know the Chinese threat is often overblown, but I do have some worries about the Chinese Navy and its warship construction. From what I can see, they are essentially doing everything right if they want to be a naval power. They're pumping out dozens of escort...

Japan had a legendarily bad turn back in the 20th century, which it is very much over now, whilst China has been at this shit for about as long as it has existed. "All under heaven" or else. Horrid thing is, the Japanese Empire didn't even start out that bad. Taisho era Japan has total moral...