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**Acciblyfluila** · 07-03-2010, 03:26 AM

ahoy oh Commodore!

i hath returned to our decks me friend, with a devastatin' observation from me own father, a sea dog 'o many voyages. me father served in the Republic 'o China's army back in the day, it was called Formosa back then. he found yer conclusions errant and the language he used was rather salty, so i'll give ye a censored take.

"is this a $*%^ing joke? jets travel at over 600 miles per hour, tell your friend that the distance from the shores of china to taiwan is 100 miles. if china wanted to invade taiwan, they could have complete air control before the seventh fleet even turned around. $*#)ing china would also have the island blockaded, so tell me how the (^&#ing marines are going to even land? ask your friend how many marines it would take to hold off China, and where the $#(* is he going to get them from? they are all busy in the middle east and afghanistan. now let me watch the football game and stop asking me these %#@(ing stupid questions."

me father then more or less ignored me fer the next half an hour. he uses some colorful language, he does.

aye.

- MeadHallPirate

*nods*

Your father's observation appears to assume that a Chinese/Taiwanese conflict would occur with no warning. That seems to be a rather unlikely scenario. An actual military engagement would almost certainly be preceded by a breakdown in diplomatic relations between China and Taiwan, if not the US. If we decided to get involved in such a conflict, it wouldn't take long to reposition fighter aircraft from our bases in the Pacific, if need be, and probably to get at least one carrier group into the area. It would take China longer to load an invasion fleet and get it to Taiwan. Even if the Chinese were to gain superiority over Taiwan, do you really believe they'd be able to keep it?

Once the Chinese lose control of the air over the battleground, defense of Taiwan is pretty straightforward. China doesn't have all that many ships for amphibious operations. Taiwan has military of up to 3.8 million personnel, more than enough to hold off China's 83 amphibious warfare craft until help can arrive.

None of this really matters all that much, however, as both of our economies are dependent on each other.

07-03-2010, 03:26 AM	#20
Acciblyfluila Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	ahoy oh Commodore! i hath returned to our decks me friend, with a devastatin' observation from me own father, a sea dog 'o many voyages. me father served in the Republic 'o China's army back in the day, it was called Formosa back then. he found yer conclusions errant and the language he used was rather salty, so i'll give ye a censored take. "is this a $%^ing joke? jets travel at over 600 miles per hour, tell your friend that the distance from the shores of china to taiwan is 100 miles. if china wanted to invade taiwan, they could have complete air control before the seventh fleet even turned around. $#)ing china would also have the island blockaded, so tell me how the (^&#ing marines are going to even land? ask your friend how many marines it would take to hold off China, and where the $#(* is he going to get them from? they are all busy in the middle east and afghanistan. now let me watch the football game and stop asking me these %#@(ing stupid questions." me father then more or less ignored me fer the next half an hour. he uses some colorful language, he does. aye. - MeadHallPirate nods Your father's observation appears to assume that a Chinese/Taiwanese conflict would occur with no warning. That seems to be a rather unlikely scenario. An actual military engagement would almost certainly be preceded by a breakdown in diplomatic relations between China and Taiwan, if not the US. If we decided to get involved in such a conflict, it wouldn't take long to reposition fighter aircraft from our bases in the Pacific, if need be, and probably to get at least one carrier group into the area. It would take China longer to load an invasion fleet and get it to Taiwan. Even if the Chinese were to gain superiority over Taiwan, do you really believe they'd be able to keep it? Once the Chinese lose control of the air over the battleground, defense of Taiwan is pretty straightforward. China doesn't have all that many ships for amphibious operations. Taiwan has military of up to 3.8 million personnel, more than enough to hold off China's 83 amphibious warfare craft until help can arrive. None of this really matters all that much, however, as both of our economies are dependent on each other.
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