World War Three Tracker Thread

[jpc]

Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into Iran, killing nine people

Nine people are reported to have been killed in the strikes, which come after Iran hit targets in Pakistan.

www.bbc.com

Take tock.

Today we see Pakistan firing missiles at Iran.

If the Iranians ever wanted a reason for nukes.

 

[Declan]

Yemen's Houthis claim to have 'targeted British oil tanker' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tml?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton


Assuming this is accurate, then the Houthi problem is not easily solved.

 

[jpc]

Yemen's Houthis claim to have 'targeted British oil tanker' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tml?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton


Assuming this is accurate, then the Houthi problem is not easily solved over 8 years.

Aa the Saudi's know to their very considerable cost

 

[tldr]

Tanker was reportedly carrying Russian naphtha, so it's going to burn and burn. The Houthis are apparently giving Saudi, Russian and Chinese tankers free passage.

The Whitehouse is considering withdrawing troops from Iraq and Syria (which is freaking out the Neocons in the Administration) - it's the wrong time to do it since they're under fire, it should have been done a year ago, but resources are stretched.

In the meantime the news cycle in the US in the Democrat media is focused on a silly money award for a dubious incident. The cracks are growing larger.

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Just saw that the US Navy has dropped all high school diploma and general education requirements for applicants. War is coming

 

[clarke-connolly]

Just saw that the Navy has dropped all high school diploma and general education requirements for applicants. War is coming

Which Navy ?

 

[Ruck Da Fules!]

Just saw that the Navy has dropped all high school diploma and general education requirements for applicants. War is coming

Or not enough are joining.

Or both…

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Which Navy ?

US

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

Or not enough are joining.

Or both…

yes, a precursor to full conscription in all likely hood. They will try to avoid a draft in the early stages, barring some false flag event.

 

[tldr]

US

The USN got sidetracked in its ship development program in the last cycle - not just the Zumwalt destroyers but also with the new littoral fleet they planned to introduce (details below). The question will be if they can refit and replace their current fleet in good order to keep their stats strong in any calculations.

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[PlunkettsGhost]

Sea going vessels are going to find themselves as redundant as tanks have proven, in any super power conflict. Barring some new and highly effective drone killing tech in the next few years.

Just on the cost alone, taking out cheap drones right now requires using a barrage of very expensive missiles. The math currently doesn't work. And only a couple of drones need to escape the defenses to be effective

 

[tldr]

Ships are platforms. If the oceans are to be patrolled there will always be a role for them. Foreign bases need seaborne supply - everything can't be flown in. They are still developing tactics to counter novel threats and aren't distinguishing themselves recently.

These minor conflicts are depleting their stores of advanced weaponry - like when a bull is bled prior to the matador taking the stage.

One reason why De Santis was a good strategic choice is because he's a navy guy and would have had an interest in seeing it righted - but that doesn't look like happening.

I suppose the boom bust cycle has to run. The question is where will it settle.

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

View: https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/1751258401252979143

 

[clarke-connolly]

View: https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/1751258401252979143

I suspect that the Elites are going to kill a lot of us ~ One way or another !

 

[PlunkettsGhost]

I suspect that the Elites are going to kill a lot of us ~ One way or another !

That's the plan, as we know. They want just 500 million left standing.

 

[nobody knows I'm a dog]

I suspect that the Elites are going to kill a lot of us ~ One way or another !

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIXIsYWS8CA

 

[Mad as Fish]

TASS notes that that the EU, which was never meant to be a military organisation, is ill prepared for war as its combined defence forces have dropped in number from 3.4m to 1.3m since 1989.

It's also doubtful that it could build up the numbers significantly as the latest generations are busy doing stuff that doesn't involve killing people, why should they want to take to the trenches? However, young fit lads from North Africa might be happy to give it a go, handy that they are turning up by the boatload.

 

[Declan]

Sending Mohamid to the front would be as smart as Putin emptying the prisons. I doubt if they are that dim though.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Just saw that the US Navy has dropped all high school diploma and general education requirements for applicants. War is coming

The fact that sophisiticated weapon systems are proving to be a lot less effective than envisaged and trench warfare has returned to the battlefield might mean that its simple cannon fodder that is required rather than people who can use 'pooters and stuff. And the simpler the better.

 

[Mad as Fish]

Sending Mohamid to the front would be as smart as Putin emptying the prisons. I doubt if they are that dim though.

Putin isn't offering 40 virgins as a reward though! When the little head takes over from the big head then who knows what they'll do.