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Because NATO war plans depend on air power instead of getting bogged down in artillery duels.
by supertrope 3y ago
Because NATO war plans depend on air power instead of getting bogged down in artillery duels.
- thereisnospork 3y agoBoy is NATO going to have egg of their face then if they can't secure air superiority. Something something no plan survives contact with the enemy.
- noitpmeder 3y agoIt's my belief NATO could easily secure air superiority in any conflict where they commit forces entirely. Instead in Ukraine we have a proxy war where NATO countries are hesitant and reluctant to over commit.
- thereisnospork 3y agoIf the 'meta' stays the same, so to speak, I would agree. But that said it's hardly unfathomable that there is a step change in the effectiveness of AA weapons in the near future. Drones, missiles, and sensors are all getting better and better and so far there hasn't been a real hard need to push for anti air drones in active conflicts (vs. anti tank and anti human).
- riku_iki 3y agoNATO countries excluding US depleted air munitions within month in Libya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-runs-short-on-some-munitions-in-libya/2011/04/15/AF3O7ElD_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-runs-short-on-some... Also, artillery shells is much cheaper way to deliver precise and fast strikes in urban environment compared to running aircrafts, so maybe such plans are not effective if this is really the plans.