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Very big if. The US is unlikely to have air superiority against a neer peer adversary. And even with air superiority, the US hasn’t been able to win a single w
by _1tem 1y ago
Very big if. The US is unlikely to have air superiority against a neer peer adversary.
And even with air superiority, the US hasn’t been able to win a single war since WW2 except 1991 Gulf.
Currently the US and Israel are failing to oust the Houthis from Yemen and Hamas from Gaza even with a massive multi year sustained bombing campaign from the air.
Planes have never won a war.
- christkv 1y agoAsymmetrical warfare against insurgents is not the same as going toe to toe against a conventional army. I'm talking about the later scenario.
- _1tem 1y agoIf manned aircraft can’t defeat insurgents like the Houthis and failed in conventional conflicts like Vietnam, and air superiority is unlikely against a near peer adversary with strong air defenses and nuclear retribution, then what is manned aircraft good for? Football game flyovers and chest thumping.