The Future of Military Tactics/Strategic Doctrines

[conon394]

Actually it was a failure. I believe that the Yugoslav forces lost a total of 13 armoured vehicles during the entire bombing campign in 1999. It was only political pressure from inside Belgrade that forced Milosovic to give up.

That political pressure was strangely absent before the NATO attack. NATO may not have been destroying APC's, but it was certainty causing a substantial amount of damage to Serbia's infrastructure economy.

[Brenus]

That political pressure was strangely absent before the NATO attack. NATO may not have been destroying APC's, but it was certainty causing a substantial amount of damage to Serbia's infrastructure economy.

Nope, the damage to the Serbian's infrastructure and economy was done by the blocade.

[Marshal Murat]

Lets take North Korea. What would that be classified/
How about the Red Army of China?

[Samurai Waki]

The US and Allies going up against North Korea would be an interesting scenario. I think one of two things would happen

A. Mass Disband by North Korean Troops, like in the 1st Gulf War
B. Very Difficult to completely destroy.

The NKA and NKAF would probably be tough opponents in a dog fight probably, but I think Air Superiority would be a number one priority and it would eventually be achieved by the US, then destroying SAMs and such, basically blasting the living hell out of their infrastructure and defensive measurers. In this age, no formal military can stand without air support, they will be picked into bloody pieces. The Land War would probably be the largest concern (as it always is), the NKA know how to fight I think, and they have strategic strongholds built into mountains that can withstand serious punishment by Artillery, and Air Strikes, the only other option would be to assault them or lay siege to them, and because they have an intricate tunnel network, I think it would be a looonng time to siege them, this only leaves assaulting it, which wouldn't be easy. The best way to destroy the NKA is probably starve them into submission, but these guy are known to resort to cannabalism so that might not be a very viable option either. I think such a war would make the Air Strikes in WW2 look tiny, it would be a complete mess. and then you have to worry about Geurillas, if these guys are fanatics, and given their past reputation, they are... it would be struggle.