Sampanviking
Banned Member
The Title really says it all but just to elucidate.
Modern systems are no doubt impressive and able to subjugate less well equipped nations in a very short period of high intensity combat. These systems are however increasingly expensive and the lead time required to build and deliver them getting ever longer.
This may not be too much of a problem for very one sided conflicts where the main problems beyond the short term are going to be maintenance and munition supply.
What would happen though if two top tier peer competitors found themselves engaged in high intensity combat against each other, with both sides having to expend huge quantities of smart munitions in a very short period of time and suffering severe attrition to their forces.
How long under those circumstances could even the most powerful top military manage to sustain its effort and what would happen to an unresolved conflict beyond the point of sustainability?
Thanks
Modern systems are no doubt impressive and able to subjugate less well equipped nations in a very short period of high intensity combat. These systems are however increasingly expensive and the lead time required to build and deliver them getting ever longer.
This may not be too much of a problem for very one sided conflicts where the main problems beyond the short term are going to be maintenance and munition supply.
What would happen though if two top tier peer competitors found themselves engaged in high intensity combat against each other, with both sides having to expend huge quantities of smart munitions in a very short period of time and suffering severe attrition to their forces.
How long under those circumstances could even the most powerful top military manage to sustain its effort and what would happen to an unresolved conflict beyond the point of sustainability?
Thanks