Never mind the incredibly high attrition rate of irreplaceable (during a war) high end assets like ships fighters and tanks, Force Projection will now require adequate Force Protection as those needs now will include commercial shipping, rail, and air supply from Canada to wherever, or even within Canada, as well as at-home armed protection (not an uparmed rent-a-cop but counter-SF level operators and emplaced air defense batteries) of critical manufacturing plants (artillery shells and UAS for example)
"A determined adversary might find that it is both easier and more effective to render U.S. Army units inoperable by destroying these vital logistics pipelines instead of targeting fighting units directly.
The future transparency of this expansive web of support should be nothing short of terrifying to U.S. military planners. The ability to achieve surprise, to protect one’s logistics, and to conceal the force from persistent detection is evaporating. These factors have staggering implications for future Army
doctrine, organizations, and
platforms"
The war in Ukraine is the first major land war between two modern militaries equipped with advanced conventional weapons in decades. Its emerging lessons
warontherocks.com
THEY should WE likely won't. Prove me wrong. Please.
(Time to upgrade and expand the Rangers into a real Territorial Defense Force?)
taskandpurpose.com
