Why the US military is restoring WWII-era airfields

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[@davea6314]

With convicted felon and rapist Don the Con Trump as Commander and Chief we Americans are screwed. 😢

[@AngelinaQuispe-t6y]

Asonbro

[@Martyn-1337]

Peace after all is a suspension bridge held in place by the tension of equal forces. -Caspian Report. @CaspianReport we really need a compilation of your amazing quotes.

[@kimmogensen4888]

Chinese technology and weapons are known for being improved copy’s of the best weapons in the world Russian weapons only surpass by Iranian copies of their weapons who I was told would destroy Israel both from the super power Hezbollah with a million rockets and missiles or whatever the number and the most dangerous Iran 😱😱😱 it’s so scary, I’ve haven’t had the courage to look if a single it’s building in Israel is still standing. Oh well China has definitely the power to crush everyone, every country wants to buy weapons that have never been tested in war, build by people who have never proven anything or had any success in production of weapons, who finally in 2017 was able to make a 100% Chinese 🖊️ pen even the small metal ball that is hard to make because you have to use prices tolls, this engineering skills took almost a decade and cost billions of dollars, about the same effort as the first pen for was it 200 years ago? And two guys in Europe i think 😂

[@kimmogensen4888]

US war games should not be confused with training exercises, they are all designed to make the enemy look much more dangerous and get more funding for the military, they never hold up to reality and is only intended to scare people to justify the military budget

[@BdestroyingU]

You read the 90% of aircraft losses wrong. It doesn’t say that the US will lose 90% of its “aircraft on the ground”. It says 90% of “aircraft losses” occur on the ground. Meaning of all the aircraft lost in the fight only 10% happened in the air. The rest happened before they could deploy. So if we lost 100 of 1000 aircraft the stat suggests that we lost 90 aircraft on the ground and 10 in the sky.

[@ecksdee1637]

I had the same thought. Stupid mistake for a channel of this size to be honest.

[@depreciatingasset]

Came to say this

[@depreciatingasset]

​@ecksdee1637 he's still a 2nd language hobbyist not 2 or 4 years ago. Don't forget. These channels are random success of random hobbyists That's the nomadic nature of the social media age

[@ChristoffRevan]

​@@ecksdee1637Don't forget that Shirvan is a Muslim Azeri who is anti-US, so...he's got a strong bias

[@kylemcgrath6590]

ChatGPT type mistake

[@Terminatar98]

At 8:37, I think the report is saying that 90% of the overall losses of US aircraft would be on the ground, not that the US would lose 90% of their aircraft while they were on the ground. A subtle difference in writing, but it could possibly change your conclusion of "rendering the war lost before the battle was over".

[@hamzamahmood9565]

To down 90% of all U.S. military planes, China would need to destroy an aircraft fleet 4 times it's own size

[@AdastraRecordings]

The US has wargamed this scenario several times and they lose 2/3 of their military hardware.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

​​@@AdastraRecordings 2/3 of all deployable military hardware, or deployed military hardware? If we only send 1000 jets and lose 2/3rds we'll still have nearly 13000 jets remaining elsewhere. Which is 4 times the size of the Chinese aircraft fleet.

[@johnyoung4163]

@@AdastraRecordings yeah maybe, but how does that have anything to do with the OP’s comment.

[@cocofashosho]

@@AdastraRecordings 66% does not equal 90%.

[@Lolifail01]

WWII airfields making a comeback? A subtle yet ominous reminder that the world’s chessboard is never quiet for long.

[@MeteornKnight]

It wasnt even quiet UESIA moved onto to be aggressive moves on to RU 5 years after USSR was gone. We can find whos frontal easily

[@SpeaksYourWord]

No it's just US being war hungry as usual

[@timothysatyr6674]

The master race is taking the world back from the libs PRAISE OUR MESSIAH!

[@splidude]

Thanks to China I guess they want to play so let the game begins.

[@AlexLee-dc2vb]

we got through 80 years and counting since the last clash between superpowers. Last time, the world only got to enjoy a 20 years to recover. It's horrible that China is tearing down this era of peace, but maybe we should be grateful that it lasted so long

[@berwynberis]

So glad to be living in never ending historical moments /s

[@thetravelshot]

Every moment is historical if it is documented /s

[@adelinad3513]

Are you in the war recruit age now ? 17 to 45? Doubt you will be glad in a couple of years

[@corneliusquincydavenportic1913]

"So do all who live to see such times. But that's not for them to decide. All you can decide now is what to do with the time that is given to you." - Tolkien

[@Miranox2]

Which period in history didn't have plenty of historical moments?

[@qwertyqwerty7593]

I hope it was an irony 😏

[@islammohamed1441]

Who has compiled all of Shirvan's nuggets of wisdom with which he concludes his documentaries? "Peace is a suspension bridge held in place by the tension of equal forces"

[@19.villanuevahanzmanolitoa93]

I watch his vids for that nugget

[@seanrowshandel1680]

That's a very bad quote. I'm supposed to share a lot of opinions with him, though

[@Trome1200]

Can you share all the quotes please? :)

[@seanrowshandel1680]

@Trome1200 i swear if i read any more of these quotes by shirvan, my opinion of him will not be so good anymore. I just can't take it, that's all 🤷‍♂️. Why are you egging on this nonsense? What if i become responsible for showing him why his quote is so bad? I have other things that i need to do in order to survive, and now you're trying to expose me to the words of some .... "Wanker", basically? Shame on both of us! And especially on that rotten shirvan for his reckless mind!

[@KokoHekmatyarr]

Almost all of his quotes aren't his, they were said by someone else but he doesn't provide attribution when using them.

[@freejay6091]

90% of aircraft losses is something entirely different than 90% of [all existing] aircraft [are] lost. The report says that out of ALL LOSSES, 90% will be on ground. For example: out of 10 lost aircraft, 9 will be lost while on the ground. It does not say that the US will lose 90% of its aircraft.

[@OptimusWombat]

Spot on. I came to comment the same thing when I saw yours.

[@Nainara32]

Exactly, one could look at it as more of a statement of confidence in American air superiority in flight.

[@WilliamB87]

People can barely read properly nowadays...

[@JamesBond-wv9xz]

I wanted to say the same thing. It annoyed when he made that blunder because it’s so unprofessional.

[@BabaYagaFPV]

Thank you! My blood pressure launched when I saw that.

[@maxxrr7389]

As someone from the philippines, I'm actually worried seeing our local news talking about chinese spies who were caught taking photos near our military camps

[@CT-69141]

Taking pictures of bases like a true aggressor CCP. Picking smaller weak countries first to see if they would yield easily. BE STRONG 🇵🇭. 🛡️🇺🇦🛡️

[@Eaglealbert42]

@@CT-69141 Ironic when china has been the one constantly violating Philippine sovereignty, pushing them into friendlier relations with the united states.

[@BluemoonSpaceRock]

@@CT-69141Please tell me you’re trolling. You realize the massive irony in what you just said right?

[@CT-69141]

@@BluemoonSpaceRock how so

[@michaeld1170]

@@CT-69141China is the “true aggressor” no need for fancy mental gymnastics to tell you otherwise

[@chadrobinson3163]

The loss statistics are fairly misrepresented. The report doesn’t say the US would lose 90% of its aircraft, it says that of those aircraft that are lost, 90% of them would be lost while grounded. That could very possibly be relatively few aircraft altogether as long as they are well dispersed and kept operational.

[@tomlxyz]

Yeah it basically "just" says that reducing losses in the ground should be a priority

[@SteveW-uz2tk]

But they may find it difficult to find a viable runway as China would make sure they are quickly unusable

[@josephsmith6777]

The US has 11 carrier strike groups they will not put 90% in range of China at one time .

[@kameronjones7139]

​@SteveW-uz2tk true but the usa is making them heavily defended so it would take alot per runway to deal with temporarily unless they hit those airfield with nukes then they would constantly have to be hitting them to deal with them.

[@tomlxyz]

@@SteveW-uz2tk if many airbases are spread out then China can't destroy them all at once

[@MarvinRB3]

9:02 90% of aircraft losses does not mean 90% of aircraft

[@Hubba404]

The wargame in question also ended in allied victory and the CCP collapsing.

[@haistapaska20]

But what?

[@arnemurraymeyer]

Humanity must and needs to cross the threshold to evolve past war over constructed communities of nation and arbitrary random lines of a ludicrous so called lines in the sand called 'borders' that should be irrelevant by now to any evolved iq brain, of a pre evolutionary divide and rule tactics of imperialist tool to steal lands of the earth from their indigenous peoples. Young people, educated people, human citizens of the Earth, in the post moder ized era of globalized, internet cultural mobility render these artifice of constructed ir-reality redundant and obsolete redudancies from a previous century of ideology and militarism.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Marvin just hub and spoke, thank you 🎉

[@ChinonsoNnadozie]

What? Please explain properly 😂

[@Mr--_--M]

5:49 China really used footage from Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen for their military propaganda lol

[@TL-fe9si]

Have u ever seen their military footage? This is a dumb clip made by the west connecting the Chinese footage lmao

[@Mr--_--M]

@@TL-fe9si I have actually. They used footage from Transformers and The Hurt Locker. I felt embarrassed for em' honestly because they really thought people wouldn't notice.

[@TL-fe9si]

@ go find yourself a better source xd

[@Mr--_--M]

@ I'll make sure to knock on your door to ask for your infinite wisdom next time 👍

[@TL-fe9si]

@@Mr--_--M yeah sure, you're welcome xd

[@daveray5655]

The US military still has real problems it has to overcome 1) Not enough recruits 2) Military is too top heavy, to the point that it is even more top heavy then in was in ww2 3) The military industrial complex is an oligopoly that doesn't innovate fast and overcharges the US 4) US does not have the same industrial base to support a massive wartime economy.

[@David-sl6xf]

Points 3 & 4 are the big problems, 1 & 2 could be mitigated in an emergency

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@David-sl6xf 1 is always the biggest problem. u can thank the feminism for that for causing male loneliness. men rather fight with their own government that fight with enemy.

[@dennisestradda9746]

Dont PLA little emperor soldiers have a problem with chocking the chicken too much?

[@tactknightgaming2066]

You forgot the anti-white male agenda, illegal immigration, DEI, affirmative action, AIPAC and so on...

[@sundae7317]

​@@QWERTY-gp8fdIt has nothing to do with male loneliness. Most Gen Z men are cowards anyways, they won't fight for anything, nothing to do with governments.

[@b1walker]

“Not a single Chinese media outlet is reporting on it” - gee, now why might that be?

[@kickdoor7815]

当时有报道

[@srijanme]

Cause China doesn't talk rubbish like ya'll 😂😂😂

[@dinamosflams]

Did You check?

[@guydreamr]

@@kickdoor7815 Source?

[@StraightAssLightning]

​@@srijanme they don't talk rubbish? Yeah you have quite a lot of humor, there. Of course they won't, because they are hypocrites who point fingers at the others despite them doing it themselves in broad daylight and successfully (-brainwashed-) gaslights their people in believing it.

[@oso1165]

Why the US military is restoring World War 2 airfields: World War 3

[@scene2much]

Great question. The answer is left as an exercise for the interested.

[@RiseAndFlourish]

china does have an agenda to take Taiwan back by something either 2027 or 2049, I'm not sure which, and Biden promised to defend Taiwan. But I don't know if it's going to be much of a ww3. Ukraine is making Russia a weaker military power for china, India hates china, and Iran is prob going to get f'd by Israel. I'm not sure if Pakistan can do much to distract India. South America like Venezuela could help fuel the flame, but USA is likely to shut them down easily if we gain back control of the panama canal. The EU, particularly Poland is ramping up their military like never before. I doubt any African countries will have much of an impact. They're more focused on trying to unify themselves. So, we may be taking preventative measures, but I'm not sure if ww3 is quite viable yet unless you consider that we're in it already. North Korea is going to be a bitch though distracting japan which china can take advantage of, so japan is building up their military again, and you know how the japanese are when it comes to war lol. With all that said, right now, China is more on the USA's side compared to Russia's for a couple reasons. They want the economy to keep going so they can keep building, and they want russia to stop losing so many people in case if they were to go to war, they need russian man power to help. I think what's more likely to happen is that Taiwan is going to become obsolete and would have no real advantage for china to take other than for historical reasons. If this happens, the fight will be benign compared to a ww3.

[@wolf2224]

Because that's how America makes its money with world war while common Americans suffer homeless drug addicts the sick parasitic part of the American economy makes money on war on the lives of the common folk Who the hell will trade Taiwan for Los Angeles or Miami who the hell cares

[@2200Stinger]

Well the first two were just as useless and unnecessarily destructive as I envision the third will be.

[@projectp1821]

Just part of the plan … they have spent 30 years and billions surrounding China with bases…

[@compassroses]

Although I sympathise with Pacific Islanders who want to stay out of future conflicts, electing politicians who cozy up to Chinese bribers will definitely NOT keep them safe.

[@tengkualiff]

Its more like the US couldn't keep to their interests, hence they switched. Countries like Vietnam and Singapore are good examples of countries who are able to prosper while maintaning both.

[@Team6OWG]

As opposed to American politicians who will use their Island to fight their wars? You are blinded by propaganda.

[@compassroses]

@@tengkualiff I think that the US grew tired of providing handouts during Pax Americana. Vietnam and Han-filled-Singapore have tough militaries ----------- the strategically-placed Solomon Islands don't.

[@KokoHekmatyarr]

And what of all the bribes the us paid to get them to let it build bases there to begin with huh?

[@KokoHekmatyarr]

And what of all that the us paid to be allowed to build bases there in the first place huh?

[@vxrw]

9:04 That says 90 percent _of losses_. That means of the aircraft lost the majority would be on the ground. Not that they expect to lose 90% of their total aircraft.

[@esoxkid06]

Came here to say this lol.

[@cocofashosho]

Came here to make the exact same point. This logical fallacy is highly misleading.

[@warthogdicker4438]

I think he meant 90% of the U.S. aircraft that are readily available in the Indo-Pacific will be lost by Chinese strikes.

[@johnyoung4163]

@@warthogdicker4438 that’s what he meant but he’s misinterpreted the data, as all the comments above you are pointing out. Whoosh

[@User-jr7vf]

Came here to say this after seeing someone else pointing it out

[@laskey2175]

8:33 It says 90% of aircraft losses would occur on the ground. Not that 90% of aircraft will be lost. It means that if we were to lose 10 planes in the war, 9 of them would have been on the ground when destroyed.

[@musonobari2560]

"Peace is a suspension bridge held in place by the tension of equal forces" I like that.

[@untouchable360x]

“We’re not getting ready for war. It’s a special military preparation.” USA

[@sundae7317]

Pretty sure China said that about their 'peaceful reunification' that will never happen 😂

[@JB-dx7fk]

China didn't steal the west philippines sea... It was reclaimed even though it is not internationally recognized. The artificial islands are just for show, not an encroachment. Building towns within territorial border disputes.... The list goes on.

[@RN-yo4qm]

Operation Dragon Cooking

[@doctorferdinand1003]

@@sundae7317 The irony of defending the US, while criticizing China for warmongering Taiwan is wild. How many actual wars has the US been in since China first threatened Taiwan? There's too many to know off hand, you'd have to look it up.

[@sundae7317]

@doctorferdinand1003 It's not wild. China is the one constantly threatening to illegally annex Taiwan and violating Filipino waters. The US did not start the GWOT. But China will be the one that starts WW3 when they invade Taiwan.

[@atomf9143]

9:04 The report was talking about all losses, not Day 1 losses. It’s a pretty well-written piece and I really do not like to see you twisting its conclusions like this.

[@radeknp.kowalski]

Came to the comment section to say that. 90% of losses of the aircraft does't mean loosing 90% of the aircraft

[@atomf9143]

@@radeknp.kowalskiCaspian Report is usually pretty good, so this was a pretty disappointing series of misunderstandings.

[@Lambzalot]

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@rdgrdmedflde2966]

There is an error at 9:03 90% of lost planes on the ground not 90% of planes lost

[@writeordie5452]

An amateur mistake, really, which kind of upends the entire analysis/conclusion of the video.

[@warthogdicker4438]

I think he meant 90% of the U.S. aircraft that are readily available in the Indo-Pacific will be lost by Chinese strikes.

[@Charlie-phlezk]

Correct

[@adamperdue3178]

@@warthogdicker4438 That's what he meant, but that's not what the report said.

[@kameronjones7139]

​​@@warthogdicker4438which is not correct.

[@MrTeff999]

Thanks!

[@CaspianReport]

Thanks for the support!

[@Jayce1701]

Brilliant work, as always Shirvan! Thank you for always bringing us the important news in a balanced and informative way!

[@Lesminster]

Just wrote a comment about China invading Taiwan and it's gone. Wonder if this will also disappear.

[@ddoppster]

it landed

[@mesa9724]

It’s a problem with KZbin

[@widodoakrom3938]

Lies

[@dennisestradda9746]

KZbin has been bought of by the CCP

[@sundae7317]

YT censorship is insane.

[@luigifranceschi2350]

Even if they were never used to host planes these restored air fields would suck up a lot of Chinese firepower just to make sure that they cannot be used. US could just park there decoys or older planes to act as decoys and China would have to spend a lot of missiles.

[@User-jr7vf]

The thing is that everyone seems to assume all out war between US and China. That's not necessarily how it will play out. I think it is more likely that they will have a "tit for tat" and both sides will chill after saving face.

[@Nope_Nope113]

What is not stated is how the world has grown under American leadership versus any other option after WW2. While admittedly slowly, so to has the Asian region. China has seen the most benefit from the American world order. It was America that push China into the WTO, because without the US this could not happen. So there would never have been the Chinese miracle economy. Without US financial investment, agricultural support and sharing of US technologies where would the countries in Asia be in this point in time? What they are saying by adopting a neutral position is, hey thanks for all the cool stuff and keeping the bullies from invading our countries, but we are tooooo much like cowards to help in a fight to protect the freedoms of those people over there who are not us yet. But when China try’s to invade us we will call ya. Byeeeee.

[@kdr955]

What other option?

[@fren183]

@@Nope_Nope113so you are saying Asians should die to protect Americas empire that? lol

[@solconcordia4315]

​​@@fren183The U.S.A. doesn't have an empire. Donald John Trump may not even be a President yet (Article XIV Sec. 3 of the U.S.A. Constitution, as Congress hasn't ratified yet this former officer of the U.S.A. ) so calling him an emperor is just too farfetched.

[@goofguy316]

Anyone else a fan of how he ends every video with a great quote

[@HappyGuy-cn9po]

I am!

[@leejurkowski]

In a Taiwan amphibious assault, the CCP under its civil/military fusion policy would convert its automobile roll-on roll-off ships into amphibious assault ships. They currently have 100 ships with another 100 on order (expected final delivery in 2026). I think you should include such types of duality weapons in your analysis as well as the new amphibious barges.

[@markeasley6149]

The Taiwan strait would be full of submarines and submarine drones. The barges would be extremely exposed. The whole venture is a bad idea.

[@Charles-pf7zy]

@@markeasley6149 the strait is very shallow , hard to conceal submarines compared to the vast ocean outside of the strait

[@mrdollyman5675]

@@Charles-pf7zyHe does have a point though, the barges would be exposed to other forms of attack, such as air

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Not trying to give Xi Jinping any ideas, but the best time for China to make a move is if a crisis in the middle-east or Europe/Ukraine demands U.S. military involvement. Remember China only has to worry about 1 theater of conflict, whereas U.S. has to worry about multiple theaters of conflict around the globe.

[@MohamedAli-eo2iz]

The chances of xi jinping seeing your comment are 99.9999♾️% IMPOSSIBLE

[@LiF-y3c]

That's true, but even if that's the best time to act, they don't really have a good opportunity in general. I don't think they can take Taiwan without seriously destabilizing their economy and regime.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

​@@MohamedAli-eo2iz So you're saying there is a chance

[@sundae7317]

Yeah. The US military stretches itself too thin.

[@ShadowbanTheHedgehog]

Yet this just happened and nothing from china

[@christuxford4462]

Why aren’t Japan and South Korea being considered as a major opponent to China as well? Japan is well armed and geographically very close. Same with South Korea. Does anyone think that if China attempts to conquer Taiwan that these two countries will sit on their hands? China wishes they would but China has made it plain how much contempt and hatred it has towards each country.

[@andrewgoodbody2121]

Because you made them limit their military? Do you forget the surrender??

[@Hody0909]

​@@andrewgoodbody2121 What do you mean we literally sell them brand new f35s?

[@skate4086]

The answer is simple, no body wants to start WW3. You make a very good point, but look at Ukraine's conflict for instance, everyone is siding with Ukraine on Europe but there isn't actually any tangible support like entire Europe declaring war against Russia as retaliation. It is the same story for South Korea and Japan. Neither of those countries will support China for invading Taiwan. But when China does actually end up declaring war against Taiwan, South Korea and Japan will stay idle just like the rest of Europe, maybe send military hardwares at best just like what the rest of Europe and US is doing right now. If other countries starts to really get involved in foreign border conflicts its pretty much the beginning of WW3

[@Hody0909]

@skate4086 These countries are joining defense pacts with Australia, UK, and US. They definitely will not sit idle while China begins invading every island around them... They have the same reasons to defend Taiwan as the US.

[@Elias-ns2lg]

"Peace, after all, is a suspension bridge held in place by the tension of equal forces" Beautiful

[@jimadamson8563]

"90% of losses will be on the ground", mixed up with "90% of what's on the ground will be lost" is an egregious error. Love you

[@giannisvellichor5632]

I cannot believe how aggresive Chna and N.Korea is .... just outside America's bases ...........

[@Eaglealbert42]

China was more territory disputes than any other country in the world. XI said he will take taiwan by force if necessary. Chinese navy have also been harassing neighboring country's fishing ships for years, prompting America to open new bases in the area as the countries are asking for help. you make your comment sarcastically, but its true.

[@delirious4565]

​@@Eaglealbert42America is protecting nothing except the interests of it's rich elite. I may change my opinion if I ever see a map where the US mainland is surrounded by foreign military bases

[@juansmith8929]

Typical Empire thinking always fighting overseas,while the home front drows in despair and corruption.

[@postmortemarg]

True, but don't forget the largest empires lasted at least 700, but mostly over 1000 years

[@juansmith8929]

The lifespan of an empire is dependent on the well-being of its population,and the American population is not doing that.the numbers of people living in the street is an example of a decaying society.there is a huge gap of wealth between the ruling class and lower classes

[@Darius-scifieart]

@@juansmith8929 China is thinking the same though. they want to be an empire. But they have very high youth unemployment. They also have way too many young men thanks all the girls killed to satisfy the one child policy. This provides a way to fix both

[@depreciatingasset]

Loooool tell me where it is better? China? Russia? Iran? Even UK? Germany? Lots of problems in the US . LITERALLY MORE PROBLEMS EVRYWHERE ELSE

[@Eaglealbert42]

@@juansmith8929 coming from an American, it bad but not that bad. I think things have gotten worse in the past 20 years, but we're only more in line with the average country now. you speak like there's rampant homelessness or something and thats just not true, the standard of living is good, homelessness in low, unemployment is low, if we can just fix our corrupt medical system we'd be golden.

[@bertjilk3456]

Just to clarify: those wargame reports did NOT say the US would lose 90% of their aircraft. The report said: "90% of aircraft losses occurred on the ground." So, if 10 planes were lost, 9 would be on the ground. A very big difference!

[@otherpatrickgill]

I'm not going to join the people who have opinions on how the projected war will go. I'm only going to hope and pray for peace. I feel that a conventional war between the US and China would be devastating and every country on earth would feel the consequences. Nuclear war is something I don't want to consider. As I see it, even in the unlikely event of one country hitting 100% of targets and intercepting 100% of enemy attacks, suffering no losses, the result would be devastating and I don't hold out much hope of the "winning" country surviving in its present form. A nuclear conflict between countries as large and powerful as China and the US would see upwards of 10million people die in the attacks and many, many more die as a result of the radiation. People a lot smarter than me have spoken about the tons of particles entering the atmosphere and blocking sunlight, the sudden global drop in temperatures (yay, no more climate change!), causing global crop failures, droughts and severe famine in many countries. Not to mention that either or both countries will be in no position to honor trade agreements - that is to say that global trade will be disrupted and this could cause many other countries' economies to collapse. There are no winners in a nuclear war - as for conventional war... I leave that to others to comment on but I feel it would still be devastating, regardless of the result.

[@waragainstavg]

I do appreciate how neutral you are on the subjects of your videos. We all need more objectivity

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

The thing (it appears) people don't understand is amphibious are really Really REALLY hard. 2:40 Good Luck!

[@volkxx]

8:40 - 9:04 you've misunderstood, that 90% of LOSSES not 90% of the entire airforce edit. just scrolled down and every one and their mother is saying the same thing :)

[@FrostWing-k5u]

Malaysia does not host US bases and Singapore only allows the US to use its naval facilities for logistics and re-supply.

[@马国通靈人]

The experts are designing this war game similar to world war 2

[@overworlder]

6:49 error, AGES should be AEGIS

[@p0xus]

good eye

[@HGoyas]

It's very miserable to see history happening, big events, and know that you have no less influence than that of a pawn. And if you can survive all of this, not go hungry, stay healthy and safe, you are already better off than the expectations that the moment has projected for you. This is scary!

[@tactknightgaming2066]

We need action, not influence. We need more Luigis and less Toads.

[@User-jr7vf]

We won't see it happening during our lifetime.

[@User-jr7vf]

Didn't you hear the video saying China won't be ready until 2050?

[@markhirstwood4190]

14:05 - 'mayhaps'?

[@alpcen4286]

My ex gf used to say that phrase

[@Charlie-phlezk]

@10:41 "further east"... then proceeds to pan west. 😂

[@Wake13]

Thank you… I came here for this. Maps and navigation are incredibly interesting to me.

[@MaikeruShinto]

As a Filipino, I look forward United States of America. To our American brothers and sisters in the Military, just chat me if you are in NCR. Let's have Jollibee, my treat lol.

[@LavfaBonisanto]

War in my lifetime? How lucky…

[@Martyn-1337]

Peace after all is a suspension bridge held in place by the tension of equal forces. -Caspian Report. @CaspianReport we really need a compilation of your amazing quotes.

[@chrismcaulay7805]

In the past that was often the case. But if that was the case now the USA would already own the world. There has been no equal force to the USA in nearly 100 years...

[@AckzaTV]

That's NOT his quote ask google. The peace river suspension bridge broke btw

[@michaelotoole1807]

he does have a knack for good quotes.

[@ajaxjs]

China will never be equal with the United States.

[@Martyn-1337]

@ show it

[@jestubbs69]

As always well outlined and presented. 👊🤙

[@RobertStroud-z1t]

Great analysis. As a veteran of service in Guam, just want to point out that it is spelled Andersen AFB.

[@dakotacavin5210]

Thank you for your service Mr. Stroud

[@alexvlk]

8:43 90% of losses on the ground is not the same thing as 90% of the air force. It means only 10% of destroyed aircraft would be airborne

[@danb1192]

Cool story bro

[@mrdollyman5675]

@@danb1192He was just correcting a statement made in the video, wtfdym “cool story bro?”

[@japhetaguirre4880]

Philippines: *I'm in danger.*

[@twocandles1108]

America will help.

[@fanamlawuli6761]

@@twocandles1108 like they are helping Ukraine, no thanks!

[@MrArch7Eyes]

Spain, Americans, japan, and others tried to invade and conquer but it all ended up leaving and never returned. It says a lot when it's their action that talks. Philippines is labelled as unconquerable. Leave it alone or trust me everybody regrets

[@TorreFLoeckx]

12:43 You switched the flags of Kiribati and the Marshal Islands

[@ramonetheninja]

90% of aircraft losses happened on the ground does NOT mean that 90% of aircraft were lost. Really, dude?

[@wisdomn]

If you loose 9 aircraft on the ground and 1 aircraft airborne and you have 1000s of planes, yeah. Really, dude?

[@rdf098311]

@@wisdomnyou clearly don’t understand

[@wisdomn]

@@rdf098311 true. I didn't catched anything about that in the video. So I don't know what the guy was talking about.

[@billucf96]

Yeah, his math is broke. All this means is we need to be airborne as much as possible. Old SAC airborne style.

[@michaelricottajr2143]

Don’t mind his fake voice he’s broadcasting from Beijing

[@bigjared8946]

Remember all the assumptions that were in place just 3 years ago regarding the might of the Russian military and their hardware? It's very possible the same sort of assumptions are being made regarding China now.

[@justsaying4303]

better to overestimate your adversary than underestimate them

[@covidius9511]

​@@justsaying4303wise words

[@Nonowelcome]

@@justsaying4303amen 😂

[@acmelka]

Only one way to tell.... If they aren't a paper tiger, well best be ready

[@dianapennepacker6854]

I honestly don't think so. Not as bad. They are learning. China out numbers US by 4. That means US needs to hit hard, and smart. China doesn't have to travel as far. US has secrets though. I will say that. US also has the USMC gearing up to make the Pacific a living pain for any ship. Going back to being a force that hits hard, and quick. Not Army 2.0. The Army also is gearing up for a Pacific war with anti ship weapons. If Trump was actually savy geopolitically I'd say we would have this. We need allies, and he is just making that hell for everyone.

[@byzantiumn8564]

Overly sensational but not objectively wrong. Feel like your presentation of these things has gotten too TikTok friendly, in that you used to focus on carefully reporting fact, this mostly felt like you used fact to frame your conjecture with some coolguy music mixed almost louder than your own words. First video in maybe a year of watched from your channel and it seems to have gone downhill in production ethos.

[@guillaumeroy7528]

10:41 The Philippines is located west (or northwest) of Palau, not east. (Of course, the Philippines could also be reached travelling nearly a full circle eastward around the globe but I don't think that's what Shirvan meant to say.)

[@spiraboy]

because they like surrounding other countries, and then when those countries react, they call it an ''unprovoked invasion''

[@larsstougaard7097]

Yes my boy 👦 💙

[@davidlobaugh4490]

Good suspension bridge quote.🤠 very true

[@samnater]

Peace is a suspension bridge. Well said.

[@lalajee1502]

Man I am really fan of your philosophical lines at the end of the videos.

[@thari_za]

Why would China put its country so close to American military bases.

[@lesecksybrian]

😂😭

[@fnmag6809]

I enjoy your reporting. Bravo

[@DuskFox14th]

Surprised i havent seen any coverage about Japans change in its defense doctrine.

[@benjamindavidovichwaals2899]

Those one liners hits hard

[@BF2021-kf8xz]

Neutrality is foolishness. These people will eventually be Chinese subjects like Cambodia.

[@twocandles1108]

WE MUST PROTECT OUR ALLIES

[@NASCARLSON]

So my grandfather was B-24 crew member in 43-44 & flew outta Long field in Fenton Australia. Longest missions up to that point,until arrival of B-29s that flew from India & Tinnian. Amazing that 80+ yrs later and the same ground has Stertegic value! My grandfather's aircraft is buried somewhere off the coast off that island. The U.S. at end of war shoved all the planes off the cliff edge into the sea. R.I.P. Grandfather, and the (Sad-Sack) .

[@sridharc92]

Caspian Report always has a thorough analysis! One of the best channels on geopolitics

[@GM-xk1nw]

Except for when it comes to Israel.

[@Ori27272]

@@GM-xk1nw whys that

[@adelinad3513]

Paid shill

[@colastineregina7730]

it is NATO-aligned channel. You know who the 'bad guys' are.... not the USA, of course

[@777adorer]

​@@GM-xk1nwShirvan is totally ignoring the g4za ceasefire situation as it is not to his liking. Remember he gleefully made videos on how the people there would be divided into sectors, a reality so grotesque that it parallels the anime " Attack on Titan. "

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

American here. Scattering our air units across the Pacific is a smart strategy, but it also kind of... looks like a retreat. It's certainly an acknowledgement that China is honestly dangerous and that the US military doesn't like its odds of protecting the first island chain. Japan and South Korea have to be pretty disquieted, watching this happen.

[@fernbedek6302]

Looking at a map of where US bases in the Pacific are compared to where China and the US homelands are, really shows you how aggressive the US position is.

[@yad-thaddag]

Just imagine China building bases in the pacific to contain the USA. The US would feel threatened too…

[@chrismcaulay7805]

No, it shows what it takes to maintain peace in the region. Its only aggressive if its used for aggression, which it is not. Building a base, in and of itself is never aggression. In the middle ages it was standard practice to build Forts on the boarder of your territory. This is the same thing. The pacific is, like it or not, nearly completely US territory. Peace is not a natural state for mankind, the only reason we have had so much of it world wide is that the USA and paid for it in blood and treasure. Remove the USA from the equation and there will be a multitude of wars spring up in a VERY short period of time. If the USA pulled back nearly every country would have war and famine for decades...

[@fernbedek6302]

@ If 'building a base is never an act of aggression' then the US wouldn't have had any issues with Soviet infrastructure in Cuba.

[@AorER1613]

​@@fernbedek6302The infrastructure of a dead nation in one that can't even keep the lights on for more than 2 hours a day? Call me crazy, but I think we'll be fine

[@kameronjones7139]

China's neighbor say otherwise

[@justfrank5661]

I grew up near Tinian!!! It’s so weird seeing our islands get mentioned in a video like this one ☝️

[@jcdenton8811]

1:08 Hi, I work in the aviation industry and the hub and spoke model means THE EXACT OPPOSITE thing you've just desribed at the beginning. It may have different meanings per industry, but I wouldn't really think so.

[@DanielSchramm]

Yeah, they’re doing more of a mesh now - de-emphasising the hubs, which pose a single point of failure risk.

[@NICKEYJONES-g9z]

I don't comment often, but today I do! It was the term Hanan Island. I flew Typhoon Recon during Viet Nam & we had a mission over the Gulf to watch for fast surface contacts, One afternoon I noticed that our BIG radar was showing our EC-121 pretty close to Hanan! THE FLIGHT CREW (AND ME) DECIDED THAT WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA. MISSILE THREAT! We turned around and got out of there!!!

[@Ziolek.2000]

1:48 OMG compared to "just" 33 today. Yea, just 33 military bases more than any other country in that region of the world or any other region for that matter

[@Gizziiusa]

Thats what superpowers are/do. Currently there is only 1 superpower. Grow a brain.

[@MukiBlalock]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO!😊

[@Forbiddenn]

Incredible work as always, Shirvan. One of the best channels on KZbin. Please never stop.

[@cinaraksu]

thank you for all the hard "homework" behind the scenes you do to distill so much OBJECTIVE information you put into every episode. SAGOL-Live Long and Prosper

[@Bootman899]

Imagine just making an absolute killing by selling everyone else your stuff and not having imperialist aspirations. Keep in mind that the U.S is sitting on 80 years of tech that has never been shared with the public. To think this is the extent of the destruction or how things would actually go is foolish. Black budgets should terrify everyone. No one knows anything.

[@sheldoniusRex]

2:50 it is important to note that those barges are more than just troop transports. They basically serve as harbors. They roll up on to the beach and extend the bridge over obstacles and drop it on the shore road inland 100+ meters. Then troop transports and ROROs pull up to the back of the barge and roll tanks over it, onto the bridge, and on to the shore roads very quickly. So each barge doesn't land a few hundred troops, they land a few shiploads of troops.

[@joshshepherd5660]

I'm assuming they would only be used after a beach head was actually secured. The actual "landing craft" will be fascinating to see.

[@sheldoniusRex]

@joshshepherd5660 they certainly don't look like anything I'd want to hit an unsecured beach with, but as the second phase of the invasion they'd spew troops and most importantly tanks at a terrifying rate. The Chinese ROROs literally just hook up to the back of the barge and tanks roll over it. Over and over again. They go from ship to asphalt with nary a drop of sea water or beach sand on them.

[@stepbruv8780]

Ah yes battle of Midway 2042

[@Gizziiusa]

More like "Battle of Hainan, 2027". the unforeseen "uppercut" with help from Aussieland. hehe.

[@stepbruv8780]

@ Battle for Hong Kong 2041

[@StatesEye]

Let's get this show underway.

[@andrewbraun2707]

Small error at 2:04. Swapped the flags of Kiribati and the Marshall Islands

[@anderenaam3091]

And missing the flag of Wallis & Fortuna

[@anderenaam3091]

And Niue too

[@jamesperkins4798]

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[@bendabuzzkill47]

The military expansion on Guam started about around 2021. Though you mentioned the islanders voicing concerns, a lot of what the government does on Guam is never ran by the people beforehand. In this case, I think it’s crucial for the defense of the pacific and our beautiful islands but at the cost of dozing over ancient grounds.

[@tigersharkzh]

The runways at Tinian are rather short. What would they even be used for?

[@samanyupalthi]

Drones

[@ArminiusGroß]

C130s probably wouldn't be bothered.

[@thomedj]

Unsinkable aircraft carrier

[@Gizziiusa]

@@ArminiusGroß C-17s too I think. They can stop "on a dime" if need be, but it does stress the aircraft though.

[@yppdabigo7968]

your content is great

[@m.chumakov1033]

At 6:49: it's not Ages, it's Aegis.

[@chadbrad8100]

true

[@mahanduru]

Your exposés are, as always, brilliant 🫡

[@ya2u]

I love the maps used in CaspianReport's videos

[@DamplyDoo]

This is like an ace combat pre mission prep screen

[@rajarshisarkar999]

I'm getting Hyped for this. Let's Go!!! Time to compete the Trilogy.

[@joetheperformer]

People always forget about two of the most important factors of playing war: *experienced personnel* and *tried and tested protocols and systems during emergent situations*

[@john.8805]

Another good one to gain perspectives on a whole regions geopolitical outlook.

[@theislandsurvivor3410]

I love how the Marshall Islands have the flag of Kiribati and Kiribati has the flag of the Marshall Islands.

[@soundknight]

ID rather have an American base than a Chinese fishing trawler taking all my food.

[@widodoakrom3938]

No ones ask u

[@User-jr7vf]

I would rather have the freedom to choose who I want to partner up with instead of superpowers dictating my future.

[@markmoretti4533]

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[@paulbo9033]

America can't stop China. My advice to them is not to do anything stupid (hard for Americans), and accept your fate. You are destined to be number 2.

[@covidius9511]

lmao reminds me of that one c&c quote from the emperor

[@user-vx2fw7qe1n]

No nation is destined to be anything, it all based on the decisions of the people and politicians, China can goof up, America can goof up, its not good to feel confident nor to think this is just a competition, this is conflict we’re talking about, nothing is set in stone, so we can’t say anything is certain

[@khalildar6890]

Excellent job

[@louisquatorze9280]

Those Red Chinese landing barges are going to be taking some anti ship missiles as they try to move in.

[@J_X999]

The bases with those missiles would be glassed beforehand

[@hughdemorville1763]

3:13 Marshall islands swap flags with Kiribati ;) Great video as always!!