Thai navy joins pirate patrol

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I would say forces involved are about equal to those involved in some of the naval battles in the Solomons and Guadalcanal campaigns or the Java sea battles.

i meant total

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

i meant total

Short of a war between China and Russia/India or the entire mid east attacking Israel and the US that not going to happen in the current political climate.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Short of a war between China and Russia/India or the entire mid east attacking Israel and the US that not going to happen in the current political climate.

exactly. WWII is Insanely interesting to me. Its every aspect of all eras of naval combat rolled into one. not to mention the tech on land and all the oeprations and attacks. fascinating to me.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

still, considering all gun vs gun battles in WWII it still isnt on a scale with WWII

Yet WWII doesn't even come close to WWI when it comes to the scale of gun battles.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Yet WWII doesn't even come close to WWI when it comes to the scale of gun battles.

Thats obviously because they didnt HAVE anything but guns. at least, nothing as POWERFUL as the guns back then.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

Thats obviously because they didnt HAVE anything but guns. at least, nothing as POWERFUL as the guns back then.

Submarine attacks (both gun and torpedo), air attacks and mines accounted for more ships sunk than gunfire by surface ships in WWI.