Are blue water conflicts a thing of the past?

OneShot · 02-04-07, 07:32 AM

I would say that depends on the opponents and especially the area of operations.

If one party needs to ship lots of stuff over the ocean, maybe even in convoys then the likelihood for blue water battles considerably goes up (if the opponent has blue water capable forces). So I would say it depends ... in a hypothetical fight between China and America I would put some money down on the increase of blue water battles. On the other hand in a fight like Iran vs. America it would most certainly be restricted to Brown Water / Coastal Ops (with the odd exception of course).

Bottom Line : Who knows ...

View Poll Results: Are open ocean battles a thing of the past...?
Yes! No one is going to fight in the open ocean anytime soon, ALL action will be coastal waters	11	14.86%
Yes! But China's blue water capabilities are closer than you might think...	11	14.86%
No... open ocean battles are unlikely, but there's still a possibility...	41	55.41%
Heck if I know... now where did I put that remote control...	11	14.86%
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02-04-07, 07:32 AM	#6
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I would say that depends on the opponents and especially the area of operations. If one party needs to ship lots of stuff over the ocean, maybe even in convoys then the likelihood for blue water battles considerably goes up (if the opponent has blue water capable forces). So I would say it depends ... in a hypothetical fight between China and America I would put some money down on the increase of blue water battles. On the other hand in a fight like Iran vs. America it would most certainly be restricted to Brown Water / Coastal Ops (with the odd exception of course). Bottom Line : Who knows ... __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!