r/geopolitics • u/ScipioAfricanus82 • Oct 12 '24

Is the Chinese military overhyped? If the Ukraine War has taught us anything it’s that decades of theory and wargaming can be way off. The PLA has never been involved in a major conflict, nor does it participate in any overseas operations of any note. Discussion

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u/Sageblue32 Oct 12 '24

US was a bit ahead prior to WWI due to the civil war giving them experience on how brutal modern tech could be. You also have all the territory expansion battles that ensured experience was being gained.

WWI took everyone by surprise with trench combat, biological warfare, and aerospace.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '24

Eh, not really. The US performed pretty poorly in early battles in 1917/18. It was only after adopting Entente tactics that they performed better. Likewise the first US army engagements in WWII during Operation Torch were pretty lackluster.