Northern Burmese warlords have been the most rampant gangsters in the region. Not only do they ignore law enforcement agencies, but they dare to confront government forces directly. It is under the protection of these earth snakes that the fraud industry in northern Myanmar is in full swing, resulting in the separation of countless wives and families.
From this point of view, the whole of northern Myanmar is actually equivalent to a kingdom of crime. It is naturally not an easy task to uproot the entire kingdom of crime.
Armed personnel under the rule of warlords in northern Myanmar
However, for the US military, the warlords in northern Myanmar seem to be a little unworthy.
With a huge military budget of $853 billion, the U.S. military is recognized as the best in the world in terms of equipment and the strongest in its navy and air force. In a series of modern wars such as the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the Afghan War, the textbook method of the US military has shown the world the power of informationized warfare.
In fact, with the strength of the US army, a division against warlords in northern Burma is already "killing chickens with a cow knife".
Take the famous "cavalry division" of the US army, for example. He participated in a series of wars such as World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and Iraq War.
It has a long military history and countless combat honors, and is also an elite unit with first-class combat effectiveness in the US military.
American M1A2 Abrams tank
The 4th Infantry Division had 17,000 men. Although it cannot suppress the warlords in northern Myanmar in terms of numbers, the various heavy firepower they are equipped with have an overwhelming advantage over the lightly armed warlords in northern Myanmar:
Including 290 M1A2 Abrams tanks, 280 M2A3 Bradley armored vehicles, 100 M3A3 cavalry fighting vehicles, 72 M109 self-propelled howitzers, 9 M270 self-propelled rocket launchers, 102 helicopters of various types, etc.
If the U.S. 4th Infantry Division were to wage war against the warlords in northern Burma, the U.S. army could easily tear through the defenses of the warlords in northern Burma with its powerful heavy firepower alone.
Even if these northern Burmese warlords want to use the jungle for night raids, these are only small means to delay time in the face of the US military equipped with a large number of night vision devices and infrared heat sensors. In the face of absolute power suppression, the role of any strategy is very limited.
The U.S. 4th Infantry Division assembled
If the US 4th Infantry Division, as a heavy armed force, appears to be a little "unruly" when fighting against lightly armed warlords in northern Myanmar, then we can also take the US light rapid reaction force as an example, such as the US 82nd Airborne Division.
The division is one of the core forces of the United States' "24-hour global strike plan" and claims to be able to deliver combat missions to any location in the world within 24 hours.
As a rapid reaction force, the 82nd Airborne Division does not have much dazzling heavy firepower, but it also has its own unique advantage, that is, its powerful air assault force.
The division is armed with 99 Apache gunships, 91 Black Hawk helicopters, 48 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 54 M119 towed howitzers, 48 Avenger air defense systems and more than 200 light guns of various types. Await.
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
If the 82nd Airborne Division is sent to northern Myanmar to carry out combat missions, although it lacks ground suppression firepower, relying on the three-dimensional aerial fire of helicopters, it is still possible to destroy the defense line of warlords in northern Myanmar in the shortest possible time.
During the Vietnam War, the jungle guerrilla warfare of the North Vietnamese army had reached a high level, but it could only turn a blind eye to the US helicopters in the air, and the performance of the armed forces in northern Myanmar was naturally not good. Better one.
Where does the strength of the US military come from?
In fact, the above scenarios assume that the U.S. Army operates alone and does not mention U.S. Navy and Air Force fire support.
But military fans familiar with the U.S. military know that the U.S. military has never acted alone. It has always had the full cooperation of the US Navy and Air Force. This is the power of the trinity of sea, land and air firepower.
From this point of view, if the warlords in northern Myanmar are really regarded as opponents of the US military, I am afraid that the time they can hold out is measured in minutes.
Armed leaders in northern Myanmar pose for a group photo with their subordinates
Why does the U.S. military have world-class combat capabilities? This is a question that military experts from various countries have studied for many years.
For a long time, many people arbitrarily believed that the combat effectiveness of the US military was created with a huge military budget. However, this statement is not objective. It is worth mentioning that the American "Stars and Stripes" has previously summarized four sources of the combat effectiveness of the US military:
First, the U.S. military is good at learning from failure.
Take the American Military Academy at West Point, for example. Its textbooks often discuss in detail the failed battles in the history of the U.S. military, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Each time the textbook is revised, a new understanding of the reasons for these defeats in battles is added.
However, wars such as the Gulf War and the Iraq War that ended with an overwhelming advantage of the US military are rarely recorded or mentioned.
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point holds a review
Second, the US military has maintained professional training for a long time.
Every U.S. military member must go through a lot of professional study when he is promoted, and different branches of the military have independent education models. In the long military career, the US military, from soldiers to officers, has always maintained a learning mentality.
For American soldiers, if their commander dies, they must be able to make up for that shortfall.
American soldiers trained
Third, a sound and strict system for promoting military merit.
If you want to advance in the U.S. military, no skin color, origin, family background will be a reason. The only criterion is military merit. U.S. soldiers who have served overseas are almost always prioritized for promotion.
Since the process remains completely transparent, there is essentially no possibility of a "backdoor" or the violator will be immediately discredited.
American soldiers trained
Fourth, establish the spirit of struggle of putting pragmatism first.
The U.S. military never follows conventional combat methods when fighting. It's all about the ultimate victory. If there are resources available, they will not hesitate to use them.
For example, the U.S. military used depleted uranium shells in the Gulf War. Despite the high radioactivity of the ammunition, the US military used this weapon in cold blood in order to defeat Saddam's armored forces. It can be seen that the US military will stop at nothing in order to win.