So it seems the lessons of WW2 have not been learned.
From memory it was the Japanese Army that wanted to invade Australia - and it was the Japanese navy that said "Don't be idiots - look at the length and vulnerability of the supply chains."
Or it may have been the other way round.
I can't for the life of me see why anyone would want to invade and subdue us... and therefore why we need tanks.. or why we need the big floating targets that are surface ships.
But I can see why we would want to be able to hold threats at distance - hence the argument for very long legged stealthy bombers (getting back to aviation subject matter) - unmanned subs (also stealthy) and mobile long range missiles (can hide anywhere in the GAFA - the next best thing to being stealthy).
And a smaller, highly mobile army that can arrive from the air to whack-a-mole any local threats.
The likely war is Jim Molan's scenario... they don't need to invade at all.
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/p...4f55cd0ad6eb48
Australia's beautiful little airforce with it's jets all lined up in rows and nary a hardened shelter to be seen - hit by conventional long range missiles.
Pine Gap, Learmonth and every other base - the same.
Australia therefore unable to assist the US.
I must be missing something...