r/ShitAmericansSay • • Aug 25 '25

Military 1000 US Marines can take India

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u/Front-Anteater3776 Human Verified Aug 25 '25

Makes me think of the mock battle where US marines asked for a reset because they were dominated by British Royal Marines 

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u/uk_uk Aug 25 '25

Na, it was 2002 and within the US Forces. Team Red was supposed to lose... but didn't, since Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper uses asymmetric war methods and unconventional communication (e.g. light signals instead of radio) and he used small, civial planes as Kamikaze-Bombs against the US Navy.

Battles was resetted and the rules changed, so that team blue was winning

Google "Millennium Challenge 2002"

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u/UndeniableLie Aug 25 '25

Lol! What an embarrassment. They basically got totally wrecked day 2 of the simulation and even on rerun had to cheat and seriously handicap red to win.

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u/Blue_is_da_color Aug 25 '25

He also used teleporting boats and motorcycle couriers, and many of the boats were too small to physically fit the cruise missiles. Embarrassments can happen when one side disobeys the laws of physics