May 23, 20223 yr Attempting to come up with a storyline for a WestPac BattleSet that escalates more slowly than say a Chinese attempt to take Taiwan. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2019/08/26/the-malacca-dilemma-a-hindrance-to-chinese-ambitions-in-the-21st-century/ 2006 Maritime Security and the Straight of Malacca https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA479400.pdf Dire Straits: Naval Security Competition between China and the United States in the Strait of Malacca https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/712787/GJAA 1.1 Sliwinski.pdf;sequence=1 Australia https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/time-for-a-standing-force-to-keep-the-malacca-strait-clear-of-mines/ India https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-security/indias-strategic-dimensions-in-malacca-strait-by-vithiyapathy-p/
May 24, 20223 yr A battleset that centers on the Strait of Malacca would need a significantly better and more focused map than we have presently, imho. The Strait is relatively long, but it is quite narrow and chock full of islands at its eastern entrance, all of which would potentially come into play in a naval warfare scenario.
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