In 2017 the US Seventh Fleet conducts maneuvers near Guam. Reports of collisions are still coming in.
Maverick drone pilot seized control of drone snd during routine exercise first middle and US carrier in South Pacific sea which leads US to believe China fired on the US fleet.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhiffsIn 2002 a North Carolina deputy killed one US soldier and wounded another after mistaking them for criminals during a live field exercise. Several similar incidents have occured throughout the years. What is the worst possible outcome of such incidents if taken to an even greater extreme?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Point_disasterNaval exercises seem more prone to unexpected interference and accidents than local land exercises. Even if a soldier or two get shot by mistake it’s just two soldiers. Or vice versa if they shoot a civie. But naval ones carry a lot greater risks and potential body count.
Time to revisit 'Seven Days in May'
Always liked that story in that a lowly Major of Marines was able to wipe the floor with a USAF Four Star![]()
This but with more dead, or with supply ship carrying ammo/fuel...
Then you add sharks and a giant tornado, a nuclear power plant, a pregnant woman, a love story and Michael Bay as realisator....
One of my favourite movies. The Train.I Old Burt could play anything, including a choo choo train.
Given forces operating out of Canada have a history of, shall we say, redecorating the White House...Back in the late 1980s my Marine reserve company was riding a charter bus to some national guard training facility for the weekend. The bus driver distributed cassette tapes and literature outlining the impending UN invasion from Canada. Exactly why i never saw warnings of UN attacks from Mexico I don't know. It was always from Canada in the literature I saw.
Given forces operating out of Canada have a history of, shall we say, redecorating the White House...
Order of battle
British
(Major General Robert Ross)
- Regulars (total: 4500 all ranks).
Note: there were a total of 1350 Marines[37]
- 1st (Light) Brigade (Colonel William Thornton) (1100 men)
- 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)(Light Infantry)
- Light companies, 1/4th, 21st, 1/44th Foot
- Company of Royal Marines, commanded by Lt Athelstan Stevens, detached from the Royal Marine battalion
- Rocket Detachment of 26 Royal Marine Artillery gunners, commanded by Lt John Lawrence, likewise detached from the Royal Marine battalion
- Company of Colonial Marines overseen by Captain Reed of the 2nd West India Regiment
- 2nd Brigade (Colonel Arthur Brooke) (1460 men)
- 1st Battalion, 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot
- 1st Battalion, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot
- 3rd Brigade (Colonel Patterson) (ca. 1460 men)
- 21st Regiment (Royal North British Fusiliers)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Marines (commanded by Major James Malcolm) less one infantry company with the 1st Brigade, and the Rocket Detachment with the 1st Brigade.
- composite battalion (formed from ship-based Marines) commanded by Captain John Robyns and guarding the shoreline at Benedict
American
- Regulars (total: 960 to 1160 all ranks).
- 1 Squadron, Regiment of Light Dragoons,[38] commanded by Colonel Jacint Laval, 140 horses.
- 1 Infantry Battalion, United States Regulars commanded by Colonel William Scott - variously reported at either 300 or 500 men all ranks.
- Detachment of 103 United States Marines and 300 US Navy Flotilla men (sailors), under command of Commodore Joshua Barney, 400 (approx) all ranks with 5 heavy artillery pieces (two 18 pounders (naval) and three wheeled 12 pounders (USMC).
- Militia (total: 6,203)
- District of Columbia 1st Regiment of Militia, Colonel George Magruder, 535 all ranks
- District of Columbia 2nd Regiment of Militia, Colonel Wm. Brent, 535 all ranks
- Company of District of Columbia Union Rifles, Captain John Davidson, 116 all ranks
- Company of District of Columbia Rifles, Captain John Stull, 116 all ranks
- Detachment of Navy Yard Rifles (volunteers), Captain John Doughty, 116 all ranks
- Detachment of Captain Maynard, 100 men all ranks
- Detachment of Captain Waring, 100 men all ranks
- District of Columbia Dragoons, 50 horse
- Battery, The Washington Irish Artillery, Captain Ben Burch, ? x 6-pounders, 150 all ranks
- Battery, The District of Columbia Militia Artillery, Major George Peters, ? x 6-pounders, 150 all ranks.
- 1st Regiment, Baltimore County Militia, Colonel Jonathan Shutz, 675 all ranks
- 2nd Regiment, Baltimore County Militia, Colonel John Ragan, 675 all ranks
- 5th Baltimore City Regiment, Colonel Joseph Sterrett, 500 all ranks
- 1 Battalion, Baltimore Rifles, Major William Pinkney, 150 all ranks
- 2 Batteries, Baltimore Militia Artillery, ? x 6-pounders, 150 all ranks
- Annapolis Militia, Colonel Hood, 800 all ranks
- Battalion, Maryland State Militia, 250 all ranks
- Harford County Light Dragoons 240 horse
- Virginia Militia Dragoons, 100 horse (amalgamated with Laval's Dragoons during the battle)
- 60th Virginia Militia Regiment, Colonel George Minor, 700 all ranks (Arrived late and without ammunition and held in reserve)
- The James City Light Infantry, 100 all ranks. (their colors were captured by the British)
- Total Regular and Militia: 7,163 to 7,363
- 2 x 18-pounder guns
- 3 x 12-pounder guns
- 23 x 6-pounder guns
Directing his men to block the Americans, Sheaffe found that his forces were being steadily driven back. An attempt was made to rally around the Western Battery, but this position collapsed following the accidental detonation of the battery's travelling magazine. Falling back to a ravine near the fort, the British regulars joined with the militia to make a stand. Outnumbered on land and taking fire from the water, Sheaffe's resolve gave way and he concluded that the battle was lost. Instructing the militia to make the best terms possible with the Americans, Sheaffe and regulars retreated east, burning the shipyard as they departed.
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No wonder there is a new thread each week on how the US should of and could of conquered Canada.
Wonderful our Canadian army of armored polar bears and grisly, mobile moose and elk along with our famous beaver infantry supported by our Canada Gesse air force will meet your army at the border. May I remind you that while you may have more humans living there we definitely have a lot more wild animals and will make mince meat of your troops.I, for one, still have a burning desire to invade Canada
Wonderful our Canadian army of armored polar bears and grisly, mobile moose and elk along with our famous beaver infantry supported by our Canada Gesse air force will meet your army at the border. May I remind you that while you may have more humans living there we definitely have a lot more wild animals and will make mince meat of your troops.
PS along the coast our beluga wales, killer wales and swarms of Cod will overwhelm your coasts so do not think you will get any support from elsewhere.
I, for one, still have a burning desire to invade Canada
Yes and what did we get in return Starbucks, talk about the raw end of a deal. We export high class and sophistication and we get drudgery and over priced coffee.Ok but they have Tim Hortons in New York and Ohio now.
At least we have started the brainwashing of the American masses I mean education with the take over of Burger King by Tim Hortons. Soon the American people will be begging to join Canada.Yes and what did we get in return Starbucks, talk about the raw end of a deal. We export high class and sophistication and we get drudgery and over priced coffee.
Wonderful our Canadian army of armored polar bears and grisly, mobile moose and elk along with our famous beaver infantry supported by our Canada Gesse air force will meet your army at the border. May I remind you that while you may have more humans living there we definitely have a lot more wild animals and will make mince meat of your troops.
Yes they are our spies reporting on the Americans comings and going. They migrate everywhere in the US, protected by law so that they can report to the Canadian Mother goose everything that is going on. Oh she not very happy by the way but we not allowed to talk about it.The geese will refuse to fly, and hold up the infantry and cavalry by waddling around in the road.
I understand that Canadians were once the most evil and vile tempered people on the planet. Then one day, a mighty wizard named Tim Horton collected all their rage, and cast it into the geese.
Everyone lived happily ever after.
Except the geese. They are still pissed.