なぜ台湾侵攻は「ノルマンディーより難しい」のか【地理学×兵站学】

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ミリタリースタジオ

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In 2023, the American research institution CSIS simulated 24 Chinese landing operations on Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait is approximately 160 kilometers wide—roughly the same distance the Allied forces crossed during the 1944 Normandy landings. Yet, why is landing so difficult? This analysis, using maps and animation, explores four major obstacles: "transportable resources," "suitable seasons," "accessible beaches," and "resupply after landing." It also examines Japan's potential involvement in this conflict.

*Note: CSIS's tabletop exercises are not predictions of the future, but rather the result of simulating battles under varying conditions. *The finding that "April and October are the most suitable months for landings" is based on researcher Ian Easton's analysis.


▼Chapters 0:00 Introduction: 24 Simulations 0:38 First Obstacle: Transport Capacity (Compared to Normandy) 2:58 Second Obstacle: Seasons for Crossing 4:18 Third Obstacle: Accessible Beaches and Post-Landing Conditions 6:23 The Sea Has Changed in 30 Years (1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis) 7:13 Results of the 24 Simulations 11:13 Japan's Involvement 12:10 Summary

▼Main References ・Mark F. Cancian, Matthew Cancian, Eric Heginbotham, "The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan," CSIS (January 2023) ・Ian Easton, "The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia" (2017) ・Wikipedia (English): Normandy landings / Operation Fortitude / Mulberry harbour / James Stagg / Third Taiwan Strait Crisis / Operation Causeway / Italian Campaign (World War II) / Yushan (mountain) / Yonaguni • US Department of Defense "Casualty Status" (number of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan) • Distance: Taiwan Strait approx. 160km (CSIS report). Other distances were calculated independently based on the distance between two points on the map (Portsmouth to Omaha Beach approx. 160km, Dover to Calais approx. 43km, Yonaguni Island to Taiwan approx. 110km). *Numbers are estimates and averages from the report. Some of the map areas (missile range, etc.) and attack locations in the video are for illustrative purposes only.


▼Video and Image Materials ・Satellite map images: NASA Blue Marble (NASA GIBS) ・Map data: Natural Earth (Public Domain) ・Photographs (Public Domain): U.S. Navy (Aircraft carrier John C. Stennis and Ronald Reagan 2016 / JS Hyuga and U.S. fleet / Aircraft carrier Independence 1996), U.S. Army Signal Corps (Tank landing ship at Omaha Beach 1944), Robert F. Sargent / U.S. Coast Guard "Into the Jaws of Death" (1944), Imperial War Museum (Artificial harbor Mulberry BU 1024 / Fake tank H 42531 / James Stagg CH 14235), NASA (MODIS satellite imagery October 2024), DARPA (LRASM launch test from B-1B), U.S. Air Force (F-15s at Kadena Air Base), William Lionel Wyllie "V Beach" (circa 1915) • Photo (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE): Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-719-0240-05 / Jesse / Bild 101I-719-0243-33 / Jesse • ​​Photo (CC BY-SA 3.0): Yushan Peak / Peellden • Photo (CC BY-SA 4.0): Qingshui Cliffs / Huaiwun / Gaomei Wetlands / Philoschen


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