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4 MODERN WAR 45 | JAN–FEB 2020 MODERN WAR 45 | JAN–FEB 2020 5 #45 | JAN-FEB 2020 FEATURES 6 The Geopolitics of East Asia & the Western Pacific: Focal Point Korea The strategic position of the People’s Republic of China in East Asia and the world is conditioned by several factors. These have led to a new Chinese strategy that has the possibility for conflict, with the Korean Peninsula being a potential flashpoint. By Joseph Miranda 22 Vietnam Fire Support Bases Providing artillery support for friendly forces and installations, US Army and Marine fire support bases in Vietnam proved devastatingly effective in both offensive and defensive roles. By Arnold Blumberg 32 Operation Just Cause 1989 Invasion of Panama In December 1989, the US launched Operation Just Cause to bring Manuel Noriega to justice. The lessons learned from operations post-Vietnam came to fruition in Panama. By Patrick S. Baker 44 The Yom Kippur War in the Golan Following their crushing defeat in the Six-Day War, Israel’s Arab neighbors maintained the destruction of the Jewish state as their goal. On 6 October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. By Maciej Jonasz MILITARY HISTORY IN THE MAKING PUBLISHER Dr. Christopher Cummins ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTOR Callie Cummins MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Lockwood ASSOCIATE/MEDIA COLUMN EDITOR Chris Perello DESIGN L. Jason Shroyer MAP GRAPHICS Joe Youst PROOF TEAM Richard Aguirre, Paul Bessemer, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, JR Hoyne, Michael Kundert, Steve Levan, Charles D. Melson, Javier Romero, John Sweebe, & Tim Tow WEBMASTER Chris Dickson ADVERTISING Callie Cummins [email protected] READER SUBMISSIONS We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also welcome Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maxi- mum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http://www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/ MODERN WAR® (USPS 9240) is published bi- monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. MODERN WAR ® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Modern War (©2020) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. Some images from www.dreamstime.com and www.shutterstock.com POSTMASTER Please send address corrections to MODERN WAR ® . P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. COLUMNS 58 AFRICA Tribal Wars: Conflicts of the Future By Javier Romero EUROPE Turkey's Nuclear Aspirations By Gilberto Villahermosa ASIA/PACIFIC Malaysian Naval Transformation By Patrick S. Baker MIDDLE EAST Iran's Chokepoint By Steve Eden DEPARTMENTS 20 Design Theory 56 On the Horizon GAME EDITION RULES The Dragon & the Hermit Kingdom By Eric R. Harvey NEXT ISSUE (#46) On Sale March 2020 • Foreign Legion Paratrooper • Warsaw Pact • Battle of the Imjin River • Rise & Fall of ISIS Armor 6 22 32 44 62 Battles The Battle of Medina Ridge By Kyle Lockwood 66 Aircraft The Next Arms Race: Hypersonic Aircraft & Weapons By Carl O. Schuster 70 Tanks RussianTank Developments By Jim Bloom 76 Media Reviews 78 Mega Feedback #43 Results

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Page 1: PUBLISHER 6modernwarmagazine.com/mwm/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MW...MODERN WAR® (USPS 9240) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical

4 MODERN WAR 45 | JAN–FEB 2020 MODERN WAR 45 | JAN–FEB 2020 5

#45 | JAN-FEB 2020 FEATURES

6The Geopolitics of East Asia & the Western Pacific: Focal Point KoreaThe strategic position of the People’s Republic of China in East Asia and the world is conditioned by several factors. These have led to a new Chinese strategy that has the possibility for conflict, with the Korean Peninsula being a potential flashpoint. By Joseph Miranda

22Vietnam Fire Support BasesProviding artillery support for friendly forces and installations, US Army and Marine fire support bases in Vietnam proved devastatingly effective in both offensive and defensive roles. By Arnold Blumberg

32Operation Just Cause1989 Invasion of PanamaIn December 1989, the US launched Operation Just Cause to bring Manuel Noriega to justice. The lessons learned from operations post-Vietnam came to fruition in Panama. By Patrick S. Baker

44The Yom Kippur War in the GolanFollowing their crushing defeat in the Six-Day War, Israel’s Arab neighbors maintained the destruction of the Jewish state as their goal. On 6 October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. By Maciej Jonasz

MILITARY HISTORY IN THE MAKING

PUBLISHERDr. Christopher Cummins

ASSISTANT PUBLISHER/ ART DIRECTORCallie Cummins

MANAGING EDITORKyle Lockwood

ASSOCIATE/MEDIA COLUMN EDITORChris Perello

DESIGNL. Jason Shroyer

MAP GRAPHICSJoe Youst

PROOF TEAMRichard Aguirre, Paul Bessemer, Dave Carson, Chris Dickson, JR Hoyne, Michael Kundert, Steve Levan, Charles D. Melson, Javier Romero, John Sweebe, & Tim Tow

WEBMASTERChris Dickson

ADVERTISINGCallie Cummins [email protected]

READER SUBMISSIONS

We welcome interesting and concise stories about virtually any aspect of military history. We also wel-come Media Reviews (of any type) for Strategy & Tactics, World at War and Modern War magazines. We value critical analysis over summaries alone. Maxi-mum word count is 500. Contact the editor directly. Please use the Editorial contact form on our corporate site: http://www.strategyandtacticspress.com/wpsite/contact/ MODERN WAR® (USPS 9240) is published bi-monthly by Decision Games, 2804 Mosasco St. Bakersfield CA 93312. Periodical Class postage paid at Bakersfield, CA and additional mailing offices. MODERN WAR® is a registered trademark for Decision Games’ military history magazine. Modern War (©2020) reserves all rights on the contents of this publication. Nothing may be reproduced from it in whole or in part without prior permission from the publisher. All rights reserved. All correspondence should be sent to Decision Games, P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390. Some images from www.dreamstime.com and www.shutterstock.com POSTMASTER

Please send address corrections to MODERN WAR®.P.O. Box 21598, Bakersfield CA 93390.

COLUMNS

58AFRICATribal Wars: Conflicts of the FutureBy Javier Romero

EUROPETurkey's Nuclear AspirationsBy Gilberto Villahermosa

ASIA/PACIFICMalaysian Naval TransformationBy Patrick S. Baker

MIDDLE EASTIran's ChokepointBy Steve Eden

DEPARTMENTS

20Design Theory

56On the Horizon

GAME EDITION RULESThe Dragon & the Hermit KingdomBy Eric R. Harvey

NEXT ISSUE (#46)On Sale March 2020

• Foreign Legion Paratrooper