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this is my list of military disasters.
this is a list prepares by myself,according to my own views.
further discussions are invited.
1. Battle of Mogadishu(USA)
The Battle of Mogadishu was a mission under Operation Gothic Serpent, conducted by U.S. special operations forces with the primary mission of capturing two lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Though the operation was technically successful in that the mission objectives were achieved, it was regarded as a disaster because of significant losses: eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed, seventy-three were wounded, one captured, and two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down in what was considered to be the most intense close fighting U.S. forces have faced since the Vietnam War. The battle is portrayed in the book Black Hawk Down, as well as the film of the same name, and the Novalogic video game Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
2. Attack on Pearl Harbor(imperial japan)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor seemed a serious victory against the U.S. Pacific Fleet for the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941. However, the attack came to be a long term strategic blunder that inflicted little significant lasting harm on American forces while provoking an overwhelming response that led to Japan's crushing defeat.
3.Operation Compass(italy)
Operation Compass in North Africa during winter 1940/41. The Italian army built their forts too far apart so they were not mutually supporting, and lacked tanks or other mobile forces. A British force of 35,000 men was able to rout the Italian army of 150,000, forcing them back 800 km (500 mi) and capturing around 3 times their own number for almost no losses.
4. Battle of Midway(imperial japan)
The naval Battle of Midway. Admiral Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to invade the American navy base at Midway Island. U.S. Navy intelligence broke his codes and anticipated the attack. The Imperial Japanese Navy lost four fleet carriers in three days partly due to the decision to refuel their aircraft simultaneously on the flight deck, making the fuel hoses and aircraft vulnerable to bombing.
5.The Battle of Longewala(pakistan)
The Battle of Longewala - during the western theater of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan launched a large-scale offensive (involving of 2,800 soldiers, 65 tanks and more than 130 other military vehicles) to capture a small Indian Army post at Longewala manned by 120 personnel and one jeep-mounted RCLR. Despite numerical inferiority, the Indian Army successfully repelled the invasion and destroyed or captured more than 100 Pakistani tanks and military vehicles.
6.Operation Market Garden(britain)
A British plan to encircle the Ruhr Area and end the war by Christmas. The plan failed due to the entire army having to advance along a single road, making them vulnerable to attack on both sides, costing over 15,000-17,000 Allied casualties.
7. Battle of Tsushima(russia)
the Russian Baltic fleet was sent halfway around the world in a suicidal attack on the Japanese in the Tsushima Straits in 1905
8.Jaffna University Helidrop(india)
The Jaffna University Helidrop was the first of the operations launched by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) aimed at disarming the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) by force and securing the town of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in the opening stages of Operation Pawan during the active Indian mediation in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Mounted on the midnight of 12 October 1988, the operation was planned as a fast heliborne assault involving Mi-8's of the No.109 HU, the 10th Para Commandos and a contingent of the 13th Sikh LI. The aim of the operation was to capture the LTTE leadership at Jaffna University building which served as the Tactical Headquarters of the LTTE, which was expected to shorten Operation Pawan, the battle for Jaffna. However, the operation ended disastrously, failing to capture its objectives -owing to intelligence and planning failures. The helidropped force suffered significant casualties, with nearly the entire Sikh LI detachment of twenty nine troops falling to a man, along with six Paracommandos falling in battle.
9. Six-Day War(arab nations)
The Six-Day War, in response to Arab threats of invasion, Israel launched surprise air attacks which almost completely destroyed the Air Forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, then launched a series of ground, air, and naval attacks which saw the capture of the Sinai from Egypt, the West Bank from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria, and heavy Arab losses in personnel and material.
10. Battle of Stalingrad(nazi germany)
The Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942/43 was one of the turning points of World War II. The German General Friedrich Paulus failed to keep a mobile strategic reserve and the entire (and formerly invulnerable) 6th Army was surrounded on all sides by a rapid Russian flanking attack. Rubble caused by excessive bombing and artillery by the German troops had left their tanks unable to effectively enter the city. The German troops in Stalingrad surrendered even though Adolf Hitler had promised that they would never leave the city.
note to the webmaster/moderator:i don't know whether i have posted this in the wrong section.if so,please transfer this to the right section.
this is a list prepares by myself,according to my own views.
further discussions are invited.
1. Battle of Mogadishu(USA)
The Battle of Mogadishu was a mission under Operation Gothic Serpent, conducted by U.S. special operations forces with the primary mission of capturing two lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Though the operation was technically successful in that the mission objectives were achieved, it was regarded as a disaster because of significant losses: eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed, seventy-three were wounded, one captured, and two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down in what was considered to be the most intense close fighting U.S. forces have faced since the Vietnam War. The battle is portrayed in the book Black Hawk Down, as well as the film of the same name, and the Novalogic video game Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
2. Attack on Pearl Harbor(imperial japan)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor seemed a serious victory against the U.S. Pacific Fleet for the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941. However, the attack came to be a long term strategic blunder that inflicted little significant lasting harm on American forces while provoking an overwhelming response that led to Japan's crushing defeat.
3.Operation Compass(italy)
Operation Compass in North Africa during winter 1940/41. The Italian army built their forts too far apart so they were not mutually supporting, and lacked tanks or other mobile forces. A British force of 35,000 men was able to rout the Italian army of 150,000, forcing them back 800 km (500 mi) and capturing around 3 times their own number for almost no losses.
4. Battle of Midway(imperial japan)
The naval Battle of Midway. Admiral Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to invade the American navy base at Midway Island. U.S. Navy intelligence broke his codes and anticipated the attack. The Imperial Japanese Navy lost four fleet carriers in three days partly due to the decision to refuel their aircraft simultaneously on the flight deck, making the fuel hoses and aircraft vulnerable to bombing.
5.The Battle of Longewala(pakistan)
The Battle of Longewala - during the western theater of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan launched a large-scale offensive (involving of 2,800 soldiers, 65 tanks and more than 130 other military vehicles) to capture a small Indian Army post at Longewala manned by 120 personnel and one jeep-mounted RCLR. Despite numerical inferiority, the Indian Army successfully repelled the invasion and destroyed or captured more than 100 Pakistani tanks and military vehicles.
6.Operation Market Garden(britain)
A British plan to encircle the Ruhr Area and end the war by Christmas. The plan failed due to the entire army having to advance along a single road, making them vulnerable to attack on both sides, costing over 15,000-17,000 Allied casualties.
7. Battle of Tsushima(russia)
the Russian Baltic fleet was sent halfway around the world in a suicidal attack on the Japanese in the Tsushima Straits in 1905
8.Jaffna University Helidrop(india)
The Jaffna University Helidrop was the first of the operations launched by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF) aimed at disarming the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) by force and securing the town of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in the opening stages of Operation Pawan during the active Indian mediation in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Mounted on the midnight of 12 October 1988, the operation was planned as a fast heliborne assault involving Mi-8's of the No.109 HU, the 10th Para Commandos and a contingent of the 13th Sikh LI. The aim of the operation was to capture the LTTE leadership at Jaffna University building which served as the Tactical Headquarters of the LTTE, which was expected to shorten Operation Pawan, the battle for Jaffna. However, the operation ended disastrously, failing to capture its objectives -owing to intelligence and planning failures. The helidropped force suffered significant casualties, with nearly the entire Sikh LI detachment of twenty nine troops falling to a man, along with six Paracommandos falling in battle.
9. Six-Day War(arab nations)
The Six-Day War, in response to Arab threats of invasion, Israel launched surprise air attacks which almost completely destroyed the Air Forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, then launched a series of ground, air, and naval attacks which saw the capture of the Sinai from Egypt, the West Bank from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria, and heavy Arab losses in personnel and material.
10. Battle of Stalingrad(nazi germany)
The Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942/43 was one of the turning points of World War II. The German General Friedrich Paulus failed to keep a mobile strategic reserve and the entire (and formerly invulnerable) 6th Army was surrounded on all sides by a rapid Russian flanking attack. Rubble caused by excessive bombing and artillery by the German troops had left their tanks unable to effectively enter the city. The German troops in Stalingrad surrendered even though Adolf Hitler had promised that they would never leave the city.
note to the webmaster/moderator:i don't know whether i have posted this in the wrong section.if so,please transfer this to the right section.
