Ratios are fine for yardsticks in the schoolhouse but most battles have been fought with closer to a 1:1 ratio despite the oft but ill cited rule being 3:1 for offensive advantage. (Ratios remove contextual analysis, which good commanders need)
Also last I checked Desert Storm/Shield was a victory
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Every time the United States’ merchant-to-naval ratio exceeded 3.0, it could sustain military operations at scale. It hasn't been above 1.0 since 1986. warontherocks.com/the-maritime...
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Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action Plan is the latest
