The four hour stalemate was broken only after a Red Army helo inserted a detachment of infantry to knockout the Blue Army's artillery positions.
Amphibious operations are generally considered to be one of the most difficult and complex military operations. The OpForce the PLA would face would be better trained and equipped than their own Blue Force. A risky helo insert might not be possible during the heat of the battle or at a 140km distance. One must also assume that the PLA would not have complete air cover and that the OpForce would not be equipped with cheap MANPODS and AAAs.
You can watch the report (here)
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War games are really the only way (short of actual combat) to train your troops and officers in a realistic way.
That way tactics can be refined and the officers and planners can see what is likely to go wrong during the actual engagement.
After all "no plan survives first contact with the enemy"
Of course the history of amphibious landings shows that all landings with strong opposition resulted in heavy casualties for the attacker - no matter whose army/navy/marines undertook the landing.
The same is of course true for air/paratroop landings/operations.
When strongly opposed (like in Crete) casualties were very high.
The answer is to undertake such operations only when you have air and naval superiority.
duskylim
Yup, being hold at bay for 4 hours in the beach and under constant arty attack -- can't imagine what the Red Army's casualties is like....
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