Ep 019 "Power Failure: A Thought Experiment on US Expeditionary Vulnerability"

WarNotes: A Conflict Podcast by Bill Buppert

Episode notes

Effective June 2025, I did a major improved revision on the sound quality for all my WarNotes episodes retroactively thanks to the technology at Podsworth.

The banal and humble generator set is a secret to destroying US combat power.

I wanted to flesh out a thought experiment on the vulnerabilities of the US war machine in its expeditionary mode in future wars of choice if a critical node of its operations for US efficacy were specifically targeted, in this case, generator sets;. these range from small portable units to large, trailer-mounted systems, including the Tactical Quiet Generator (TQG) and the Advanced Medium Mobile Power Source (AMMPS).

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Keywords
salvo competitionantifragilitypower generation