I had read a report at one time that addressed the issue of the world’s population and how much of that population lived within 100 miles of a sea shore.
At another time, there had been some incident that made it clear China was a growing threat, and that their subs could become a very big problem.
I surmised that a few well placed subs could produce a massive amount of U.S. casualties.
When I did this, I had a Navy guy respond that I didn’t know what the hell I was talking about. Why they knew where every Chinese sub was day and night, and not a one of them could get viably close to our shores without the Navy knowing about it.
We got into one of these, you don’t support the military and you don’t know your blank from a hole in the ground arguements.
Now this.
I don’t know what is more disconcerting, that we can’t know everything and acknowledge it, or that we think we do and won’t acknowedge the possibility that we don’t.
I’m leaning toward the latter.
China sends a number of their submarines to the US Navy bases at Pearl Harbor and San Diego. They then have a couple of tramp freighters with deck cargo head toward these ports. Hidden amongst the deck cargo are six-ten cruise missile launchers.
The crew pops their missiles at the bases and then jump into a fishing trawler that boogies out of the area as fast as it can go, drops its nets a few miles away, and acts just like an innocent trawler.
Meanwhile, the missiles impact in and around the bases, causing some damage, but really just inciting a panic that causes most or all of the ships to sortie in one great thundering herd.
The submarines lying in wait outside the bases wait until most of the ships have put to sea, then open fire with a barrage of missiles, reload their tubes, and open up with torpedoes before breaking off and heading back home.