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Posted on 02/06/2012 10:35:34 AM PST by Strategy
The American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and its strike group are taking naval drills along the country's east coast ahead of their deployment to the Persian Gulf. Reports suggest the drill map shows a country resembling Iran.
The battleships are practicing cruise maneuvers through contested straits, preparing them for any possible conflict with Iran as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz, says the American newspaper The Navy Times.
The drill map depicts a 56 km (35 miles) wide strait located some 320 km (200 miles) from the coast. The mock strait's shape and width is identical to the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea.
(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...
And these days, you can launch an anti-ship missile from a platform on a flatbed truck. The Israeli’s learned that the hard way when some retard used the ISS Hnit for fire support and had its air defense systems shut off.
Thanks Strategy.
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