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Perhaps. But in wargames from the runup to the attack on Saddam, a Marine general defeated the Navy forces by overwhelming the TF defenses. A force of small but very fast missile-carrying speedboats overwhelmed the screen and knocked out the carrier.
Now picture Iran with a similar strategy. Many small boats and large numbers of drones converging on the TF in those narrow waters. It’s not like Okinawa anymore. The ships have few guns and are much more fragile when hit.
Get cocky if you like but it’s not an impossible mission.
Two things not considered in your statement. War games are set upon as conditions are applied to each defensive and offensive force. Was the carrier actually playing the part of a US carrier?
Second, do you honestly think they learned nothing if the carrier was in full combat configuration for these games?
You mean like the U.S.S. Stark and U.S.S. Cole....? Both were a lot smaller, took heavy damage with casualties, and neither sunk.
I was just about to post the same sentiments. See below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002
The crowing and “bring it on” mentality from the elderly keyboard commandos is laughable. In case anyone has forgotten, our military has been worn pretty thin by over a decade of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan all the while engaging in four? five? pseudo wars in Libya, Somalia and Yemen. Combine that with the above chilling realistic scenario introduced by the above exercise in 2002, these threats should be paid attention to.
Now picture Iran with a similar strategy. Many small boats and large numbers of drones converging on the TF in those narrow waters. It’s not like Okinawa anymore. The ships have few guns and are much more fragile when hit.
Get cocky if you like but it’s not an impossible mission.
I agree with you, In wargames back in the Mid 70’s we did the same thing. Only then the referee’s ruled that all of our torpedoes missed the Big ‘E’. So we officially didn’t accomplish our mission.
Oh Well, it was a lot of fun anyway.