Excellent write up, as per usual 😀 I think a swarm attack by drones, followed by missiles makes the most sense. Each VLS system has 90-some missiles X number of ships will give a minimal number of drones needed. The big question is: Since VLS cannot be reloaded whilst at sea, how will the US ships be challenged transiting to Bahrain? I have a feeling not very well (perspective dependent 😁). Follow up: what kind of pressure is being applied to Bahrain, to stop it from being a US lapdog?
I am not military (not in the conventional sense), but I would think that a mix of drones, missiles, and maybe really fast (wink, wink) missiles would be better at stressing the decision-making processes of the AD systems. No interlude, as in an opera.
In practice, it might not require actual depletion of arms to instigate a "re-think" of the deployment of the U.S. CSG.
I think that Djibouti is a possible re-arming port for U.S., but China has ships there so that may be moot. Bahrain is out of the question for re-arming, as it is days away from the hot zone, and very close to Iran. So, the (military) term is "SOL".
"Conservation of armament" may override "decision to participate".
Excellent write up, as per usual 😀 I think a swarm attack by drones, followed by missiles makes the most sense. Each VLS system has 90-some missiles X number of ships will give a minimal number of drones needed. The big question is: Since VLS cannot be reloaded whilst at sea, how will the US ships be challenged transiting to Bahrain? I have a feeling not very well (perspective dependent 😁). Follow up: what kind of pressure is being applied to Bahrain, to stop it from being a US lapdog?
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Hi K via Z,
I am not military (not in the conventional sense), but I would think that a mix of drones, missiles, and maybe really fast (wink, wink) missiles would be better at stressing the decision-making processes of the AD systems. No interlude, as in an opera.
In practice, it might not require actual depletion of arms to instigate a "re-think" of the deployment of the U.S. CSG.
I think that Djibouti is a possible re-arming port for U.S., but China has ships there so that may be moot. Bahrain is out of the question for re-arming, as it is days away from the hot zone, and very close to Iran. So, the (military) term is "SOL".
"Conservation of armament" may override "decision to participate".