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crest

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SinisterMinister said:
Of all the wishful thinking going on right now (invading the Iranian coastline, escorting tankers, etc) I think this one takes the cake. I love the idea of sending in 1,000+ SOF guys on helicopters (plus paratroopers?) 500km into Iranian territory to take on a tunnel complex that is likely completely unmapped and filled with completely unknown numbers of IRGC. Of course the Iranians will know as soon as they arrive, if not sooner, and be able to throw drones/artillery at them. Oh yeah and then, should they somehow complete the insane mission, they have to get out, once again across Iranian airspace no doubt teeming with MANPADS.

Sounds like a recipe for 1000+ SOF casualties
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The idea it's in one location is also ludicrous, they must also think its in a big box labeled "not uranium". Tactically I wonder if they have any answer for high tech defences like 2 foot thick steel doors and long hallways with defended posts perhaps close to the first set of doors.

On a more relivent topic
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These tankers are imop the linchpin of the entire air campaign since neither the carrier groups or air bases show much inclination to operate close to Iran
 
Feanor

Feanor

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crest said:
The idea it's in one location is also ludicrous, they must also think its in a big box labeled "not uranium". Tactically I wonder if they have any answer for high tech defences like 2 foot thick steel doors and long hallways with defended posts perhaps close to the first set of doors.
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I think a lot depends on what kind of intelligence they have. I can see either scenario playing out. Special forces executing the mission with great precision and complete success, or it being a complete debacle with mass casualties.
 
rsemmes

rsemmes

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Feanor said:
I think a lot depends on what kind of intelligence they have. I can see either scenario playing out. Special forces executing the mission with great precision and complete success, or it being a complete debacle with mass casualties.
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I don't think Iran, even with some good intelligence, is going to be as accommodating as Dalcy and what the US already has is a bad experience.
 
Feanor

Feanor

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rsemmes said:
I don't think Iran, even with some good intelligence, is going to be as accommodating as Dalcy and what the US already has is a bad experience.
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Yes.... but the US military is a very competent organization. And an operation like this plays to their strengths. It can be fairly rapid, delivering overwhelming force at the point of contact with the enemy, and backed up by all kinds of niche high-level capabilities that don't scale well but provide tactical overmatch. It's not a matter of accommodation. It's a matter of ensuring the enemy is disorganized, and you deliver overwhelming force exactly where it counts.
 
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