What would the US do if the Straight of Hormuz was closed?

[Guest Derek L]

remember those speed boats.

and hover crafts

they are essentially mobile missle platforms.

and helicopters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEuprQgTl2g&feature=related

and land based

3 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJx0W3Vk0JU

Your point? How effective are they at sinking an SSN, Shooting down a B-2 or attacking a three carrier battle group?

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Your point? How effective are they at sinking an SSN, Shooting down a B-2 or attacking a three carrier battle group?

The effectiveness of the Iranian mosquito fleet appears to be in it's ability to frighten it's enemies into spending themselves into oblivion.

[Guest Derek L]

The effectiveness of the Iranian mosquito fleet appears to be in it's ability to frighten it's enemies into spending themselves into oblivion.

But is that the Iranian’s stated end game? Death by a thousand cuts etc? If that were the case, I’d think a more prudent strategy for the Iranians would be to forgo their nuclear program and invest further in proxies and terror organisations……….I’d think a couple of gunmen unloading in a dozen or so malls or schools in “middle America”, would be many times more effective than blockading the Straits of Hormuz.......

[Guest Derek L]

If I were a Iranian Admiral/General, my biggest initial concern would where are the four SSGNs……600 BGM-109s could end most of the Iranian military before the war even started……..

In other news,USS Ponce has got a new lease on life………She should be ready in 4-5 months.....Add another month or so for work-ups and transit time, that puts us into late summer early fall.......

And here she is:

America Has Never Had A Ship Like The USS Ponce

Edited September 26, 2012 by Derek L