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In reply to the discussion: Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet [View all]
Red Mountain
(2,322 posts)39. Not exactly sitting ducks
but look at how much chaos the Houthis managed to cause in the Red Sea with very limited resources.
I expect the Iranians have a bit more to work with and a much smaller target area.
I wouldn't want a ship I owned to try it.......not until oil is worth a lot more.
So......maybe in a couple of months if the Iranians can keep up the blockade.
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Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet [View all]
BumRushDaShow
18 hrs ago
OP
Enough unless the Iranians launch a mass drone swarm and the ship runs out of ammunition before the
flashman13
14 hrs ago
#12
Wait another week or two other countries wil be stepping into escort their own tankers
EX500rider
13 hrs ago
#14
No they won't. The military situation is the same for everyone. Iran owns the Straits of Hormuz.
flashman13
12 hrs ago
#20
There are two possibilities here. They have already cut a deal with Iran or their ships will be sunk.
flashman13
11 hrs ago
#31
"The reality is that none of those 76 destroyers are available." They can be.
EX500rider
11 hrs ago
#24
So your answer is to provide more targets. Numbers and brute force can not negate the defensive
flashman13
10 hrs ago
#37
They can also create distance at the narrowst place the straight is 21 Mi wide but the channel runs down the middle
EX500rider
10 hrs ago
#38
This was posted earlier by someone else but it's an amazing watch, 32 minutes long
wolfie001
17 hrs ago
#4
Well, the lack of shipping right now is an indication of a breakdown somewhere in the defense chain
wolfie001
11 hrs ago
#27
The US destroyer and mine sweeper vessels will take some time to get there from all around the globe
EX500rider
11 hrs ago
#28
They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. (illustrated)
usonian
11 hrs ago
#26
When Donald is long gone, buried beneath the 18th hole somewhere, the Stooges will claim the spoils as rulers.
usonian
10 hrs ago
#35
You would need a 250,000 troop invasion of the Iranian side of the Strait
Prairie Gates
16 hrs ago
#7
It's not that they're busy as much as they haven't quite figured out how much to charge per transit...
EarthFirst
14 hrs ago
#11
I call them sitting ducks because the is very little room for mobility and they are close to land on both sides.
Martin68
6 hrs ago
#44
If you destroy "the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities"
bucolic_frolic
11 hrs ago
#29
Encouraging vessels to just go for it is insane. But that's where we are under Orange Julius. n/t
Evolve Dammit
7 hrs ago
#42