Posted: 9/12/2001 4:08:58 PM EDT
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How quickly can we stage strikes on multiple targets...such as Baghdad and Kabul? |
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TLAMs - Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles would take about a half an hour to gen up a mission and program. I'm assuming that the programming has been done and is ready for download. They fly subsonic and are as close as the Persian Gulf navy battle group consisting of the USS Carl Vinson and her (?!) escorts. The carrier could also fly attack missions with its 70-80 aircraft - a mixture of F-14 Tomcat fighters, F/A-18 Hornet fighter/bombers and AE-6B Prowlers ECM and E-2B Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft. [img]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=992958&a=9260154&p=30182319[/img] Nuclear Power Baby! |
| There's not much concern for OpSec expect on specific missions and flight paths. It's really pretty hard to hide an 1100 foot long carrier in the Gulf for very long. We've been steaming there for the last 30 years that I know of so there's no secret there [:D]. The guys on the Vinson are well trained and prepared for a mission like this. |
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Strikes could be under way as we speak-the question about time depends upon what you want to deploy-stand off wpns take the least amount of time and are followed up by the socom units that are slated on deck along with what ever air mobile forces in the XVIII Corps that are on deck also-time for those forces ranges from near immediate deployment to about 24-72 hours for regular QRF (XVIII Corps) to be en route to the theater of opps. I am thinking that this action will not be limited to stand off wpns or even specops-I think that it will be very supprising if conventional forces are not involved from several nations in taking this offensive to the enemy and his homelands. TO THOSE WHO WOULD DO HARM TO AMERICA AND HER CITIZENS: GIVE YOUR SOUL TO JESUS, BECAUSE YOUR ASS BELONGS TO THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Paul I just gave this brief to my Marines. Actually discussion of operation capability limitations or contingency is a violation of OPSEC for members of the military, DOD workers and to an extent former military people for like 25 years after their service ends. You can talk generalities but not specific, like how long does it take to but together strike on two targets would be a violation. |