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Old 04-28-2007, 02:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
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What are you going to accomplish? Destroying a few cascades that would take a few months to rebuild?

BTW, you've just increased the logistical demands on your force. Sorry, 35 C130s just ain't going to cut it. The SBCT requires 200+ C17 flights and you're going to go with a motor brigade with just 35 C130s? And that's just one insertion. You're speaking of multiple insertions.

The lack of communications is not a fault for the Iranians. It's a plus. They don't know what's going on so that means that they won't move. In other words, you have to dislodge the force that is already there; meaning an entrenched force most likely fortified; willing to fight to the death (Hezbollah anyone?).

And as good as the Israelis are, they cannot overcome the Iranians recee by death (as soon as they lose contact with their own units, they know something big enough and nasty enough to kill that unit is in the area and react accordingly, meaning within 24-48 hours, you will have at least a mech infantry brigade coming down).

And again, what's the point, even if you win? Cascades are cheap. It's refining uranium that is hard.

It seems a just a too heavy of an effort for no practical return. The Iranians can just rebuild within a year and the effort is not stopped.
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