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Originally Posted by gunnut
We don't know the details of the scenario. What were the ROE? What did OpFor have? All we were told was BluFor lost 16 major warships as they were overwhelmed by sheer numbers. I can easily construction a scenario to destroy a carrier battle group using existing equipment. The problem is the sheer numbers needed and the coordination required to pull it off.
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PBS Frontline: Battleplan Under Fire said that Gen van Ripper was given the task of commanding the forces of a Middle Eastern country against US forces. The military capability he assumed, unbeknownst to Blue, was ISRAEL.
The sixteen ships were sunk by the first massive wave of cruise missiles. Then the speed boat attack, which may or maynot have been simultaneously conducted, sunk more ships.
One could say that the scenario wasn't exactly fair to Blue, and we don't know the full picture, but I think it shows there are at least situations where a mass speed boat attack augmented by anti-ship missiles could turn out very very badly for the Navy.