Iran's card of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz is generally accepted as being a very viable option for Iran in the event of a proportional threat to them. Despite the fact that such an action would have severe economic repercussions for Iran, they view the global consequences, particularly for their opponents (i.e. US et al) as being worth the pain.
That being considered, I was curious as to the WAB community's opinion on not only how the international community would react to such an action (A naval response is given) but more importantly how Iran would go about maintaining the Strait's closure. I'm not so much interested in knowing who would "win tactically" (I already know that answer) but rather seeing a realistic scenario play out. It's easy for us to discard such potential scenarios as being a one sided engagement and we trash anyone (often for good reason) that comes in with the fanboy response of "Iran's one billion speedboats and jihad/martyrdom will crush the Imperialist American pigdogs", but for the sake of discussion and learning, why not red team from Iran's perspective?
Edit: The title is slightly misleading. Obviously Iran closing down the Strait would involve coastal defense cruise missiles, air patrols and other operations that do not fall under the IRIN/IRGCN but they should still be considered.
That being considered, I was curious as to the WAB community's opinion on not only how the international community would react to such an action (A naval response is given) but more importantly how Iran would go about maintaining the Strait's closure. I'm not so much interested in knowing who would "win tactically" (I already know that answer) but rather seeing a realistic scenario play out. It's easy for us to discard such potential scenarios as being a one sided engagement and we trash anyone (often for good reason) that comes in with the fanboy response of "Iran's one billion speedboats and jihad/martyrdom will crush the Imperialist American pigdogs", but for the sake of discussion and learning, why not red team from Iran's perspective?
Edit: The title is slightly misleading. Obviously Iran closing down the Strait would involve coastal defense cruise missiles, air patrols and other operations that do not fall under the IRIN/IRGCN but they should still be considered.
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