cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/210098

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[–] 24 points 6 months ago (6 children)

He’s just going to drop them in the middle of Iran isn’t he?

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Can't take the airport because it is literally a parking lot, Can't realy stage forces anywhere, without them eating drones and rockets so it's either a drop or beach landing.

    I can see Hegseth pushing for a drop so his name would be tied to an historic event.

    But God damn I don't envy the guys that jump.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    He should do the airport.

    Would really tie it all together.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    That's what we would do normally, insert a relatively small group on the airport, take control then bring in all the other troops. But Iran isn't stupid so they have covered the runways with shit. Dropping guys on it would be risky and it would be very hard to clear with a small force.

    There is probably something I am missing but I don't see a good way to get troops on the ground.

    Edit: I have spent the day looking at this the only viable solution I see is send cruise missiles to completely knock out the electric system while also sending in a massive air asualt, but then you have the issue of staging all the choppers somewhere.

    This is going to be a nightmare.

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