2008-01-14

politik: iranische "attacke" auf US schiffe

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- strategische analyse eines iranischen offiziers über iranische schwarm taktiken: Link
Current Iranian naval deployments are aimed at deterring an American attack and—in the event of hostilities—entrapping and destroying U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf, at which time U.S. regional bases would be targeted with rocket and missile strikes as well. Iranian naval forces would conduct simultaneous close-in and stand-off attacks, relying on swarming tactics developed and refined during the Iran-Iraq War and highlighted in recent naval exercises in the Persian Gulf.


- analyse eines amerikanischen offiziers über wie sich schwarm taktik in einer kriegssimulation ausgewirkt hat: Link
In the simulation, General Van Riper [Red Team] sent wave after wave of relatively inexpensive speedboats to charge at the costlier, more advanced fleet approaching the Persian Gulf. His force of small boats attacked with machine guns and rockets, reinforced with missiles launched from land and air. Some of the small boats were loaded with explosives to detonate alongside American warships [Blue Team] in suicide attacks. That core tactic of swarming played out in real life last weekend, though on a much more limited scale and without any shots fired. [...] When the Red Team sank much of the Blue navy despite the Blue navy’s firing of guns and missiles, it illustrated a cheap way to beat a very expensive fleet.

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