This is some wacky races shit that boils down to:
reply1. US fucks up by engaging Iran, Iran closes strait.
2. US fucks up the negotiations and fails to reopen the strait.
3. US decides to try and rescue its initial war goals, through a mutual blockade with Iran, starts sinking the very vessels it demands Iran gives passage to.
Does Mutley get a medal?
Or they'll use a pair of binoculars (or a drone with a camera) to ignore the decoys and shoot at the actual ship...
replyThe horizon at sea level is about 3 miles. The strait of Hormuz is 35+ miles wide. Any mechanism used to get around this would be detectable and could be attacked with relatively inexpensive ordinance.
replyAbout 20 meter elevation would be needed to cover the navigable part of the strait. So, a couple of tall ladders?
replyLook at the map. They have mountains. Not much rain/fog in that area to block the sight lines. Maybe haze.
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