Hacker News
new
past
comments
ask
show
jobs
points
by
lefra
10 hours ago
|
comments
by
wang_li
9 hours ago
|
[-]
The 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.
reply
by
cyberax
8 hours ago
|
parent
|
[-]
About 20 meter elevation would be needed to cover the navigable part of the strait. So, a couple of tall ladders?
reply
by
don_esteban
40 minutes ago
|
parent
|
[-]
Look at the map. They have mountains. Not much rain/fog in that area to block the sight lines. Maybe haze.
reply