No! Yes! It is 1,619 miles (2,606 km.) from the Arabian Sea to Tehran. The range from the Mediterranean Sea to Tehran is 1,762 miles (2,835 km). So, if his Bathtub Boats in his remarkably small Great Armada want to attack the capital (or anywhere else in the Islamic Republic), they will have problems.

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Shipboard fighters and attack aircraft have short legs. Because they must sustain essentially controlled crashes from flying speed, brought down only by the tailhook and arresting wire, they must be heavied up. Robust landing gear and folding wings have a weight penalty that costs fuel. They need to slow down for mid-air refueling, making them easy targets for anti-aircraft defenses.

Even if what some people call Cheeto Jesus were to order his toy boats to sail up to the shores of Iran, his pitifully small Great Armada couldn’t reach Tehran—without mid-air refueling. Moreover, if he wanted to hit Natanz with its non-existent atomic bombs, his nautical flyboys would have to top up their tanks. Natanz is 1,470 miles (2,366 km) from the Arabian Sea.

So how far offshore should his “mighty” aircraft carriers andArleigh Burkeclass guided missiles destroyers stand? The latest Tomahawk cruise missile has a 1,500-mile (2,214 km) range. So even the missile ships would need to become amphibious to hit major cities. Same for the “beautiful” aircraft carriers.

You know, the ones that Bibi Satanyahu doesn’t want. They range from those that fly only 186 miles (300 km) to 1,367 miles (2,200 km). It’s Mach 15 hypersonic missile has a 1,243-mile (2,000 km) reach. It can carry multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) warheads of up to 3,968 pounds (1,800kg). These missiles are maneuverable! (I was told that when I visited Tehran three years ago and got a guided tour of its Air and Space Exhibit.)

Iranian Air and Space Exhibit (Photo J. Michael Springmann)

Retired Army officers, such as Douglas MacGregor, have stated on YouTube that it takes roughly two to three defensive missiles to down an incoming anti-ship weapon. Does Trump’s Great Armada carry enough to ward off a flood of drones and missiles? Remember how the Ansarullah drove the US Navy out of the Red Sea? Their few anti-ship weapons overwhelmed the American defenses, after repeatedly forcing their warships to return to port and re-supply. The Islamic Republic hasn’t concentrated its defensive missiles in the north. They are spread all over the country. If there is any concentration, it’s along the shores of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

If Trump, his controllers/advisors, his General Staff, and Navy attack Iran, the butcher’s bill should be staggering.

Source: Global Research