[Jeff Head]

We would have to escort every tanker...or convoys of them...with AEGIS vessels and with strong air cover, including AEW and AWACS. Before we started, we would attempt to locate and take out every shore based launcher for these mssiles we could find. Trouble is, a number of the missiles have mobile launchers which are much more difficult to find and destroy.

I believe our systems are capable of engaging the threat, particularly against our vessels. Whether they could adequately defend many oil tankes is the question...and to do that, we have to avoid multiple launchers attacking one or two ships at once.

It's a dicey thing.

[dennisw]

We would have to escort every tanker...or convoys of them...with AEGIS vessels and with strong air cover, including AEW and AWACS. Before we started, we would attempt to locate and take out every shore based launcher for these mssiles we could find. Trouble is, a number of the missiles have mobile launchers which are much more difficult to find and destroy.

Travis McGee used to say the Iranian shoreline was barren, little ground cover. Thus easier to seek and destroy silkworm batteries. That's one plus for the good guys