We aren't allowed to use helicopters in “war games”, I suppose. Attack helicopter vs. fast boat. Where do I place my bets? In the war games, the Iranians are assumed to have perfect opsec and comsec and pull off perfect marshaling. In the real world, half of them will never get to the marshaling point, hundreds of sailors will be tweeting cousins, girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, and college chums from UCLA. Long before they find the aircraft carriers by “reconnaissance in force”, the force decimate their sorry asses and send them back to Tehran with tales of gore.
It will be a farce and a tragedy.
Do I believe that the Marines could pull off something like what was done in the war game? Maybe. Can the Iranians. Not likely.