Random questions:
Why make the transit out of sight of the coastline?
Did the boats have very much or any ammunition?
If they were inoperable then how did they leave Iran?
With satellite recon would they not have been observable every minute? Along with the Iranian vessels?
Random questions:
Why make the transit out of sight of the coastline?
>>Depends on water depth, reefs etc. The boats are jet-driven and only need 3’, so they are not very restricted. But they would not be far off the straight line I drew on the map meme. They would be in radar sight of the coast at all times, and visual sight much of the time.
Did the boats have very much or any ammunition?
Probably a basic loadout for a redployment transit. Not much. And they probably would not have belts in the belt-feds, to save the cartridges from salt spray. The ammo would be boxed up to keep it clean and nice. It’s a PITA to clean salty brass cartridge belts. Usually, in my era (80s) we would fire it off rather than clean it. We had lots more ammo.
If they were inoperable then how did they leave Iran?
>>>They were never inoperable, that is a lie. They always use two boats, for “self rescue” which is SOP. One boat goes dead in the water, the other tows it. Between them, they had four diesel engines. Before a redeployment transit, the engines would get a NASCAR-level mechanical check. They did not break down, that is a lie.
With satellite recon would they not have been observable every minute? Along with the Iranian vessels?
>>> Yes, either in real time, or on archived film they could access later. I can’t state that with certainty, but I’m guessing that all of the various platforms such as the Hawkeye radar planes from the carriers would be able to put the picture together.
My guess is our Navy knows EXACTLY where this took place, and it took place in int’l waters. The worst part is, our own POTUS and SecState are part of the lie.