| From: | Paul J. Adam Paul@********.demon.co.uk |
|---|---|
| Subject: | the value of education |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Jul 1999 23:16:38 +0100 |
IronRaven <cyberraven@********.net> writes
>At 18.04 07-13-99 +0100, you wrote:
>>UCAS definitely has them - one major carrier in the Pacific, plus a class of
>
> I know about the pocket carrier that was part of the Bug City taskforce,
>but not about anything in the Pacific.
The module "Elven Fire" gives us the supercarrier "Koontz" pulling
into
Seattle - so the UCAS still has some serious muscle. Especially because the
situation in that module blew up too fast to race a carrier group through
the Panama Canal, let alone around the Cape.
>Obout how big is the UCAS Armed
>Forces? Esp. the navy.
Never clearly stated. I personally figure about six carriers, twelve
amphibious ships, ~80 escorts (destroyers and frigates), twenty-five or so
SSNs and eight to ten boomers, plus assorted auxiliaries and support craft.
>>LHAs or LPDs, given in the source material. I'd think CAS had more of a
>>coastal force, heavy on fire support and trade protection and amphibious
>
> I'm surprised. Given the fact the only NorAm nations that have more
>coastline are the Carib League and Atzlan, the later of which doesn't not
>seem very friendly. I'd be sinking modified oil platforms every 10-15
>clicks along the edge of national waters and arming them to teeth, backed
>up with subs, gunboats and so many drones that if they formed up in a tight
>formation, it could be seen from orbit.
Land-based tube and rocket artillery with BattleTac and organic drones for
targeting, will wreak holy hell on amphibious invasion. The CAS warplan
probably centres on a big landing in the Yucatan, where they have local
support to disrupt said shore defences.
Why bother with (fixed, obvious) oil platforms? They draw fire. Fishing
boats flying the Carib League flag. Or, if you play the politics right, the
Red Ensign (British merchant colours)
Okay, so they have a few too many aerials on the mast, is that a
_crime_? You're going to shoot at neutral shipping and add a new enemy
to your war? But if you don't... they're broadcasting your every move.
>>border with Aztlan and a _lot_ of Confederates would want their land
>>back...
>
> Amphib and lots of sea-borne fire power make sense for that reason,
>unless
>the League owns the Gulf of Mexico.
I can't see Carib League having much of a navy. One hell of a merchant
fleet, on the same terms as Panama, Liberia or Cyprus today... but not
much of a navy.
--
Paul J. Adam
