Originally Posted by
John Rogers
So what do you think the airfields, SAM sites, etc at Nellis and Spadeadam were/are based on? Makes perfect sense if that's who you expect to fight.
Yes, but Nellis and Spadeadam are designed to offer the most realistic training possible without actually being shot at by real missiles, with appropriate anti-aircraft radars and aggressor aircraft etc. The Iranians seem to think they could land commandos onto a US carrier without any attempt by its crew to defend it.