Originally Posted by
Wyntor
The last two months have ably demonstrated that they don't need a conventional Navy or Air Force to dominate the Strait or hold the region under threat.
Indeed! And there are similarities to Ukraine and the Black Sea. Currently, Land based assets plus small, fast USVs are enough to effectively close off relatively large Waterways to commercial and partly even to Military Shipping. And as Ukraine shows are very difficult to impossible to eliminate.