Originally Posted by
Biggus
Roland,
How are the Iranians going to determine which tankers are carrying oil for the UK, as opposed to France, Germany, etc, etc....
Close the Straits of Hormuz and you have the entire global community down on your neck....not just the 9 MRA4s of the RAF!!!
And that dear Sir is the nub of the matter.
Exactly how many of the global community would deploy ASW assets comparable to MRA4 or P3/8 it that event?
While P3, Atlantique and the like are deployable, how many of our European allies would deploy? I suspect they would rely solely on ASW Frigates already deployed.