Comment by defrost
10 hours ago
> To launch one requires a submarine
Torpedoes cannot be launched from manned / unmanned surface vessels?
Wow.
Good job China isn't getting into water surface drone swarms.
Still, easy to see why close waters near Iran keep the US carrier groups away.
> Torpedoes cannot be launched from manned / unmanned surface vessels?
They're getting close enough to target the carriers without being sunk.. how exactly?
Relatively low cost, numbers and sheer persistance.
Post WWII US has always struggled with asymmetric wars that can't be solved with military dominance and rarely addressed on deeper issues.
This current Iran conflict is reminiscent of the Taliban in Afghanistan, who survived 20 years in a frozen conflict with the US before taking back control of the country when the US withdrew.
The betting is strong on Iran still standing when Trump gets bored and carried off stage.