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Comment by wang_li

5 hours ago

The horizon at sea level is about 3 miles. The strait of Hormuz is 35+ miles wide. Any mechanism used to get around this would be detectable and could be attacked with relatively inexpensive ordinance.

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cyberax  4 hours ago

About 20 meter elevation would be needed to cover the navigable part of the strait. So, a couple of tall ladders?

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