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Originally posted by VikingDude
Also, the Russians would be able to take a major short cut by invading Finland
Originally posted by VikingDude
reply to post by Twiptwop
Yes, I have thought of that as well. But wouldn't it be possible for the Russians to invade at summer time? Besides, the Russian army is much different from the old WWII army. It's not a Warhammer 40.000K style army, where soldiers will die in the hands of the enemy or in the hands of their officers, should they flee or disobey.
If Europe was to respond to the Russian invasion, it would take some time to muster all able bodied men and ship it to the Nordic countries. Here is where the Baltic Sea comes into play; IF the Russians would invade Finland, their fleet would obviously be quite active in the Baltic, along with fighter sorties aimed at destroying all European navies located there. If the Russians manage to take control of the Baltic, they would leave Norway, Sweden and Finland in a dire situation. Troops and materials would have to be freighted across the Baltic (most likely over the Oresund Straight) which would be impossible if the Russians controls the Baltic. They would simply blow up the first tank to cross that bridge!
For defenses to be successful, the other European nations would either have to airlift troops to Norway/Sweden/Finland - a task that would be quite hard due to the large amount of Russian planes in the area, or they could freight reinforcements to the western shores of Norway, This would be a long and slow undertaking and would give the Russians valuable time to deal with us
Originally posted by VikingDude
reply to post by Twiptwop
But then, wouldn't it be possible for the Russians to win also? The Russians have missiles as well. The sheer number of fighters they posses could be enough to overrun our fighters.
Never underestimate an enemy. The Russians might not be as technologically advanced as the US but they have still got a lot of fight left in them. It would take a coordinated response from ALL of Europe to counter the Russian threat.
A lot of talk has been going on about the new ''flying boats'' that Iran has developed. People have bashed the idea and called it primitive and stupid. But give this vessel to a fanatic and produce enough of them to field a small navy and you could have a devastating weapon! If these small babies could be mounted with large caliber guns or explosives then they would be just as deadly as any missile developed. The loss/cost ratio would be much better than that of loosing a carrier or a few smaller navy vessels.
Point: numbers sometimes beats technology.