thebrasilian
Well-Known Member
Theoretical situation just for discussion:
Consideration: We live in a very concentrated area for military bases, nuclear energy, fuel and ports. I would think that South Carolina as well as the South East a major target to be controlled and fast. No EMP, nukes, biologic or chemicals weapons. Any initial commitment of assets would be air.
The enemy: China with support from Iran and Russia. Throwing Russia in there. Considering that Putin takes power and moves back to USSR philosophy.
The attack: You're at home around 8:00 pm watching TV with the family. All of the sudden your TV goes out. You have power but no signal. After fiddling for a few minutes you try to call it in with your land line but can't. No dial tone. Cell phone? It's dead as well. Kinda weird. You go outside to talk to the neighbor to see if the same is happening to them. On the trip over you notice that the power is start to flick off and on...then stay off after a few seconds. You start hearing aircraft flying over going mostly towards the coast.
About an hour later, living in Columbia (or Charleston, Beaufort, Augusta or Sumter), you start hearing explosions in the distance and over flights of aircraft with no navigation lights. With occasional streaks of light going across the sky. This will continue for hours.
In the mean time, the local police force is driving through the street announcing for people to stay in there house. They are also staging at major intersections with full gear.
By morning, the enemy has landed up and down the coast. Mainly in places that have ports, manufacturing and energy resources. Like Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Mobile, Pensacola... Inland landings are spuratic and you have no idea where. But, they are at major and county airports.
The only information you are getting is over the PA system that the LEO's are using. But this start to lesson by lunch time because of electronic warfare. By afternoon their are people both armed and not wondering through the neighborhood. The LEO's start to stop people from traveling.
Please start by saying what type of environment is around you: out in the country, neighborhood... Are you within 60 miles of a base?
What would you do?
This is for fun and good conversation.
Consideration: We live in a very concentrated area for military bases, nuclear energy, fuel and ports. I would think that South Carolina as well as the South East a major target to be controlled and fast. No EMP, nukes, biologic or chemicals weapons. Any initial commitment of assets would be air.
The enemy: China with support from Iran and Russia. Throwing Russia in there. Considering that Putin takes power and moves back to USSR philosophy.
The attack: You're at home around 8:00 pm watching TV with the family. All of the sudden your TV goes out. You have power but no signal. After fiddling for a few minutes you try to call it in with your land line but can't. No dial tone. Cell phone? It's dead as well. Kinda weird. You go outside to talk to the neighbor to see if the same is happening to them. On the trip over you notice that the power is start to flick off and on...then stay off after a few seconds. You start hearing aircraft flying over going mostly towards the coast.
About an hour later, living in Columbia (or Charleston, Beaufort, Augusta or Sumter), you start hearing explosions in the distance and over flights of aircraft with no navigation lights. With occasional streaks of light going across the sky. This will continue for hours.
In the mean time, the local police force is driving through the street announcing for people to stay in there house. They are also staging at major intersections with full gear.
By morning, the enemy has landed up and down the coast. Mainly in places that have ports, manufacturing and energy resources. Like Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Mobile, Pensacola... Inland landings are spuratic and you have no idea where. But, they are at major and county airports.
The only information you are getting is over the PA system that the LEO's are using. But this start to lesson by lunch time because of electronic warfare. By afternoon their are people both armed and not wondering through the neighborhood. The LEO's start to stop people from traveling.
Please start by saying what type of environment is around you: out in the country, neighborhood... Are you within 60 miles of a base?
What would you do?
This is for fun and good conversation.
) which I would think since they're not far from us would be easy(hopefully), Downfall my oldest daughter is in the navy reserves so she probably would be dropping off the grandson and leaving. As for a direct threat I'm not near any bases but not far from Greenville/Spartanburg airport however being in the sticks has it's advantages along with being in the foothills and not far from the mountains. Most likely we would pretty much set up and fight like hell when the time comes.
