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Old 04-27-2012, 02:21 PM
James1978 James1978 is offline
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Default Pine Gap

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Originally Posted by Olefin View Post
Given the distances involved (any shot against Australia from either of the sub bastions the Soviets had in real life near the Soviet coast or from their ICBM silos), the fact that they are are targeting areas not normally targeted (I have real doubts any Australian facility was ever targeted for real during the Cold War with the exception of one or two major cities), and the performance of the missiles as seen in the timeline I would see some of their naval and oil production facilities surviving - with these being the basis for the areas of control that the Army builds on.
Ever heard of Pine Gap? I'd be shocked if it wasn't on the Soviet target list.
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