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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer
I realize it's not Canon, but in my Twilight: Florida vision the Saratoga has a major shoot out with the Russians in the FL straits.
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Considering the location of the Florida Straits.... one asks why?
Why would
Saratoga be anywhere near toe to toe distance for a shoot out.
Any Russian vessels in the Florida straits can be assaulted with land-based air assets. Even
Saratoga's air assets can be land-based, and
Saratoga herself kept away from trouble.
My favorite is a squadron of P-3s carrying 4 Harpoons apiece stood off some 60-70 nm or more; they can be back in a few hours if needed with a next strike, and that's before you ask for USAF assets. For close and dirty, A-10s flying at wavetop, missiles followed by strafing (see
Hunt for Red October)
Uncle Ted