Why do I see more and more mine strikes in NATO and allied ports?
All the Pact trawlers and merchant ships could likely have left them once hostilities looked imminent. That’ll require a major clearance effort in multiple theaters.
On other notes, there are unstruck wells, gas works, small refineries and pipelines in OK, NE Texas, Louisiana (Krotz Springs is pretty big) and Southern Arkansas (El Dorado). Nowhere near enough to make a dent in prewar demand, but enough (once EMP effects and any war or looting damage is fixed) to supply fuel to MILGOV forces in OK and the ARKLATEX, in addition to providing natural gas for cooking, power plants, etc. Depending on how rosy you want things to look…
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