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**Pete** · 07-22-2020, 07:29

Any movement of a large Egyptian force across 2/3's of Libya will pose a logistical challenge for the Egyptians.

While their army has been active the past couple of decades it's been mostly whack a mole in the East. US training has also been limited in scale.

The larger the force they take in the larger their logistical tail will need to be. The larger the tail the easier it is to chop on here and there.

So - will they go in at all? Go in using air power? Go in with a small force doing a show of force? Or go in with a large force and try and end it?

Turkey? It takes a while to load up an armored force on ships, move them across the Med, unload and deploy them. Air power to hit the tail? Need to be moving A/C to Libya now - but that will make them a prime target.

Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

07-22-2020, 07:29	#9
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Any movement of a large Egyptian force across 2/3's of Libya will pose a logistical challenge for the Egyptians. While their army has been active the past couple of decades it's been mostly whack a mole in the East. US training has also been limited in scale. The larger the force they take in the larger their logistical tail will need to be. The larger the tail the easier it is to chop on here and there. So - will they go in at all? Go in using air power? Go in with a small force doing a show of force? Or go in with a large force and try and end it? Turkey? It takes a while to load up an armored force on ships, move them across the Med, unload and deploy them. Air power to hit the tail? Need to be moving A/C to Libya now - but that will make them a prime target. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
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