quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5:
i cannot confirm, but i did hear sometihng about a iraqi/usa wargame simulation using probable iraqi armament, and in the end it resulted in the "iraqi generals" to sink the US carrier with scud missiles. Then the rules were changed so the iraqi must destroy all the escorts before touching the carrier
This happened a while back, maybe two years ago. It was a joint training exercise with UK and US forces simulating a war with Iraq. The UK forces were representing the Iraqis.
Basically 2 hours into the start of the exercise some Royal Marines came along side the carrier, (Enterprise?), and shouted Boom! The idea being that the boat was packed with enough explosives to sink the carrier. Because the carrier had most of the US force aboard, the action effectively ended the exercise. The US commander, however, got stroppy and insisted that the exercise be restarted, with the conditions Epsilon 5 mentioned.
Talk about sore losers.