I have no idea if that will be a novel or a short story, but there it is.
Basically as the Soviets have gotten Saddam to cause trouble by invading Kuwait, here they'll get the Vietnamese to cause trouble by attacking Subic Bay and Clark AFB. They could also attempt to close the Straits of Malacca.
History doesn't repeat but it rhymes, doesn't it?
I was casting around for forces with which the West could attack Vietnam. This seemed like a good way to get the Aussies involved.
They have a division plus on hand and two plus in reserve. This could be supplemented with a brigade fron New Zealand, which would include an SAS squadron. There would aslo be the British Gurkha Regiment and I figure a Fijian infantry battalion. And why not an air-mobile brigade from Singapore?
A naval task force of sixteen ships, nine Aussie, three Kiwi, three Singapore could be assembled. Australia had six subs at the time, Oberons. Unspectacular but very solid.
Plenty of air. Two squadrons each of Aussie F-111s and F-18s, one Kiwi A-4 squadron, and one Singapore F-16 Squadron.. Ten ANZAC P-3s.
A very imperial force, no? Why old Kitchener would be proud
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