Get Real! wrote:Liberating Cyprus is not about declaring war on Turkey, but defeating the Turkish military infrastructure that is illegally stationed on the northern territory of Cyprus, otherwise known as the “TRNC”.
For such a plan to be successful one would need to encompass the denial of any further Turkish reinforcements to the island and that of course means the early removal of all ports including naval, airstrips, and helipads, leaving only flimsy aerial drops to be dealt with by SAMs.
Any Turkish naval vessels attempting to assist the “TRNC” can be countered with the National Guard’s Exocet MM40 missiles with launchers, while the Turkish air force will be even more successfully dealt with by the vast array of modern anti-air units including…
SA-15 GauntletBuk-M1ZU-23-2Oerlikon 35mmMistral SystemsI dare say that for the first time in their history, the Turkish air force will be really put to the test. As for ”TRNC” Turkish land forces, they will be dealt with by the National Guard’s…
Main Battle Tanks.............215
Armored Fighting Vehicles.....220
Armored Personnel Carriers....211
Self-Propelled Artillery.......24
Towed Artillery...............114
Air Defense Systems............48+
Rocket Launchers...............42
Anti-Tank Weapons...........1,513
Assault Rifles............115,000
…etc, so it’s not a pipe dream but an interesting operation I’d say…albeit with an expected price to be paid but that's another story.
Regards, GR.