If all went smoothly, they could seize all the strategic areas in an hour and twenty-two minutes and begin the second deployment.
Maybe by tomorrow morning, Somalia would have to return to Somaliland, and then a whole string of American military bases might appear out of thin air, further controlling these waters and thereby strengthening their control over the Suez Canal. Of course, that would also mean controlling trade in the Middle East.
At that point, they could simply hand over the canal.
Maybe this was also the condition Roxxon had offered to entice the Oil Tycoons: first threaten them, then tell them that once the next unlucky scapegoat appeared, they would be free.
The combat strength deployed for Operation Iron Curtain was certainly only a small part of the American Military, but it was an overwhelming force that this group in Africa had absolutely no way to resist.
In reality, taking Bosaso and Galgayo had taken the most time not because of the fighting itself, but because of the time it took to transport the Iron Soldiers in vehicles. The whole operation had taken only a little over forty minutes.
AK-47s and C4 explosives were only of some use in terrorist attacks. In a real war, they were nothing. Whether it was the local Terrorists or other resistance forces, one round of bombing would leave nothing behind.
Sending out fighter jets was just a show of force, taking out some troublesome military outposts belonging to this party or that.
Their force was overwhelmingly superior, but there was no doubt the operation was illegal, or at the very least in a legal gray area.
Roxxon was very rich, rich enough to pay for every expense incurred by this operation, including fuel, weapons, and even the soldiers' wages.
As long as