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ericthered · 08-12-2016, 01:04 PM

I suspect you can get planes in the sky very quickly -- certainly in under an hour. Naval response, if applicable, will probably lag a few hours but after the first 12 have a nice presence. Of course, in both cases you won't get full mobilization, but we're still talking some good presence.

I don't know about the army and marines, which are probably the most relevant. Frankly, the other numbers are just a guess, not any particular knowledge, but I suspect that we have planes on standby at most times on ships on duty off all our coasts.

Usually you don't need to mobilize men near as fast as boats or planes.

08-12-2016, 01:04 PM	#2
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: Ability of the US Gov (state and federal) to deal with invasion by teleportation I suspect you can get planes in the sky very quickly -- certainly in under an hour. Naval response, if applicable, will probably lag a few hours but after the first 12 have a nice presence. Of course, in both cases you won't get full mobilization, but we're still talking some good presence. I don't know about the army and marines, which are probably the most relevant. Frankly, the other numbers are just a guess, not any particular knowledge, but I suspect that we have planes on standby at most times on ships on duty off all our coasts. Usually you don't need to mobilize men near as fast as boats or planes. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!