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US Pacific wargames flag tanker concentration risk: simulations show larger refuelers are vulnerable when based at a few airfiel
In US Pacific wargames, simulations repeatedly indicate a “tanker problem” driven by basing concentration: larger refuelers operating out of only a handful of airfields create a high-value vulnerability. The findings suggest force-employment risk tied to how and where aerial refueling assets are staged.
