Riain
Banned
It's hard to find info on this event, the 1961 Indonesian takeover of West Papua, but the correlation of forces could be interesting. The Dutch with their carrier and it's Sea Hawks and a sqn of Hunters had little option but to buckle before Indonesia's Mig 21/19/17/15s, Tu16 and Il28s.
But WI Australia was willing to back up it's pre-event support of the Dutch with a show/threat of military force. Perhaps a joint Aus-Dutch exercise could be organised near Darwin? Australia could deploy the Melbourne with Sea Venoms, a couple of Avon Sabre sqns and a couple of Canberra sqns.
Leaving aside the geo-political aspects how would such a conflict pan out? How would avon Sabres and Hawker Hunters fare against the Indo bombers. How would the Tu16/As1s fare against a pair of light carriers with Sea Hawks and Sea Venoms? How about the Canberras against the Migs?
But WI Australia was willing to back up it's pre-event support of the Dutch with a show/threat of military force. Perhaps a joint Aus-Dutch exercise could be organised near Darwin? Australia could deploy the Melbourne with Sea Venoms, a couple of Avon Sabre sqns and a couple of Canberra sqns.
Leaving aside the geo-political aspects how would such a conflict pan out? How would avon Sabres and Hawker Hunters fare against the Indo bombers. How would the Tu16/As1s fare against a pair of light carriers with Sea Hawks and Sea Venoms? How about the Canberras against the Migs?