USA vs Russia War Scenario

I ask the voters NOT to penalize my opponent for the forfeit.I will use this to expand on and sum up some previous arguments.Sea1) The US Navy may take light losses, but the Black Sea is under US control.2) The Russian Navy effectively uses the chokepoint in the Baltic Sea to keep out the US Navy. It is my opponent's choice (as general) whether he wants to just leave the Baltic Fleet alone, set up a blockade or try to push through. Keep in mind that a blockade would be under constant fire from air and sea, and an attempt to destroy the Baltic Fleet might be successful (depending on how many ships my opponent sends) but even then, very heavy losses would be taken by the US Navy.3) Unless my opponent proves me wrong with numbers, the Pacific would be a raging warzone. US ships located in Japan alone would not suffice to destroy the Russian Pacific Fleet, and it will take long for reinforcements from Hawaii to arrive. Meanwhile, reinforcements to the Russian Fleet would be coming in from the Northern Fleet. These ships can also inflict damage on coastal bases in Alaska. Both sides would be taking heavy losses in the Pacific, however, the US losses would be more numerous considering that Russian reconnaisance would be able to spot these ships coming and the Russian minefields would also be a large problem (esp. considering USA's lack of anti-mine ships in the Pacific).Air 1) Russian ground forces would quickly overrun bases located in Poland and the Baltics. This means that the US would have to launch air-strikes from farther away.2) US bombers would be a target for Russian fighters, while US fighters would be targeted by surface-to-air missile systems.3) Overall, the US has aerial superiority, however the US Airforce would still be taking constant losses from Russia's multitude of surface-to-air missile systems to compensate for a weaker airforce. Land1) US infantry supported by helicopters would still be insufficient because of the effectiveness of RPGs against helicopters. The US ground forces would not be able to make much progress into Russian territory against heavily superior numbers.I still await a more specific battle plan for all three, land, air and sea. Logistics Because of the points made in the above argument (regarding oil and transport ships), I believe the US would have a very hard time trying to support this enormous operation. The US has never attempted such a large scale war, and it seems as if it is nearly a logistical impossibility. The US would not be able to ship sufficient amounts of troops, machinery and supplies to counteract the enormous losses (esp. on land). The US offensive would begin coming to a halt and choking on a lack of available transportation and lack of fuel.MissilesAs mentioned, Russia has a greater variety and greater quantity of missiles than the US. The US homeland (mainly important cities and industrial areas) would be torn apart by missiles. Take for example the Russian R-36 (Satan). This monster of a missile can be loaded with conventional explosives as well as nuclear. (We agreed to only use conventional explosives). The missile can split up into 10 separate warheads along with 40 penetration aids. Russia currently has about 40 of these left, and they would be enough to devastate any target.http://www.military-today.com...I await my opponent's response.