No because there are Naval/Marine bases in that area. A handful of ships being nearby or even in the harbor isn't that strange. They can stage small numbers at those bases. But then bring in huge numbers of follow on units in planes and from the water. Even if they are watching for it they will have at most 30-60 minutes advanced notice. By the time they run around with their hair on fire for 10-20 min its already too late to do anything meaningful.
Even if they went and told the NG to fight the incoming troops the NG aren't stupid. A bunch of guys with rifles and little/no ammo(because congress is scared of them) aren't going to stop men with belt fed weapons and armor vehicles like the AAV or LAV-25 or really even just the new JLTV. Not when its 1 vs 1 numbers wise. Their commanders will ask what is going on and will probibly be told to stand down or shown evidence. Some of them might have been told in advance what was about to happen. Suddenly the NG troops are helping the military and their numbers double.
The only way there will be a fight is A if a high ranking cabal officer(1-2 star general and up) is at the capital and orders the NG troops to fight. He might be able to bully his way into it being a shit-show. B its possible the capital police might go full retard and actually try to fight it out with the military. There are about 10k Law Enforcement in DC. If they think they have enough numbers they might get stupid, but I seriously doubt it.
My point was why watch the water... because its an easy way into DC that can't be blocked off. You can't blow up 1-2 bridges or barricade a few roads and limit movement. Parts of the Potomic are next to the lawn/Washington Monument itself. That means full access to the Whitehouse and the Capital. Access that is nothing but open grass and roads/sidewalks. No trees. Very little to block their path.
If they create an encirclement on land with minimal numbers to prevent escape a rush from the water would put a large heavily armed force right up in their face with little chance to resist. AAV have an armored turret with a 50 cal and mk-19 40mm grenade launcher. The LAV-25s have a 25mm main gun. If it happens no one is going to argue with a bunch of Marines for very long.
I know what I would do if I was the cabal, but I won't say cause they might be listening. Although they probibly have people smarter than me.
No because there are Naval/Marine bases in that area. A handful of ships being nearby or even in the harbor isn't that strange. They can stage small numbers at those bases. But then bring in huge numbers of follow on units in planes and from the water. Even if they are watching for it they will have at most 30-60 minutes advanced notice. By the time they run around with their hair on fire for 10-20 min its already too late to do anything meaningful.
Even if they went and told the NG to fight the incoming troops the NG aren't stupid. A bunch of guys with rifles and little/no ammo(because congress is scared of them) aren't going to stop men with belt fed weapons and armor vehicles like the AAV or LAV-25 or really even just the new JLTV. Not when its 1 vs 1 numbers wise. Their commanders will ask what is going on and will probibly be told to stand down or shown evidence. Some of them might have been told in advance what was about to happen. Suddenly the NG troops are helping the military and their numbers double.
The only way there will be a fight is A if a high ranking cabal officer(1-2 star general and up) is at the capital and orders the NG troops to fight. He might be able to bully his way into it being a shit-show. B its possible the capital police might go full retard and actually try to fight it out with the military. There are about 10k Law Enforcement in DC. If they think they have enough numbers they might get stupid, but I seriously doubt it.
My point was why watch the water... because its an easy way into DC that can't be blocked off. You can't blow up 1-2 bridges or barricade a few roads and limit movement. Parts of the Potomic are next to the lawn/Washington Monument itself. That means full access to the Whitehouse and the Capital. Access that is nothing but open grass and roads/sidewalks. No trees. Very little to block their path.
If they create an encirclement on land with minimal numbers to prevent escape a rush from the water would put a large heavily armed force right up in their face with little chance to resist. AAV have an armored turret with a 50 cal and mk-19 40mm grenade launcher. The LAV-25s have a 25mm main gun. If it happens no one is going to argue with a bunch of Marines for very long.
I know what I would do if I was the cabal, but I won't say cause they might be listening. Although they probibly have people smarter than me.