Offshore Bases, also knows as Mobile Offshore Bases (MOB) are independently army modules that can be deployed to areas where military help is needed, having as primary function to be a landing platform for aircrafts and transport of military cargo. Its size changes depending on the need of one, so it could be one or a number of them. The United States maintains a high number of bases around the world, 800 in more than 70 countries. Sometimes these may seem as a symbol of the supremacy the US has, but it actually produces many costs and disadvantages for the country.
First, Offshore Bases do not protect the country from direct attack. As it names says, they are offshore, protecting other nations while the homeland is left as an easy target.
First, Offshore Bases do not protect the country from direct attack. As it names says, they are offshore, protecting other nations while the homeland is left as an easy target.