I'll be out there in about 6 weeks... Beer, boats, guns... Let's start WWIII!
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Yet More From Iran...
- Thread starter TheBubba
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I'll be out there in about 6 weeks... Beer, boats, guns... Let's start WWIII!
Looking at the wikipedia page (take that for what it is worth) of the Iranian Navy. It looks like they might have three Frigates that could make the journey. Obviously, that leaves them with nothing at home, and certainly that's a long way away from home for not very large ships.
MasterBates
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Pretty sure we can out run then.. I had 64kts over the ground at slack tide last time I had it out.
Terminator
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Also, if you look at the rest of their "fleet", they're mostly (severely) outdated US, British, German, and Russian ships that were sold to them and retrofitted with outdated weapons and radar systems. Again, it's from Wikipedia, so take it for what its worth. You LANTFLT boys and girls have fun now, ya hear? Don't play too hard with the Iranian yacht club.
And I'll owe a sixer to the first -18 stud that goes supersonic over their laughable congregation of ships, should they make their way to our side of the world.
Driving a boat from point A to point B isn't "deploying". The Russians can barely manage to get operational units to this side of the pond, and fucked up as they are, they still have vastly more money, assets and experience than the Iranian Navy or IRGCN.
I do agree that should one Iranian boat manage to limp into Havana or Puerto Cabello, the spoolup on our part will be as epic as it is disproportionate.
I do agree that should one Iranian boat manage to limp into Havana or Puerto Cabello, the spoolup on our part will be as epic as it is disproportionate.
Terminator
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Barney Stinson/HIMYM references win by default.
Yeah, likely this:
As Fester already pointed out it would be a considerable undertaking for them to make it across the pond and they have very minimal experience with out-of-area ops, the Med 'deployment' was their first in over 30 years that far out. I almost wish they would try it and then see them utterly and completely fail at it.
But it is not out of the realm of possbility, port calls in Havana and Puerto Cabello could be on the agenda. Wonder if the crew would be able to sample the local delights?
No, they have the 3 old corvettes made in the UK and a newer version of the now 40-year old corvettes that was recently built in Iran. Unless you count the fleet oiler that accompanied their corvette that went through the Suez. That is about it, the IRGCN doesn't have much more than missile patrol boats and armed speedboats.
Party foul. You want to do that, join the Army.
Only if you've received the email from the sender directly.... and been forwarded it already... 3 times by other people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis
Perhaps their President needs a history lesson ^^^
Perhaps their President needs a history lesson ^^^
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/world/meast/iran-navy/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
A little more info and a valid analysis. Seems like the "experts" agree with what we've said here. Highly unlikely, no credible threat, posturing, and rhetoric.
Personally, I don't think it'll happen.
And no BLUF this time.
A little more info and a valid analysis. Seems like the "experts" agree with what we've said here. Highly unlikely, no credible threat, posturing, and rhetoric.
Personally, I don't think it'll happen.
And no BLUF this time.
Common Brett, give me a chance. If they show up, I will be the first to BOOM their armada. If they thought we messed with them in the gulf, they can't imagine what would happen in W-72. Please, pretty please let them come here.
Or some clubs with gold curtain rods?