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2005-12-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Pappy 2005-12-08 13:21|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 pinging for the Israeli Dolphins

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-12-08 13:55|| 2005-12-08 13:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Remember the plane that crashed was carrying journalisits on their way to observe an exercise, and Debka said that the destination of the plane indicated navy or Pasadaran headquarters, so this is almost certainly the navy excercise in question.

Posted by Rory B. Bellows 2005-12-08 14:54|| 2005-12-08 14:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Global Security has some good stuff on the Iranian Navy. Here is some ... "In July 2002 a conventional-arms sale triggered sanctions on several Chinese companies. Beijing had transfered high-speed catamaran missile patrol boats to Iran. The C-14 patrol boats are outfitted with anti-ship cruise missiles. Short-range anti-ship missiles for the patrol boats also were sold from China to Iran in January 2002. The catamaran and anti-ship missile sales were first disclosed by The Washington Times in May 2002, shortly after the first of the new C-14 patrol boats was observed by US military intelligence at an Iranian port. The high-speed gunboat can carry up to eight C-701 anti-ship cruise missiles, and usually have one gun. There have also been reports of Iran possesing another type of anti-ship system. Up to 16 Sunburst anti-ship missile systems were traded in the early 1990's from the Ukraine."

Posted by Super Hose 2005-12-08 15:54|| 2005-12-08 15:54|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder if the press was there to see this: "In January 2003 a report in the World Tech Tribune indicated that Iranian officials stated that a destroyer will also be introduced over time. The destroyer, the Mowj, is being constructed and should be completed sometime after the launch of Sina 1. "

Posted by Super Hose 2005-12-08 15:56|| 2005-12-08 15:56|| Front Page Top

#5 One wonders about the maintenence capabilites of the Iranian navy and servicibility of those anti-ship missles.

Having said that there are three major areas where the USN could stand for some improvement in both use and countermeasures: corvettes, mine warfare, and SSKs.

Posted by Rory B. Bellows 2005-12-08 16:18|| 2005-12-08 16:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Mine warfare? Jeez, talk about a career-killing field. You might as well be in air defense.

Posted by gromky">gromky 2005-12-08 16:58|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2005-12-08 16:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Hopefully USNI is on those ships like "flies on shit", as the saying goes.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-08 17:42|| 2005-12-08 17:42|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd love to know what's going on under the surface with our subs and the israelis' during these "exercises".

Posted by Danking70 2005-12-08 17:57|| 2005-12-08 17:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Do you really think either nation has subs in the Gulf? Too shallow, isn't it?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2005-12-08 21:01|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-12-08 21:01|| Front Page Top

#10 No, the Persian Gulf is not too shallow for our subs to operate there. But it is a demanding area to be in, and requires constant vigilance to keep from hitting the bottom, or some other bubblehead who can't drive.

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Posted by Subsunk">Subsunk 2005-12-08 22:00|| 2005-12-08 22:00|| Front Page Top

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