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2011-04-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

'Iran can terrify enemies from under sea'

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Posted by Fred 2011-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 GEN. JAFARI = Iran is essens saying that Iran will dev the mil capability to oppose iff, not destroy, any external enemy(s) even iff said same Milfors are located outside the Persian Gulf andor in the Indian Ocean.

As per SHIA-IRAN-VS-SUNNI-SAUDIS COMPETITION FOR REGIONAL, IDEO-RELIGIOUS DOMINANCE, I don't see how the Saudis can NOT respond in kind.

in this aspect + Globalism" + "OWG-NWO", the KSA = RISNG CHINA = has to learn to stop being ISOLATIONIST iff it hopes to successfully counter "RISING IRAN" + "NUCLEAR ISLAMISM".

9-11 + GWOT = WAR FOR ANTI-STATUS QUO = ISLAM, LIKE AMERICA, IS NOT EXEMPTED FROM CHANGE - IFF THEY DON'T CHANGE VOLUNTARILY THEY MAY OR WILL BE CHANGED FORCIBLY???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-26 00:13|| 2011-04-26 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 'Iran can terrify enemies from under sea'

TRANSLATION:

"Seaman Recruit Tarboosh!"
"Yes, Revolutionary Chief Petty Officer!"
"Take this snorkel and fake shark fin and terrify the enemy!"

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-04-26 00:48|| 2011-04-26 00:48|| Front Page Top

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-04-26 02:48|| 2011-04-26 02:48|| Front Page Top

#4 There is some method in this madness, both the for Iranians and the Chinese. To have a lot of smaller, simpler submarines that are deployed in teams of two.

One of the two sits and waits as the other prowls about. Then, when a silent US submarine goes noisy, by opening its torpedo bays and preparing to fire on the noisy sub, the second sub acquires it and fires its torpedoes.

The strategy is that by sacrificing a small and cheap sub, they might bag a world class sub--and assume that if the US loses some boats and maybe surface ships, they will wimp out.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-26 10:32|| 2011-04-26 10:32|| Front Page Top

#5 @ #4 only that's not how it works.
Today's US subs can acquire multiple targets from many miles away and quite stealthily, I assure you.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2011-04-26 12:46|| 2011-04-26 12:46|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Good response but what is your take on the new " It is almost totally silent, radiates virtually no heat and is constructed entirely from non-magnetic metals". Stealth sub technology.
It is thought that some country's have units in operation. Germany just had some success with their program.

Posted by Dale 2011-04-26 20:46|| 2011-04-26 20:46|| Front Page Top

#7 It is ridiculous to take Iranian 'military equipment' proclamations at face value - they usually refer to one off mockups that are supposedly full scale production units, that never seem to be produced in any numbers. The Chinese have improved their sound issues with their submarines by building and buying dozens of improved Russian full sized subs, that is not what the Iranians are claiming. The Mark 48 torpedo mated with American sub fire computers can track 6 distinct targets under water, at least that is what open source information claims.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-04-26 20:54|| 2011-04-26 20:54|| Front Page Top

#8 The Iranian version of vapourware, Shieldwolf?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-26 21:25|| 2011-04-26 21:25|| Front Page Top

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