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2012-01-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian speed boats harassed US Navy ships
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Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-14 09:58|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 Taking lessons from Greenpeace vs. Japanese whaling fleet?
Posted by USN, Ret. 2012-01-14 10:14||   2012-01-14 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm a solution: post the pissing marines aboard these navy ships.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-01-14 11:21||   2012-01-14 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 If/when this happens again, call a bunch of sailors to the deck and film them pointing and laughing at the Iranians. (Rehearse first.A)
Posted by Barbara 2012-01-14 11:54||   2012-01-14 11:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Not so funny if you remember the Cole.
Same 'cry wolf' effect.
Posted by Skidmark 2012-01-14 11:55||   2012-01-14 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 I believe one Hellfire from a drone will take out one of those boats, if it doesn't fly straight through it.
Posted by crosspatch 2012-01-14 12:52||   2012-01-14 12:52|| Front Page Top

#6 it's all fun and games til someone loses an eye three speedboats
Posted by Frank G 2012-01-14 13:12||   2012-01-14 13:12|| Front Page Top

#7 This will go on for 8 months.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-01-14 13:30||   2012-01-14 13:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Most of this has been happening all along. Its a normal thing to cross paths with Iranian speedboats no matter when it is in that narrow straight.
Posted by newc 2012-01-14 14:09||   2012-01-14 14:09|| Front Page Top

#9 They should chum the water with bait, then sink the boats and film the crews being eaten. That would be amusing. Have the crews point and laugh during the feast.
Posted by Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division 2012-01-14 14:16||   2012-01-14 14:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Goes With The Territory ! Have Bullhorn USAGE For US NAVY And Suggest : Having : Germany Develop : Glass Lined Aluminium Nuclear Reactors For Peace : ALLAH O Akbar !
Posted by Bill Thriling7610 2012-01-14 14:26||   2012-01-14 14:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Joe's cousin?
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-01-14 14:27||   2012-01-14 14:27|| Front Page Top

#12 Nope - not fit to toss Joe's salad
Posted by Frank G 2012-01-14 14:31||   2012-01-14 14:31|| Front Page Top

#13 Roman armies used to stop charging war horses with sharp pointed jacks on the the ground....

Mines don't work as well with small craft but.... perhaps submerged lasers with aiming mirrors on floats?
Posted by Water Modem 2012-01-14 15:23||   2012-01-14 15:23|| Front Page Top

#14 hellfire? Overkill. one of a destroyer's deck guns is plenty.
Posted by OldSpook 2012-01-14 15:44||   2012-01-14 15:44|| Front Page Top

#15 The event to remember is the Vincennes. At the time of the Airbus shootdown Vincennes was conducting operations against Iranian gunboats.
Posted by Penguin 2012-01-14 19:43||   2012-01-14 19:43|| Front Page Top

#16 I never get tired of watching (listening to) the video from Operation Praying Mantis: http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/vid-prayingmantis

I love the lines. "This is a warning. Stop, and abandon ship. I intend to sink you."

Those must be wonderful words for the Captain of a US warship to deliver.

Now - 2012 - we are approaching end game. Let the good times roll!
Posted by Lone Ranger 2012-01-14 20:27||   2012-01-14 20:27|| Front Page Top

#17 OS, a short burst from the 20mm CIWS should give the speed boats something to think about.
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2012-01-14 20:51||   2012-01-14 20:51|| Front Page Top

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