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Guess we will get to " try out" some of our anti ship missiles soon as Iran just sailed a destroyer into the Red Sea, going to get more interesting.
Houthis 0, US Navy 3
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They put the baking soda in the propulsion compartment?
The Last Standing Knight
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Yes. More than you think. Not so much sympathy as $$$$$!
But, my comment is that according to Bloomberg, Iran is sending warships to the area where the firefight occurred. This ups the auntie in this. It is only a matter of time before actual Iranian military forces and not just their henchmen enter this conflict. A conflict that I believe Iran wants and will go out of their way to provoke.
My suggestion might be just as provocative: hit Houtsi positions and infrastructure in Yemen and naval ports and military installations on the Iranian coast and hit them hard and brutally using cruise missiles and drones.
Stuff I've seen indicates that aside from a few old submarines, the Iranian Navy consists of four frigates and three corvettes. These ships probably are equipped with at least somewhat modern systems and probably Chinese weapons. Allied forces greatly have the advantage here significantly but NO enemy should ever be underestimated.
In a surface confrontation, I don't see the Iranian Navy lasting long and their subs even less of a chance.
My concern? One or two Iranian subs with a nuke making a suicide mission to either the US or an allied nation. All they have to do is get within range and set it off.
tripledipper
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They sent an old one, IRIS 72 Alborz, which was upgraded in 2018 with some modern technologies but it better not go up against a Flight III DDG Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer like the DDG122 John Basilone which I saw ready to launch at the Bath Iron Works on the river in Bath, ME.
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Love the image.
And hopefully will make them cry "Uncle!"
("Up the Auntie" sounds like a slightly rude British sitcom
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DWalt
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And I have no doubt that the Iranians will have no difficulty in raising crews of volunteers to man the Kamikaze subs.
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Yep, oil has been low and those " involved" can not sit around as it hurts their cash flow, simple, follow the money…
Harrison
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Iran has upped the ante. They have sent one of their destroyers into the area, in order to protect friendly boats/shipping. They now have big guns to back up the small boats.
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Only 24 million per kill.
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Iran's DD won't last but a few minutes and that includes how long it takes to sink.
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Houthi is trying to call all Arabs and Muslims to fight together.
Agreed. However, I bet Navy's rules of engagement were defensive and not offensive. Still, Houthis were fools or more likely raving maniacs to fire on US Navy aircraft. Now they're nothing but an oil slick.
The Jihad call again. Its getting way overused!
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That destroyer will make a dandy artificial reef!
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Except for the fuel seepage.
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Well we just had some of the best she crab soup in Savanah, sure don't want any she crab soup from Red Sea…..taste like camel back???
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