Iran's not suicidal - they'll hold off until after January 20th to conduct any mischief against the U.S..
US Navy Hint, Better Think Twice
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bigwheelzip
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In response to our drone strike, on January 8th, the Iranians hit our service members at Al-Asad airbase with 11 ballistic missiles with 1650 lb warheads. This caused traumatic brain injuries to 110 Americans. We had no military response. I don't think that will happen again this year.
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Smithpride
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The sub is there because it's believed that Iran has sabotaged two Saudi related oil tankers in the past few weeks. I'm sure this is to send a message that we are here and ready to deal if they continue.
pittpa
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This sub is a land-attack beast. Each ballistic missile tube holds 7 land-attack cruise missiles, and it has a bunch of them.
That would make a cool shift knob for my Mustang.
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It is hard (for me) to visualize how big that sub really is till you see the pictures of the personnel on it.
God bless and keep them and all our armed forces folks safe!
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Steve W
God bless and keep them and all our armed forces folks safe!
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Steve W
md_shooter_rick
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They'll wait for POTUS change, then strike.
LVSteve
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Transiting the Straits of Hornuz in daylight and surfaced. Subtle as a flying mallet. 
Why would we not stay underwater and not be seen?
LVSteve
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It's called sabre rattling.
Because staying submerged doesn't say, "hold my beer" in quite the same way.
7shooter
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shallow water in that strait....
JIM........
JIM........
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bigwheelzip
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Yes, but our subs transit the strait submerged all the time. Calling attention to one, spitting distance from a belligerent's shore, is new to me.
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bigwheelzip
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Yeah, that's standard procedure in hostile waters. Running surfaced off Iran, and advertising it, is mighty unusual in my memory.
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beaverislander
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These pictures were eye openers for me, I had no idea what was under the "skin" on a sub. I figured there were some missile tubes but that shot of the top with the hatches open is very impressive!
The USS Georgia is a retrofitted boomer as mentioned, it's difficult to see in the photos but it's about 50 ft longer the the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers escorting her. Escorts are 505 ft long the sub is 560.
Our guys have been joined by an Israeli sub: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a9e0fe-44e8-11eb-ac2a-3ac0f2b8ceeb_story.html
And we flew a coupla B-52s over there earlier in the month.
"Go ahead. Make my day...."
And we flew a coupla B-52s over there earlier in the month.
"Go ahead. Make my day...."
CAJUNLAWYER
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Well being from Arkansas I expect that you know your propane tanks
PS Why do they pronounce it ARK- CAN-SAW instead of R-Kansas
Because Kansas is bigger and called first dibbies.Well being from Arkansas I expect that you know your propane tanks
PS Why do they pronounce it ARK- CAN-SAW instead of R-Kansas
The DoD term for this kind of action is "strategic messaging."
