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| Seven Iranian Attack Boats Swarm US Navy Ship In The Persian Gulf |
| 2016-09-07 |
| [Daily Caller] Seven Iranian fast-attack boats forced a U.S. Navy patrol ship to change course after harassing it in the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The USS Firebolt was interdicted by boats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a fanatic Iranian paramilitary wing. Three of the boats "maneuvered close to the ship, shadowing her course from a range of about 500 yards," U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters. One of the boats later ran ahead of the Firebolt, turned around and sped straight toward the ship before stopping directly in front of it. "This caused the Firebolt to have to maneuver to have to avoid collision. They came within about 100 yards of each other during the interaction. The Firebolt attempted multiple radio communications with the Iranians," explained Davis. The Firebolt was operating legally in international waters at the time of the incident, according to the Pentagon. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 #8 The world where Jimmy Carter had a Fu Manchu beard? No, the one where he had a set of balls. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2016-09-07 22:00 |
| #11 #9 The only problem with your scenario Dave D is that the USSR was still very much in existence and spoiling for something to take the sting out of their Afghan adventure, not that I disagree with the thought. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was in late December of 1979, after the Iranians seized our embassy. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2016-09-07 21:59 |
| #10 Thanks, Mike. And point well taken, P2k. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-09-07 16:49 |
| #9 The only problem with your scenario Dave D is that the USSR was still very much in existence and spoiling for something to take the sting out of their Afghan adventure, not that I disagree with the thought. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-09-07 14:31 |
| #8 The world where Jimmy Carter had a Fu Manchu beard? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-09-07 13:38 |
| #7 #2 I suspect we all know where this is going. Yup. And my guess is that we will get there sometime before Obumble leaves office. There will be a series of steadily-escalating feints such as this one, until finally one is no feint: one of our naval vessels will either be stopped and boarded, or seriously damaged, or even sunk. The ragheads are spoiling for yet another confrontation that will allow them to once again shout "Allahu Ahkbar!!" and demonstrate that Uncle Sam is a paper tiger. And Obumble will be happy to oblige. Jimmy Carter should have nuked the crazy little fuckheads on November 5, 1979, after first giving them 24 hours to release the embassy hostages unharmed. Had he done so, we very likely would have been spared all of the Muzzie bullshit we've been subjected to in the last 37 years. But that would have required a VERY different Jimmy Carter... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2016-09-07 10:13 |
| #6 Perhaps the Pentagon might want to review the plans used in the 19 April 1988 U.S. strike that destroyed six Iranian warships and two Iranian oil installations. |
| Posted by: Glanter Trotsky5797 2016-09-07 10:10 |
| #5 For months, the Egyptians practiced crossing the Suez by running up the military formations to the canal, with the Israels watching from the other side, only to return to their stations. Someone became complacent Then one day..... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-09-07 09:11 |
| #4 ...They are absolutely armed, and well so. The problem is first, I suspect the ROE are, shall we say, a little restrictive. Secondly, the Cyclone class are our smallest warships - if the IIRG was willing to lose some people, they might just get aboard. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-09-07 08:50 |
| #3 Aren't they armed somewhat, Mike? Or is all ammo stored at the Base for review by some JAG? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-09-07 08:38 |
| #2 I suspect we all know where this is going. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-09-07 07:30 |
| #1 ...If I was the skipper of a Cyclone class in the Gulf right now, I'd be having some very quiet and earnest talks with my crew. If there was one ship of ours out there that the Iranians could swarm and overwhelm, it would be a Cyclone. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-09-07 04:57 |