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2020-01-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
More Than Mines: Iran Is Ready To Harass And Destroy The U.S. Navy
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Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-04 10:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 Destruction of Iran's ability to place mines seems like the sensible way to proceed.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-04 10:48||   2020-01-04 10:48|| Front Page Top

#2 No doubt the Navy has serious problems (McCain, Fitzgerald, Zumwalt, Little Crappy Ship, etc.) and Pro Publica has been all over them. But why exactly is it our job to keep the Straits of Hormuz open?
Posted by Matt 2020-01-04 11:03||   2020-01-04 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 be a damn shame if oil shipments to ChiComs were sunk on Iranian mines
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-04 11:13||   2020-01-04 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 What? Can't they just use multirole F-35s for this?
Posted by gorb 2020-01-04 11:18||   2020-01-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

#5 ..leaving every port facility in utter rubble would negate the threat.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-04 11:51||   2020-01-04 11:51|| Front Page Top

#6 #5. Unfortunately not true. Iran has a very long coast line and mining operations are not that difficult to organize
Posted by Uleck Spererong9442 2020-01-04 11:57||   2020-01-04 11:57|| Front Page Top

#7 clearing the strategic Strait of Hormuz

Why, again?
Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-04 12:17||   2020-01-04 12:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Wrong strategy. Just keep on a-dronin' a la the final scene of Godfather Part 1.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-04 12:22||   2020-01-04 12:22|| Front Page Top

#9 The "strategic" strait of Hormuz ain't all that strategic for us any more.


Have you hugged a fracker today?
Posted by AlanC 2020-01-04 13:16||   2020-01-04 13:16|| Front Page Top

#10 But why exactly is it our job to keep the Straits of Hormuz open?

My thought.

In fact, mine the hell out of it, shut it down for 50 years.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-01-04 14:10||   2020-01-04 14:10|| Front Page Top

#11 I thought Iranian Oil was sanctioned. Shut down the waterway.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-01-04 14:30||   2020-01-04 14:30|| Front Page Top

#12  Can't they just use multirole F-35s for this?

Candidate for Snark of the Day!

Question: why not use small tactical nukes for de-mining? Seems like the blast pressure + EMP would either detonate or disable a mine. Sure, you'd get some tidal surge, but like they say, you can't make an omelette without flooding some basements.
Posted by SteveS 2020-01-04 14:39||   2020-01-04 14:39|| Front Page Top

#13 PERFECT CAPTION!! DO IT!
Posted by ranture 2020-01-04 15:53||   2020-01-04 15:53|| Front Page Top

#14  Unfortunately not true. Iran has a very long coast line and mining operations are not that difficult to organize

Good you can read a basic map. Now organize the logistics of making that happen. Even though you have a long coast line doesn't mean you can operate over every inch, foot, or mile of it or have access to it for materials.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-04 16:32||   2020-01-04 16:32|| Front Page Top

#15 long ago, in a Navy far, far away, before the onesizefitzall hornet an the usaf will provide tanker support to the tailhook navy, there was a sizeable force of H-53- based towable minesweepers. but they were davis- mothaned to provide $$$ for the lawn darts.
suspect they are still useable or at least the mine sweeping system could be pulled for use in another platform.
Posted by USN, Ret. 2020-01-04 18:12||   2020-01-04 18:12|| Front Page Top

#16 Must have been exciting when the towed rig made contact with the objective.
Posted by Angeack de Medici1681 2020-01-04 19:24||   2020-01-04 19:24|| Front Page Top

#17 IIUC, news of their passing is a bit premature. They've SLEPed the SLEP packages but they are still flying. But at a certain point they are going to stop flying, either because they fall out of the sky or are finally retired. There is only so much you can do to or for a 40 year-old heavy helicopter.
Posted by The peanut gallery 2020-01-04 19:38||   2020-01-04 19:38|| Front Page Top

#18 thanks for the update mr. Peanut
Posted by USN, Ret. 2020-01-04 20:34||   2020-01-04 20:34|| Front Page Top

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