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2020-05-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Dozens feared dead as Iranian destroyer accidentally SINKS one of the country's own warships after opening fire on it
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Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-11 01:23|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 DARPA 4 C-802 (Noor) missile dynamic re-tasking exercise reported to be successful.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-11 01:31||   2020-05-11 01:31|| Front Page Top

#2 I can't help but think that shooting your own guys is bad for unit cohesion.
Posted by SteveS 2020-05-11 02:31||   2020-05-11 02:31|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Well, they thought that bringing down that airliner worked so well, so...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-05-11 04:20||   2020-05-11 04:20|| Front Page Top

#4 So who did the Iranian destroyer frigate corvette crew think it was firing at?
Posted by Phusotle Dingle5823 2020-05-11 06:02||   2020-05-11 06:02|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ American forces might wanna be aware....
Posted by Frank G 2020-05-11 06:35||   2020-05-11 06:35|| Front Page Top

#6 I wuz cleaning it an' it jus went off.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-05-11 07:02||   2020-05-11 07:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Sifting through all the garbage reporting, a missile, launched from the Jamaran (frigate) hit a support vessel Konarak. Konarak was positioning targets for Jamaran "but remained too close to one of them and was accidentally targeted, state-run media said."
Sounds like 'maybe' missile shifted lock after launch or just incompetent targeting. Also sounds like many kilometers spacing needed between target and target placer.
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2020-05-11 10:13||   2020-05-11 10:13|| Front Page Top

#8 So the Jamaran now has the record of the highest tonnage sunk for an Iranian warship in the 21st Century? Do they get to paint a silhouette on the command tower?
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-05-11 11:06||   2020-05-11 11:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Trump authorized the US Navy to respond to Iran's aggresive behavior. Now the Iranians are shooting each other. Alluha Akbar!
Posted by Varmint Splat1454 2020-05-11 11:16||   2020-05-11 11:16|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ OrangeMan's uncanny mind-melding powers on display, again
Posted by Lex 2020-05-11 11:24||   2020-05-11 11:24|| Front Page Top

#11 I can see the NYT headline now:
Trump responsible for deaths of 50+ maritime protection volunteers.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-11 12:09||   2020-05-11 12:09|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm not fearing them dead, daily occurrance would be nice.
Posted by Chris 2020-05-11 15:01||   2020-05-11 15:01|| Front Page Top

#13 OOPS! DAMNIT, wrong button!
Posted by ranture 2020-05-11 17:53||   2020-05-11 17:53|| Front Page Top

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