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2006-04-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Photos posted to web from usenet for: Raj, gromky & ShepUK
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Posted by 3dc 2006-04-09 02:36|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 It appears that the Iranian troops either don't believe in overhead cover, or the environment is so devoid of timbers or other structural supports to make such cover possible. Just stand off and rain VT artillery down on them, and they're history.
Posted by Lone Ranger 2006-04-09 03:14||   2006-04-09 03:14|| Front Page Top

#2 What's up with that flying boat thingy?
Posted by Scooter McGruder 2006-04-09 03:29||   2006-04-09 03:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow. Thanks 3dc. We are much obliged.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-04-09 03:38||   2006-04-09 03:38|| Front Page Top

#4 oh ace nice one! ty :)
Posted by ShepUK 2006-04-09 04:19||   2006-04-09 04:19|| Front Page Top

#5 interesting how they are all (bar one) shots taken in good daylight hours - my point being what capability do the Iranians have to scrap during the night time? my guess is that 95% of that stuff is useless at night time, thats gotta be a big kicka for them if they wanted to keep tempo fast on any ops they might try.
Posted by ShepUK 2006-04-09 04:27||   2006-04-09 04:27|| Front Page Top

#6 anyone know what this is?
Posted by RD 2006-04-09 05:28||   2006-04-09 05:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Forget the nukes, we've got to destroy Irans awesome outboard motor technology.
Posted by 6 2006-04-09 07:52||   2006-04-09 07:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks, 3dc!
Posted by Raj 2006-04-09 08:17||   2006-04-09 08:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks. Those orange life vests will make good targets.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-09 09:09||   2006-04-09 09:09|| Front Page Top

#10 What's up with that flying boat thingy?

Looks like a baby Ekranoplan.

http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php
Posted by Parabellum 2006-04-09 09:14||   2006-04-09 09:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Thank you, 3dCondor.
Posted by Pappy 2006-04-09 12:47||   2006-04-09 12:47|| Front Page Top

#12 
Mad Max has thrown in with Iran!
Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-04-09 14:08||   2006-04-09 14:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Are you sure they weren't war games with a bass fishing tournament thrown in?
Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-04-09 14:28||   2006-04-09 14:28|| Front Page Top

#14 This photo, 13_8501170180_L600, of the tug with the huge forward superstructure landing the helicopter, is one of my favorites. Talk about a radar cross section begging for a hit!
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-04-09 14:30||   2006-04-09 14:30|| Front Page Top

#15 apparently, the mono-brow is required?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-04-09 17:17||   2006-04-09 17:17|| Front Page Top

#16 It appears that the Iranian troops either don't believe in overhead cover

Poorly trained and led troops don't dig in, camouflage their positions, do range cards, etc.

Thanks, 3dc
Posted by 11A5S 2006-04-09 17:58||   2006-04-09 17:58|| Front Page Top

#17 Initial impressions: regular troops, eh. IRGC looks like another story.
Posted by Pappy 2006-04-09 19:47||   2006-04-09 19:47|| Front Page Top

#18 The usenet posters info - likely fake addr but is the poster.


Subject: Re: Photos of recent Iranian Exercise [001/132] - 10_8501140259_L600.jpg 35122 bytes
From: "PLMerite"
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.military
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:59:28 GMT


"Netko" wrote in message
news:0001HW.C05DD0E1001E903AF04885B0@nntp.dsl.pipex.com...
> On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:21:56 +0100, PLMerite wrote
> (in message <89MZf.468$8g3.223@trnddc02>):
>
>> These guys are all dead a day after the shooting starts
>
> You think?
>
> I assume these pictures are from the Great Prophet exercises of the
> past week. Nice find. Thanks for posting them.
>
> Also, what's the story with the half dozen or so 132-part files you
> posted towards the end of the series? My server has still only got
> the first part of each, nearly 10 hours later. Is this my server's
> fault or did you cancel the post or something?


My bad. They don't have a file extension at the end and I didn't check.
Put .jpg on the end and they'll work okay. They came up okay in my browser
and I just right-clicked 'em into a folder and posted them from there.


Regards, PLMerite


Posted by 3dc 2006-04-09 21:07||   2006-04-09 21:07|| Front Page Top

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