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2006-08-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-27 16:25|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I give Iranian subs about 30 minutes, maybe, in an outbreak of hostilities

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-27 16:46|| 2006-08-27 16:46|| Front Page Top

#2 I didn't know Iran had subs. I didn't even know they had a Navy. This is serious. They could shoot a missile from any location.

How much of this will happen before the US or Israel tries to stop them.

I am curious if how the UN will react to this.

Posted by Belle 2006-08-27 16:47|| 2006-08-27 16:47|| Front Page Top

#3 I didn't know Iran had subs. I didn't even know they had a Navy. This is serious. They could shoot a missile from any location.

How much of this will happen before the US or Israel tries to stop them.

I am curious if how the UN will react to this.

Posted by Belle 2006-08-27 16:48|| 2006-08-27 16:48|| Front Page Top

#4 What happens when they shoot from the sub to saudi?

Posted by 3dc 2006-08-27 19:08|| 2006-08-27 19:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Encapsulated 803.

Posted by 6 2006-08-27 19:24|| 2006-08-27 19:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually it's based on the Chinese HQ-7/FM-90, which itself is based on the French Crotale:

With a maximum detecting range of 25km, the FM-90 is capable of attacking three targets using three different guidance modes simultaneously. The missile also has anti-missile ability against ultra-low-altitude cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles, and anti-radiation missiles at a distance of 17km.

Posted by Pappy 2006-08-27 20:42|| 2006-08-27 20:42|| Front Page Top

#7 I didn't know Iran had subs. I didn't even know they had a Navy. This is serious. They could shoot a missile from any location.

Belle, it appears as though you are worried that the Iranians might be able to launch a nuclear missile from their submarines.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. Warhead designs, currently in the hands of Iran, call for a nuclear device of such enormous bulk that it must ride atop a rather large launch vehicle known as the "Shahab-3 missile [Note: This is an Iranian medium-range ballistic missile designed to be launched from a fixed or mobile launcher at a fixed target]."

The Shahab-3 is almost 50 feet long and has a fueled launch weight of nearly 35 tons. None of Iran's puny submarines could field such a weapon. The subs are Russian designed kilo class platforms and have very limited launch capabilities that do not include ballistic missiles.

The submarine has a launcher for eight Strela-3 or Igla surface-to-air missiles. These missiles are manufactured by the Fakel Design Bureau, Kaliningrad. Strela- 3 (NATO Designation SA-N-8 Gremlin) has a cooled infrared seeker and 2kg warhead. Maximum range is 6km. Igla (NATO designation SA-N-10 Gimlet) is also infrared-guided but heavier, with a maximum range of 5km and speed of Mach 1.65.

The vessels can be fitted with the Novator Club-S (SS-N-27) cruise missile system which fires the 3M-54E1 anti-ship missile. Range is 220km with 450kg high explosive warhead.

I hope this clears things up for you.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-27 22:02|| 2006-08-27 22:02|| Front Page Top

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