Iran threaten to sink US warships

washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/11/l-todd-wood-iran-threatens-sink-us-ships-secret-ar/

I'm real scared of the tin cans from WWII they have as a navy. And Argentina is going to retake the Falklands as well.

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>I'm real scared of the tin cans from WWII they have as a navy.

Really? You shouldn't be, you scaredy cat coward.

Greatest ally.

America constantly flies, sails, and holds military practices around Iran. Why? You don't see why they hate America when they push the boundaries so much

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This isn't news. Just a sensationalist excuse to publish a "shocking" article. Everyone threatens to sink an enemy ship if it gets within off-limits borders.

No shit.

>being this new and not knowing about le Canuck Iranian Diaspora

Suck my bbc, fag

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>I'm real scared of the tin cans from WWII they have as a navy
If they're lucky or the American commander is sufficiently retarded, Iran could probably send most of the 5th Fleet to the bottom of the Persian Gulf before they get turned into a parking lot. China isn't the only nation that has figured out that 20,000 missiles can kill a carrier.

Samefag proxy.

>And Argentina is going to retake the Falklands as well.

Guaranteed (you) 's every time

Yeah and back in 1991, Saddam's Republican Guards were totally going to demolish our troops and there was absolutely nothing we could do to sto...oh wait.

You ain't getting no you's from me

check yourself b4 you rek yourself
Don't delude yourself to Iran's capabilities

Unlike Saddam, Iran's had 20 years of watching US fleet movements in the Gulf and advice from China on carrier-killing
We could still destroy them easily, but if they get the first strike it would do serious damage

Last I checked, you need a little thing called "industry" to have any kind of a worthwhile military. I guess they can always throw globs of oil at us.

Even in a RIGGED war game, a general of the opfor managed to take out 20,000 American sailors and a carrier using basic bitch technology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002

>China
>carrier killing
>country that has a coast guard navy
Uh...

They've got 30-40k of these on Hainan Island in case they want to start shit in the SCS

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DF-21

>mfw american get sinked after these words

Iran does not have military? Really? Are you living under rock or smthng?

>COD
>real war
Dude.

They have a military alright, but it's old junk from the 70s and they probably don't have any spare parts.

Literally any nation that can mass fire missiles in an organized manner can easily wipe out a carrier group.
CIWS is basically useless against modern, hypersonic ASMs.

:^)

Didn't Iran end up throwing 14 year old boys with no shoes into action against Iraq in the 80s? They didn't perform that well there at all.

You'd have to assume that most missiles would actually reach their target and not miss entirely/explode in the air. Say for every 100, you can factor in that 10 might do some damage.

"Like all bogeymen, the fear of them does not match their reality. Iran’s military has been degraded from decades of sanctions and has seen its ability to project force crippled. The main elements of traditional symmetrical military operations are the Air Force, Navy and Army. The Iranian Air Force’s capabilities have been severely hampered through the lack of spare parts due to international embargoes. Its best fighter jets are the basic Soviet export version of the old MiG-29, and F-14s that have been in service from before the Iranian Revolution. Its navy has a hodgepodge of ancient surface vessels, mediocre submarines, and modern small (but very vulnerable) fast-attack boats. While the Iranians have large ground forces, it is hampered by a lack of amphibious or airborne lift capability in order to project/transport their forces across the Gulf; notwithstanding the presence of the US 5th Fleet. Iran therefore cannot use its ground forces to achieve strategic objectives.

The Iranian military is hampered by a system of embargoes that doesn’t allow it to purchase modern equipment from outside sources. Its military industry has made some strides in military production but many of its 'indigenous designs' are simply copies or modifications of obsolete 1970s equipment. Its economic situation means that it cannot invest in the production of conventional equipment in large number to impact the regional balance of power."

Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, while impressive, do not allow it to compensate for its inability to field an effective air force. While targeting civilian sites is a possibility for the Iranian ballistic and cruise missile force, the targeting of military installations and units effectively will prove to be difficult. There are a number of reasons for this: Ground and naval forces do not necessarily require the use of installations for very long periods of time, Air force assets do require such support but the widespread use of Hardened Aircraft Bunkers (HABs) and improvised landing strips (like the modification of highways as landing strips as in Taiwan and Sweden for example) means that dependence on such infrastructure can be significantly reduced. Combined with the introduction of medium to long-range missile defense systems in the GCC, the striking power of a ballistic missile force is greatly reduced.

Another important point is that Iran’s stockpiles of ballistic missiles may be too few in number to have a major impact due to the sheer amount of targets it would have to engage. Ports, bridges, airbases, airports, and other installations would run into the tens of thousands. Iran probably has around 1,000 ballistic missiles (ranging from the older Scud B variants up to its newer Shahab 3 missile, a modified version of the North Korean No Dong missile). It is therefore logical to assume that while concentrated use of ballistic and cruise missile assets could damage some regional civilian and military infrastructure there is nothing to say that it could cripple everyday civilian life and military operations. The Iranian ability to deliver its cruise and ballistic missile systems accurately has not been proven under operational combat conditions.

Iran claims that the accuracy of its Shahab-3s falls to around 200m CEP (cruise missiles, highly accurate usually have a CEP of under 100m). But this accuracy is under test conditions, hardly similar to war fighting conditions. The rapid development of Satellite and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology will enhance the acquisition and targeting of ballistic missiles, both fixed and mobile, and degrade the Iranian ability to hit their targets. The Iranian missile forces may end up devoting a significant amount of their time to trying to survive a response from firing such missiles.

Iranian naval mining of the Arabian Gulf, and most specifically the strait of Hormuz is perhaps the most difficult to counter. Naval mines can be deployed through specialized vessels, civilian vessels, and aircraft. In 1988, the US frigate Samuel B. Roberts struck an Iranian naval mine and was almost lost. Naval mine deployment on a large scale would greatly restrict and hamper oil shipments and maritime trade in the Arabian Gulf, and would prove difficult, but not impossible to counter. But the mining of the Gulf would affect Iranian oil revenues as much of it not more than its enemies. GCC countries are seeking ways to avoid the Strait of Hormuz with the UAE building facilities on the Gulf of Oman.

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We are sailing in international water, and we are based in allied ports. What is wrong with this? EH?

Come get it.

That was 14 years ago, dude.