NEWS: Iranian warships 'to sail close to US maritime border'

[Olo]

Also I have to admit the US is being hypocritical.

What? The US has said Iran has every right to operate in international waters.

[PBitt]

Let them do what they want. Iran isn't foolish enough to do anything more than run it's mouth, and I'm pretty sure the Somalian pirates could probably overtake their ever-so powerful Navy if they wanted to. As others have said, Iran is doing this to show it's citizens that they have a big penis.

[Vokal]

That thing is so damn fucking cute fuck oh my fucking god.

[Skroe]

*gasp* an Iranian "destroyer"... actually it's a Frigate according to international listings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaran_(frigate)

Globalsecurity.org states: 'Iran calls these ships "destroyers" but they would be classed as a light Frigate by the reckoning of all other countries.' [4] PressTV and Iranian military are themselves describing Jamaran as a "frigate class ship"[18] in the same article where they claim it as a "destroyer".

Iranian Destroyers:
Displacement: 1,500 tonnes
Length: 95 meters (310 foot)
Beam: 11.1 m estimated
Draught: 3.25 m estimated
1 × 76 mm DP rapid fire auto-cannon
1 × Fath 40 mm AA cannon; Bofors copy
4 × SSMs C-802 / Noor[8]
2 × crew served 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
2 × triple 324 mm light torpedoes
4 × Fajr SAMs



US Arleigh Burke Destroyers:
Displacement: 10,800 short tons)
Length: 509 ft (155 m) (Flight IIA)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draft: 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
96 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
1 × 5-inch (127-mm)/54 Mk-45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) (DDG-51 through −80); or
1 × 5-inch (127-mm)/62 Mk-45 mod 4 (lightweight gun) (DDG-81 onwards)
2 × (DDG-51 through −84); or
1 × (DDG-85 onwards) 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannons
Torpedoes:
2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (six Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes, Mk-54 in the near future)




Enjoy the view Iran. We'll send a ship with five times the length, seven times the displacement and 96 more verticle launch tubes than you have to come salute you. <3

[Hooked]

Iran may also think we are weak now because we werent gung ho about attacking syria. They may think now is their time to shine on the world stage to impress russia and china by giving us the middle finger.

[Skroe]

Iran may also think we are weak now because we werent gung ho about attacking syria. They may think now is their time to shine on the world stage to impress russia and china by giving us the middle finger.

China and Russia are way smarter than to buy into that though. Pure domestic consumption if anything.

It's like when Putin started to send Russian strategic bombers to round trips to Venezuela again. Those strategic bombers are completely useless and were routinely escorted by F-22s based in Alaska. The Russians knew they were useless (which is why they likely weren't even armed with actual live weapons), but Putin did it to put on a show for his country.

The US military has to shrug to so much of this shit now, it's really getting old.

We have Russia's completely antique bombers.

We have China and their second hand aircraft carrier that can't even launch tactical aircraft that carry any amount of ordinance.

There was China's DF-21 "carrier killer" which was all hype from the get go. Remember Iran's "stealth fighter" from last year? This thing made from paper mache and house paint? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21307208

Then there is China's new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has one quarter fifth to one quarter the range of American anti-ship weapons.

We have Russia's new F-22 knock off, that is really just a SU-35 with F-22 inspired shaping.

The list goes on and on. They really should just be permitted to start laughing at these showpieces.

[H311DOZER]

So they sent some cardboard ships painted in navy gray to the U.S.? Cool story. What do the guns shoot? Marshmallows perhaps?

[Skroe]

So they sent some cardboard ships painted in navy gray to the U.S.? Cool story. What do the guns shoot? Marshmallows perhaps?

You know, any other country it would be a slam.

But this is the country that actually did that.

[Kellhound]

*gasp* an Iranian "destroyer"... actually it's a Frigate according to international listings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaran_(frigate)


Iranian Destroyers:
Displacement: 1,500 tonnes
Length: 95 meters (310 foot)
Beam: 11.1 m estimated
Draught: 3.25 m estimated
1 × 76 mm DP rapid fire auto-cannon
1 × Fath 40 mm AA cannon; Bofors copy
4 × SSMs C-802 / Noor[8]
2 × crew served 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
2 × triple 324 mm light torpedoes
4 × Fajr SAMs



US Arleigh Burke Destroyers:
Displacement: 10,800 short tons)
Length: 509 ft (155 m) (Flight IIA)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draft: 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
96 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)
1 × 5-inch (127-mm)/54 Mk-45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) (DDG-51 through −80); or
1 × 5-inch (127-mm)/62 Mk-45 mod 4 (lightweight gun) (DDG-81 onwards)
2 × (DDG-51 through −84); or
1 × (DDG-85 onwards) 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannons
Torpedoes:
2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (six Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedoes, Mk-54 in the near future)




Enjoy the view Iran. We'll send a ship with five times the length, seven times the displacement and 96 more verticle launch tubes than you have to come salute you. <3

To be fair, it does have more offensive capabilities than the U.S. Navy's FFG-7 frigates.

[Mavett]

a "Destroyer" with 1,500 ton displacement, that's some serious power projection

[oxymoronic]

Classic example of why I'm not a fan of militaries. At this time in history, they basically exist in a self-justifying state. Nothing much going on? Pick a fight!

USA making the world so safe this thinking is prevalent.

[Deleted]

launching shit at us is one thing, getting those missiles to hit is a whole different beast and it isn't gonna happen. well over a decade ago we had a plane that could shoot missiles out of midair with a laser... and that's some shit our military was willing to share with us, the real scary stuff is what they won't share. rest easy, the USA can and will destroy any other country on this planet if we choose to and that's just a fact.

China and russia laugh at that comment.

Hell, even vietnam laughs at it.

[Notchris]

I swear I saw this exact headline, something like a year or 2 ago.

Edit: It was 3 years ago, Iran was talking of sending a "flotilla" into the Atlantic.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2011...leaked-online/

(Sorry it's the Blaze.)

[Barendon]

They need to show their conservatives that they didn't surrender to the "pig" americans.

[Zvinny]

The US Navy has more missiles inside one of its ships than the entire Iranian Navy has ships.

[Zoranon]

there just showing off there battle ship, saying "Look, we have battle ship too, you no mess with us!"

They have battleships, eh? Where did they get them? Stolen some of the US museum ships perhaps?

[Slant]

Why the hell is Iran even going to close to us?

I bet they're asking the same vice versa.

[Xjev]

Good news for US Navy, now they have excuses to double their budget

[Deleted]

They're doing it to show the hipocrysy of people. When US shops roam every day on the Iran maritime borders, nobody says a word, when they do the same the world explodes.

[ringpriest]

One aircraft carrier and two escorts would be enough to take out the entire Iranian navy in under five hours so i dont think anyone should really care about this.

Unless the Iranians fail to stay on script and sink them.

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I think one reason they may be doing this is because they are very close to getting a nuclear bomb, maybe its a diversion so they have time to complete it.

Various parties have been crying wolf about an Iranian nuclear bomb for almost twenty years. While I'm sure the Iranian government would like to be a recognized nuclear power, all the "OMG they going to build a bomb real soon!" claims are pretty much BS.