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"Axis of Evil", anyone? |
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docjim505
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I can’t get past "Salami" and take the article seriously in the first place. It’s like trying to run an article about the NCAA tournament and expecting to be taken seriously when quoting "Big Boobs Magee". |
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Isaiah
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I can’t get past "Salami"... You’d prefer he was named Baloney? ;) |
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Written By:
McQ
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Well at least that would be more appropriate. Perhaps one of their other Revolutionary Guard commanders will say something, General Mohammed Buhl-Shiite perhaps? |
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Written By:
Jeff the Baptist
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I think you nailed it early. Throughout the day, Salami’s words (both spoken and unspoken) have led to some pretty wild speculation about what the heck he’s talking about. This is probably intentional on the part of the IRGC command.
My take: A new MLRS ballistic with individual guidance and a new stealth coating.
A nice weapon improvement for them, which can be defeated by precision direct defensive countermeasures or offensive brute force via air.
Not at all the ICBM MIRV many are panting about. Even if it were, are we to believe that Iran’s first indigenous nuclear warhead is going to be so small and potent as to allow three or four of them on a single missile? There is doubt they can currently get one onto their current ’ballistic’ missile stock.
Well done here.
A follow-up *here*
Cheers. |
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Written By:
Steve Schippert
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"Radar evading" means exactly what ? I mean, they don’t fly radar systems.
Perhaps the ships being shot at should focus their radar on the missile so it will evade the ship. Besides many anti-missiles sytems utilize more than one targeting and triggering system.
It’s just fantasy. |
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Neo
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Whether the Fajr-3 is hype or fact isn’t what concerns me most. The Iranian military has no chance of standing up to the US military, obviously, but they already have the ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz - heck, we were told that when I was there in ’97. It is old news that they have plans to use Chinese-made Silkworms, sea-skimming cruise-missiles ("radar evading"?), suicide subs and thousands of small boats and mines can stop the trade ships ("oil"), and they intend to do it in the event of armed conflict with us. They will target our 5th Fleet ships, as well. There really isn’t an effective way to defend against some of these plans, including the cruise missiles and mines. If the Fajr-3 were 100% bogus, that wouldn’t exactly make everything okay.
War with Iran is not something we want. Is armed conflict with Iran avoidable? I don’t really hear anybody saying it is. The world seems to be waiting with legs crossed for something to happen. |
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Written By:
Wulf
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Wulf, combat is uncertain, but I think over-estimate the Iranian forces. The 1987-88 re-flagging started rough, but in the end it was the Iranians who were defeated, in the same region agaisnt roughly the same forces, though now the Regular Forces have SSK’s. How up to date are the Chinese Silkworms? Aren’t they upgraded Styx missiles, a missile that hasn’t scored a hit since 1973?
Matt McIntosh and others will say I’m a "cowboy" and that’s OK. The Pasddaran and the Iranian regular forces are not that impressive, mines, suicide boats, and all... Just my opinion, toss it around and see what yuou guys think. |
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Joe
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