"Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Has Sea-Skimming " Topic

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Tango01	08 Nov 2017 9:32 p.m. PST
….Flying Boats. "Iran has fielded a variety of unusual weapons over the years: F-14 Tomcat fighters hotwired to fire Russian missiles, homemade mini-submarines, and remanufactured Cold War jets…." See here link Amicalement Armand
Max Schnell	09 Nov 2017 6:02 a.m. PST
Reminds me of a WW1 flying boat but, it goes slightly faster.
Andrew Walters	09 Nov 2017 10:07 a.m. PST
Not impressed. They say this aircraft can carry two missiles, but the missiles they name weighs 700 lbs. I'm skeptical. Even with the efficiency gains from wing-in-ground a fuselage that small is unlikely to carry the fuel for the range they claim, much less haul nearly half the bomb load of a B-17. As for reconnaissance, wouldn't a UAV be handier? I think maybe they invented a manned UAV. These apparently came out in 2010. I think this is another instance of Iran claiming marvelous weapons when what they have is pretty ordinary.
Tango01	09 Nov 2017 10:31 a.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand

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