"Iran's Navy Fires A Missile At A Mock-Up US Aircraft Carrier" Topic
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Tango01 | 28 Jul 2020 1:00 p.m. PST |
…In The Strait of Hormuz. "Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday, an exercise aimed at threatening the US amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. The drill, in a waterway through which 20 percent of all traded oil passes, underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the US after last summer saw a series of incidents targeting oil tankers in the region. In January, a US drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad and Tehran responded by firing ballistic missiles targeting American forces in Iraq…" YouTube link Main page link
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skipper John | 28 Jul 2020 1:26 p.m. PST |
So Iran has an Aircraft Carrier? And they made it out of wood???? And then they blew it up? How much exactly did this contraption cost them? This is too funny! |
Thresher01 | 28 Jul 2020 1:32 p.m. PST |
They spend a lot on propaganda films, in order to distract their citizens from the unrest growing in the streets. According to a headline I read, several protesters were killed yesterday in Iran, and from the sounds of it, there were a lot of people demonstrating against those in power there. |
Choctaw | 28 Jul 2020 2:28 p.m. PST |
This proves that U.S.S. Constitution isn't safe transiting the Strait of Hormuz. |
Dan Cyr | 28 Jul 2020 8:34 p.m. PST |
They fired at a smaller scale wood model, moored at a dock, with no defense systems of any sort live. Using that as an example, I can claim that I could hit the target with rocks. |
Zephyr1 | 28 Jul 2020 9:08 p.m. PST |
^^ From what I've heard, it's 2/3rds the size of an actual US carrier, so not really all that small. With all the mysterious fires & explosions going on over there, just wait until the Iranians fire another tiny missile at their "carrier", and it blows up in a unexpectedly massive explosion. I'm betting that the ones behind the mystery booms have a sardonic sense of humor, and have no doubt planned such an incident/operation, even if only for fun, but it could happen… ;-) |
arealdeadone | 28 Jul 2020 9:35 p.m. PST |
They fired at a smaller scale wood model, moored at a dock, with no defense systems of any sort live. Using that as an example, I can claim that I could hit the target with rocks. Western live fire exercises are also against stationary decommissioned ships or floating targets. This includes a 260m long target that they load up with shipping containers. China has a mock carrier in the middle of the Gobi desert for this purpose (as well as pretty much a whole outlines of actual western naval bases).
These can't shoot back either nor are they equipped with active defence systems. Though no doubt the Iranians, Chinese and westerners alike use electronic defences during these exercises. So I'm not sure why Iran is regarded as idiotic in this instance when everyone else does it. |
arealdeadone | 28 Jul 2020 9:44 p.m. PST |
And an example of a US navy target ship, the decommissioned USNS American Mariner which was scuttled in shallow water and is used as a target for naval aviators up to 1971.
And a PDF on current US navy target operations. Note it does mention use of ex-combatants is limited in terms of realism but it is still practised. PDF link
In Europe it appears barges with shipping containers are a common type of target too. |
Thresher01 | 28 Jul 2020 9:54 p.m. PST |
All that, and I'll bet they couldn't sink the undefended, non-moving, fake target, either. |
arealdeadone | 28 Jul 2020 11:00 p.m. PST |
They don't intend to sink it just like the US Navy doesn't intend to sink the Mobile Ship Target festooned in all those shipping containers. They are meant to be reusable and thus save money. Note the Iranians hammered this thing in 2015 and then recently refurbed it for this exercise. They do a lot of stupid things but to be honest this isn't the daftest thing they do.
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