Iranian Navy Exposes a US Navy Weakness

[Matador.es]

Originally Posted by Skybird

On the other hand, past examples have shown that the world will condemn Israel anyway, no matter whether there is evidence against the Iranians or not.

The thing is: They dont care what others think.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12493614

the convoy was blocked this morning, its in the WNN on the main page.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Matador.es

The thing is: They dont care what others think.

The thing is Israel does not care for others thinking that it should behave stupid, self-endangering and self-damaging and in support of Islamic terror and military enemies, like Hamas and Hesbollah and Syria.

[Matador.es]

Egypt OKs Iranian Ships' Passage Through Suez


Egypt approves passage of Iranian warships through Suez Canal despite Israel's objections





Oke, there is a start of trouble..... I really wounder what Israel will do. Maybe they will try out some new (German) stuff...

[Skybird]

Last year there were indications rumoured in the press that the Israelis have constantly stationed one of their three Dolphin subs in the Red Sea, as a deterrant against feared missile and weapon deliveries from Iran to Syria.

Last year there were indications rumoured in the press .....

How is putting a submarine in the Red Sea in any way a deterrant?

[MH]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

How is putting a submarine in the Red Sea in any way a deterrant?

Since when anything makes any sense at all.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

How is putting a submarine in the Red Sea in any way a deterrant?

When you have no decent ASW weapons in your navy and your sworn enemy that has a habit of launching surprise attacks deploys a submarine near where you are sending your ships that tends to make you worried about the likelihood of those ships reaching port.

[Type941]

interesting read. as for suggestion to post next to iranian warships... as fun as that would be, i think the USA has lost ALL appetite for any cowboy moves on world diplomacy stage. Sorry, i mean it just has no balls to act anymore. Wars are... too expensive.

what i would do with the iranian ship smuggling weapons? Covert up, send the fker down. why they're not doing it I don't even know but hardly there is a crime in stealing from thief - he'll never go to police.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

When you have no decent ASW weapons in your navy and your sworn enemy that has a habit of launching surprise attacks deploys a submarine near where you are sending your ships that tends to make you worried about the likelihood of those ships reaching port.

The Dolphins are extremly quiet, so one could even ask what decent ASW procedures there are against them - the Dolphins are Israel's name for the German type 212 class (214 for export versions), and regarding quietness and general stealth that class is at the very top of the international competition, not to mention the long leg it has for staying submersed. Also, although a conventionally armed Dolphin is a local anti-shipping derrent that in the limited space of the Red Sea finds somewhat ideal hunting grounds, the Israelis probably have already finished to adapt the torpedo tubes for launching nuclear armed cruise missiles, which makes the Dolphins also regional, strategic deterrants.

Two more Dolphins have been willed by Germany to be delivered to the Israeli navy. And this time, different to the first two boats, the Israelis even will need to pay for them. In case of a shooting war at sea between Israel and Syria or Iran, hostile navies will totally hate to have to deal with these boats.