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Iranian film hails demise of US Navy in imagined Gulf battle
AP ^ | March 2, 2017 | Nasser Karimi

Posted on 03/02/2017 8:04:43 AM PST by C19fan

In a climactic battle at sea, an Iranian commander orders his forces to open fire on a much larger U.S. fleet, obliterating it with a barrage of rockets, some of which tear American flags from their masts.

The scenario unfolds in "Battle of the Persian Gulf II," a new Iranian animated film more than four years in the making that imagines a devastating response to an American attack on the country's nuclear program.

It might have seemed out of date this time last year, when a nuclear accord reached with world powers had lifted sanctions and raised hopes for a broader rapprochement between Iran and the West.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: iran; navy
Here is a trailer for the "movie":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgENDbCO3Y

Some kid in the US could do better graphics.

1 posted on 03/02/2017 8:04:43 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

I heard about this.

It was a huge barge gussied up to look like a carrier.

They didn’t manage to sink it and had to tow it back to port.


2 posted on 03/02/2017 8:16:14 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: C19fan

Looks like we have next year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film.


3 posted on 03/02/2017 8:17:20 AM PST by dfwgator
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Hell, I thought it would have been nominated for THIS year’s “Best Foreign Film”. Badmouthing America, Iranian origin, even some kind of fascinating “special effects”.

This is exactly the kind of thing that would appeal to the majority of the Academy participants.


4 posted on 03/02/2017 8:25:11 AM PST by alloysteel (John Galt has chosen to take the job. This time, Atlas did NOT shrug.)
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To: alloysteel

No doubt they’d get a standing ovation.


5 posted on 03/02/2017 8:25:42 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: C19fan; Army Air Corps; GraceG; BenLurkin; TADSLOS
This one time, when I was playing Civilization III, I conquered The Romans as Abe Lincoln.

I am just a regular old Theodoric the Great.

6 posted on 03/02/2017 8:31:02 AM PST by KC_Lion ("We must put our citizens first. Only then will we Make America Great Again."- Donald Trump)
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It will be the second cousin twice removed of all battles!


7 posted on 03/02/2017 9:21:33 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: C19fan
What's the deal?
Links are allowed in threads but not usable?

This film discussed sounds fascinating and I deem it worth watching if at all possible.

8 posted on 03/02/2017 9:58:06 AM PST by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT?)
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US invasion force of 5 troops wiped out at the hands of two Iranian land drones firing 30MM rounds. Single Iranian land-launched rocket artillery round takes out multiple US warships miles off shore. Badly drawn and animated Iranians smile as they say untranslated gibberish. Underground missiles launch with blurred special effects from cleverly hidden positions behind a 20-30 foot diameter dish antenna, more untranslated gibberish as trailer ends.

The only US forces seen are 5 guys who fire their riffles at the Iranian mobile land drones.


9 posted on 03/02/2017 1:34:49 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: C19fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqLn1wKJAw


10 posted on 03/02/2017 5:23:21 PM PST by hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998 (------->VMFA 235 '69-'72 KMCAS <------- "Death Angels")
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To: publius911

Has to be posted without HTML.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgENDbCO3Y


11 posted on 03/03/2017 2:50:37 PM PST by houeto
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