Posted on 04/03/2006 12:47:57 PM PDT by SmithL
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran successfully tested its second new torpedo in as many days Monday, the latest weapon to be unveiled during war games in the Gulf that the military said are aimed at preparing the country's defenses against the United States.
A spokesman for the elite Revolutionary Guards suggested the new, Iranian-made torpedo was more powerful and capable of going deeper than others in its arsenal.
Gen. Mohammad Ebrahim Dehghani told state television the ship-launched weapon can target submarines at any depth and is powerful enough to "break a heavy warship" in two. He did not give the name of the new torpedo or any details of its speed or range.
The torpedo was tested in the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow entrance of the Gulf and a vital corridor for oil supplies.
The United States said that while Iran may have made "some strides" in its military, it is likely to be exaggerating its capabilities.
"We know that the Iranians are always trying to improve their weapons system by both foreign and indigenous measures," Pentagon spokesman Brian Whitman said in Washington. "It's possible that they are increasing their capability and making strides in radar absorbing materials and technology."
But "the Iranians have also been known to boast and exaggerate their statements about greater technical and tactical capabilities," he said.
The Revolutionary Guards, the elite branch of Iran's military, have been holding their maneuvers — codenamed the "Great Prophet" — since Friday, touting what they call domestically built technological advances in their armed forces.
A day earlier, Iran announced it had tested a different new torpedo — the high-speed "Hoot," which means "whale." Iran said the Hoot, moving at up to 223 mph, was too fast for any enemy ship to elude....
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Is this another underwater missile?
I think we may as well surrender.
Terrorists with torpedoes ping.
Hey, there's a blast-from-the-past! Remember the "elite" Republican Guard? You know, those guys that were supposed to pulverize our GIs into dust outside Baghdad?
Do they have any left?
No way are we in the dark on anything they have or dont have
imo
That must be some movie being offered 65% off and also with the wonderful reviews from the NY Slimes, Washington Compost and The NY Daily Snooze!
I can't help but get this mental image of the Russians selling the "state of the art" tech to Iran and selling info on how to defeat it to us.
A missile is for "defense"? Who knew?
They fire it at our ships and it is war. And we have the weapons.
The public Pentagon position should be that Iran is a serious threat and we need to develop new counter weapons just in case.
How does it target? Sonar?
Let's see what Jane and GlobalSecurity.org have to say about it.
Well you know that big mushroom cloud they were advertising in Nevada? That was propaganda for Iran. The article extolled the 700 ton non-nuclear bomb as being able to penetrate deep bunkers. Hmmm...guess Iran in not the only ones testing military devices.
As Carlos "The Mind" of Mencia would say, let's have the Japanese call up the Iranians and ask them if they don't have The History Channel.
--I'd be more afraid of the propwash from the plane that could carry a "700-ton" bomb--
Hoot hell - probably an Iranian AI convinced that it's chasing goats.
Torpedo from Iran coated and propelled with K-Y jelly
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