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Iran Is Readying A 'Nightmare Scenario' For The US Navy
Business Insider ^ | 7-27-12 | Robert Johnson

Posted on 07/27/2012 1:11:47 PM PDT by Dysart

It's getting easy to overlook the tired rhetoric and hollow tension surrounding Iran, the U.S. and Israel.

It's been months, and months since the back-and-forth began. First, Iran's shutting the Strait of Hormuz, then its saying it'd never shut the strait. Then Israel's planning a solo attack. No, they're not.

It's frustrating, but that doesn't mean the situation couldn't turn ugly at the drop of a hat.

Joby Warick at The Washington Post reports improved Iranian weapons and an enhanced plan of attack could nail the U.S. fleet parked in the Gulf and there may be little Navy officials can do about it.

From The Post:

[Iran's] emerging strategy relies not only on mobile missile launchers but also on new mini-submarines, helicopters and hundreds of heavily armed small boats known as fast-attack craft. These highly maneuverable small boats, some barely as long as a subway car, have become a cornerstone of Iran’s strategy for defending the gulf against a much larger adversary. The vessels can rapidly deploy Iran’s estimated 2,000 anti-ship mines or mass in groups to strike large warships from multiple sides at once, like a cloud of wasps attacking much larger prey.

“This is the scenario that is giving people nightmares,” said [an] official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in discussing strategy for defending against a possible Iranian attack.

We recently wrote on one strategy for thwarting a multi-pronged attack against a naval task force, but Raytheon's new system isn't up for handling the hundreds of heavily armed small boats officials believe Iran would send against the U.S. fleet.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; navy; nightmare; waronterror
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1 posted on 07/27/2012 1:11:50 PM PDT by Dysart
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To: Dysart

Iran said to have hundreds of these babies ready to attack in waves

2 posted on 07/27/2012 1:15:11 PM PDT by Dysart (You didn't post that. Someone else made that happen.)
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To: Dysart

I’d be interested to know where those boys are planning on hiding once they try it.


3 posted on 07/27/2012 1:15:19 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Dysart
Iran Is Readying A 'Nightmare Scenario' For The US Navy

Isn't that similar to what Sadam Hussein and Osama said?

4 posted on 07/27/2012 1:15:46 PM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: Dysart

Do it so we can send their technology level back to the 7th century.


5 posted on 07/27/2012 1:15:55 PM PDT by wastedyears ("God? I didn't know he was signed onto the system.")
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To: Dysart

“there may be little Navy officials can do about it”

Somehow I doubt it.


6 posted on 07/27/2012 1:16:41 PM PDT by Hugin ("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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To: Dysart
Iran said to have hundreds of these babies ready to attack in waves

U.S. said to know exactly where all of them are stored.

7 posted on 07/27/2012 1:17:48 PM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: Dysart
Meh.


8 posted on 07/27/2012 1:19:45 PM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: Dysart
Cautiousness is not necessarily a bad thing. The Japanese thought that the PT boats were nothing but nuisances until the PT boats sank a couple of destroyers.
9 posted on 07/27/2012 1:21:45 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Dysart
Iran said to have hundreds of these babies ready to attack in waves

Attack aircraft carry thousands of rounds of ammo. Lil' boats ought to blow up reeeeal good.

10 posted on 07/27/2012 1:22:41 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: publius911
Isn't that similar to what Sadam Hussein and Osama said?

I guess we're in trouble now.

Hey, an online publication's got to get pageviews.

11 posted on 07/27/2012 1:23:03 PM PDT by Dysart (You didn't post that. Someone else made that happen.)
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To: cuban leaf

GMTA!


12 posted on 07/27/2012 1:23:55 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Dysart

October surprise?

Is a carrier going to disappear under an Iranian mushroom?


13 posted on 07/27/2012 1:24:28 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Dysart

The meat of this article is that we learn that subway cars are a tad longer than the Iranian Navy gun boats. It gives the unwashed ignorati a true perspective of the danger


14 posted on 07/27/2012 1:28:19 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: Hugin
Sayyy hellooo to my little friend.... S


15 posted on 07/27/2012 1:29:10 PM PDT by Daus
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To: cuban leaf

... and here is Saddam’s “Victory over America Palace”...

http://www.shootmeplease.net/?p=103


16 posted on 07/27/2012 1:29:55 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Too many thinking Freepers have left the building...)
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To: vetvetdoug
Cautiousness is not necessarily a bad thing. The Japanese thought that the PT boats were nothing but nuisances until the PT boats sank a couple of destroyers.

Point taken. Somehow I don't think any ship Captains are dismissing the threats entirely. That's a lot easier for us. Not sure how a big ship would counter them other than maintaining adequate distance at all times. They only have to be lucky once if they're packed with explosives.

17 posted on 07/27/2012 1:30:23 PM PDT by Dysart (You didn't post that. Someone else made that happen.)
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To: Daus


More SeaRAM porn...
18 posted on 07/27/2012 1:31:38 PM PDT by Daus
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To: Daus

Unless Iran is only sending 11 boats, that RAM system might be a tad under-gunned.


19 posted on 07/27/2012 1:35:18 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: SJSAMPLE

Don’t worry. We’ll make more.


20 posted on 07/27/2012 1:38:19 PM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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