Actually it's not a destroyer, it's a frigate.
The Alvorz is a Alvand class frigate built in the 60's long before Iranian Revolution
Considering Iranian maintenance, it's more of a threat to the sailors on board than to anyone else.
Do these Arab springs include provisions for an Arab groundhog as well?
Things are getting more interesting. Pray.
Does the Egyptian navy have the guts to go toe to toe with the Iranian fleet.
Iran has no legitimate interest in that waterway — they will have to be hove off in a series of risky near miss maneuvers.
It’s the only way.
Actually it's not a destroyer, it's a frigate.
The Alvorz is a Alvand class frigate built in the 60's long before Iranian Revolution
Considering Iranian maintenance, it's more of a threat to the sailors on board than to anyone else.
A skiff and a dinghy. And neither had both oars in the water ...
So here is my question based upon the experience my brother in law who had retired from the Air Force and went over to SA to train the Saudis on repair and maintenance of F-15s. He said that nothing really got done because the Saudis were always having to stop and pray 5 times a day (plus they were extremely lazy).
Based upon that how do these Arabs fight a sustained battle if they are stopping to pray 5 times a day?
The problem is that Saudi bakers won’t make wedding cakes for the Iranians.
The Iranian military is vastly overrated, especially air force and navy. Formidable land-based hardware and resources, but this will do them no good in Yemen.
Iranian navy has five to eight subs, for example, none of which can fire missiles.
This is just for show, IMHO.
I hope the Iranian ship mysteriously sinks.
They are there just for show.
They can tweak the Saudi’s/Egyptians/US without actually being a threat, but they have to be closely monitored, just in case they try something stupid.
Takes far more resources to keep track of them, than it does for the Iranians to send them out cruising.