[bajabaja]

The new general’s first assumption about a swarm attack of small boats against single, large target, not quickly maneuverable US Navy ships, does not make that much sense.

To my understanding, USN vessels all have radar, can spot incoming vessels from any direction, and can fire against them. Sure, if dozens of such vessels converge on an aircraft carrier, it will take some effort. But not so much as would permit serious damage or destruction to a USN vessel.

I am wrong? This new and optimistic Iranian general is dangerous if he things a swarm attack of small speed boats is a match for a USN cruiser, destroyer or aircraft carrier. He is thinking of the USS Cole, which was moored at port, not expecting an attack. None of those assumptions hold in the Straight of Hormuz during war.

[melsec]

‘Under Jaafari, the IRGC ha decentralized its command-and-control structures by creating 31 autonomous headquarters covering all of Iran’s 30 provinces plus the capital Tehran’

He is getting ready for an invasion. Decentraliized command would allow such units to continue to resist invasion even when central command is destroyed - which would be one of the first targets in a planned invasion.

Mel

[G8 Diplomat]

We now have to learn the names of two other missiles, Shahab and Zelzeleh

And Ashura. I think this one has an even longer range than Shihab, if I remember right. I seem to remember 1900 miles being its range, but that could be off.

[American in Israel]

The Phalanx gattling gun is designed to take out swarms of incoming cruise missiles. I suspect speed boats are not muoh of a challenge (to understate it by about a thousand miles).

Trying to overwhelm our systems with speed boats is just silly, kind of like trying to swarm a machine gun position in slow motion.

[sionnsar]

against its numerous internal enemies who might seize the opportunity to try to overthrow it.

I don't see this very often on FR.