Posted on 05/08/2014 8:32:48 AM PDT by Dave346
Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Navy, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, said the US is preparing for an attack against its navy and is worried about Iranian speedboats that can travel twice as fast as US warships.
Fadavi said that the Iranian boats can launch missiles, and that the navy is working on increasing their speed from 60 knots to 80 knots so that they can travel three times as fast as US warships, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
The senior Revolutionary Guards commander said in an interview to Fars that Iran’s navy has been practicing for the past few years how to destroy US warships.
He said the US has become dependent on its aircraft carriers in order to project its air power, making them a high-value target, adding that Iran constructed “replicas of the US aircraft carriers” for training.
“They [the Americans] know nothing. We have been making and sinking replicas of US destroyers, frigates and warships for years, and we have sunk the replicas of their vessels in 50 seconds through a series of operational measures.
“We practice the same drills on replica aircraft carriers because sinking and destroying US warships has, is, and will be on our agenda,” he added.
Fadavi’s fellow commander, Rear Admiral Majid Zamani, said that Iran had mounted advanced radar and communication equipment on the speedboats, Fars reported.
“We have today built highly advanced hulls which are appropriate for high speed and raging seas, state-of-the-art propulsion systems and advanced nano-coverings for the speed vessels,” Zamani said while addressing a forum on speed vessels in Tehran on Wednesday.
We can only hope.
A cruise missle up an Imam’s Obamahole would really be nice.
I do not like the idea of our military trying to conduct ANY sort of operations with Bork Obunga in the white house.
I thought Baghdad Bob was in prison or dead? What an asshat.
” Iranian speedboats that can travel twice as fast as US warships”
Maybe, but not CIWS, a tomahawk, or an F-18.
This guy would make a great Senate majority leader.
yeah, but swarming a carrier with 200+ ,80 knot, impact-hardened-hulled speedboats loaded with high explosives and suicide-minded individuals will be hard to overcome.
how do these guys manage to have such great hair?
Ever hear of a C130 called Purple Passion?
Do they provide continuous cover? They’re bad, for sure.
Dummies, replica's don't fire back. They're in for one HELL of an awakening when they run up against one of our warships.
80 knots? My airplane lifts off at 70 knots. I can’t imagine 80 knots on water unless it was absolutely calm. These Moose Limbs are insane.
My apologizes it’s Puff the Magic Dragon!
Some in Nam called it Purple Passion most just call it the Right Hand of God!
Ever hear of a C130 called Purple Passion?
They wouldn’t be worth a damn if they weren’t right there to help right away.
We have such a cynical crew! Smart ass remarks are not worth a damn either without a cue!
Well, are they stationed close enough to help?
Neat. What an amazing aircraft. Thanks for the video.
But are they stationed close to the fleet?
They don’t carry those things around on carrier decks. They would get in the way and are too big for the elevators to take them below.
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