Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic is effectively at a standstill despite ceasefire- Iran says ships wanting to transit need Iranian permission

[Dutch Uncle]

This is what Iran considers a "minelayer." I really like that high tech, defense system it uses!

This is a minelayer

PHOTO GALLERY #19: Kraków, minelayer/landing ship of the Polish Navy

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This is what the VC used to kill Marines:

8 of the Most Dangerous Viet Cong Booby Traps

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) effectively became a proxy Cold War battle over communism, with North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union, China and...

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The United States and our Arab allies are using multi-million dollar weapon systems to stop $40K drones. In a war of attrition, they will win.

 

[Moosakofsky]

Anymoose cares. LOL

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[Dutch Uncle]

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I don’t care who does or doesn’t give me a negative. I don’t care who does or doesn’t give me a positive.

Anymoose cares. LOL

Go have a few drinks then sleep it off. Maybe you'll care less?

 

[Moosakofsky]

Anymoose cares. LOL

Go have a few drinks then sleep it off.

Advice from one who knows? No thanks.
Have another Jägermeister., watch moreTCM from your recliner , pass out and take a few Xanax after you wake up to relieve the shakes.

Maybe you'll care less?

 

[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]

This is what Iran considers a "minelayer." I really like that high tech, defense system it uses!

It must have worked, since the US Navy just sent two 2.2 billion dollar ships to undo what one small craft did.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

It must have worked, since the US Navy just sent two 2.2 billion dollar ships to undo what one small craft did.

They were just checking for the potential stray or two that might be there. Given they've done the passage more than once, it's safe to assume they found nothing.

 

[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]

They were just checking for the potential stray or two that might be there.

Did Hegseth tell you that?

Given they've done the passage more than once, it's safe to assume they found nothing.

Isn't there a proverb regarding the perils of making assumptions?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

They were just checking for the potential stray or two that might be there. Given they've done the passage more than once, it's safe to assume they found nothing.

Results count.

When the insurance companies release the ships to transit the Strait and they do it safely, that's when the world will know the Strait is open. Not because your Orange Daddy says it is, not because the Navy did it with two destroyers and not because the majority of JPP MAGAts believe it is.

Even when if all of this happened, it will be months, if not ever that we see gas below $3 again.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Did Hegseth tell you that?



Isn't there a proverb regarding the perils of making assumptions?

Poor legion

 

[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]

Results count.

When the insurance companies release the ships to transit the Strait and they do it safely, that's when the world will know the Strait is open. Not because your Orange Daddy says it is, not because the Navy did it with two destroyers and not because the majority of JPP MAGAts believe it is.

Even when if all of this happened, it will be months, if not ever that we see gas below $3 again.

This is correct, I believe.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

This is correct, I believe.

Of course it is. I'm rational human being, not a political whackjob, sock puppeteer nor a pedophile supporter.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Results count.

When the insurance companies release the ships to transit the Strait and they do it safely, that's when the world will know the Strait is open. Not because your Orange Daddy says it is, not because the Navy did it with two destroyers and not because the majority of JPP MAGAts believe it is.

Even when if all of this happened, it will be months, if not ever that we see gas below $3 again.

Says the shill for the Iranian revolutionary government.. Yea, I'm talking about YOU, traitor.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Of course it is. I'm rational human being, not a political whackjob, sock puppeteer nor a pedophile supporter.

Don't sell yourself short. You're one major political whackjob, and frequently a sock puppet. Not to mention you'd support any pedophile if they had the right political positions.

 

[Crepitus]

Unlike Fat Boy, Terry claims to have served 20+ years and is a retired Electrician's Mate which, of course, makes him a better expert about the US military than all the generals and admirals in the Pentagon.

/sarcasm

And he doesn't understand something this basic?

The boy is just flat stupid.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Says the shill for the Iranian revolutionary government.. Yea, I'm talking about YOU, traitor.

Your shift to ad hominem and insults tells me everything I need to know.

 

[QP!]

This is what the VC used to kill Marines:

8 of the Most Dangerous Viet Cong Booby Traps

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) effectively became a proxy Cold War battle over communism, with North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union, China and...

www.historyhit.com

The United States and our Arab allies are using multi-million dollar weapon systems to stop $40K drones. In a war of attrition, they will win.

Yup. @T. A. Gardner is stuck on stupid tonight.

It is like he expects a back water country to go toe to toe in a convention war against the worlds greatest military and he does not understand how asymmetrical warfare works or why it is NOT to be mocked due to the difference in munitions.

If Iran is allowed to rebuild out of this you can bet they will not focus on rebuilding conventional arms and instead will almost entirely focus on masses of cheap drones that can hit the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and the Arab neighbours and just over whelm with numbers, the much more expensive munitions used to try and shoot down one drone. They typically have to fire two defensive missiles at every incoming drone or missile to try and ensure a kill shot.

If Iran and its allies are smart they will turn entirely away from fighting enemies in the region and just focus on shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Abu Dhabi Oil pipeline.

If they have enough drones to barrage those areas they cause worldwide crisis level recessions or depressions.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Yup. @T. A. Gardner is stuck on stupid tonight.

It is like he expects a back water country to go toe to toe in a convention war against the worlds greatest military and he does not understand how asymmetrical warfare works or why it is NOT to be mocked due to the difference in munitions.

If Iran is allowed to rebuild out of this you can bet they will not focus on rebuilding conventional arms and instead will almost entirely focus on masses of cheap drones that can hit the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and the Arab neighbours and just over whelm with numbers, the much more expensive munitions used to try and shoot down one drone. They typically have to fire two defensive missiles at every incoming drone or missile to try and ensure a kill shot.

If Iran and its allies are smart they will turn entirely away from fighting enemies in the region and just focus on shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Abu Dhabi Oil pipeline.

If they have enough drones to barrage those areas they cause worldwide crisis level recessions or depressions.

Masses of cheap drones have been tried since WW 2 (the V-1 was the first drone used in mass) and have failed every time. Cheap drones will only make cheap countermeasures a reality.

Hell, we could go back to WW 1 and the Kettering Bug as a "cheap drone."

A one-dimensional approach to attacking an enemy with options means your attacks quickly become ineffective.

 

[QP!]

Masses of cheap drones have been tried since WW 2 (the V-1 was the first drone used in mass) and have failed every time. Cheap drones will only make cheap countermeasures a reality.

Hell, we could go back to WW 1 and the Kettering Bug as a "cheap drone."

A one-dimensional approach to attacking an enemy with options means your attacks quickly become ineffective.

And here we go where once again Terry thinks technology does not change and that all the military experts and generals speaking about how this NEW drone age, driven by AI is changing warfare and Terry says 'nope they are all wrong as they tried drones back in ww2 and they were not effective'.

On every topic like that i point out the same thing which is you are the most ignorant person possible when it comes to improving and changing technology. You state EV use has not improved since the early 1900's and now drones have not improved since ww2.

You truly are stuck on stupid like the 90 year old senile man who thinks the world stop improving when he was in his prime and young and nothing better has come along since.

YOu are truly laughable stupid that you have no comprehension of how drones and AI are changing warfare, in each battle we now see across the world.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

And he doesn't understand something this basic?

The boy is just flat stupid.

He's gotten worse in the past two years; angry, hateful, disrespectful to others, clearly unhappy. He was more experienced and better educated than the average MAGAts but in the past couple years he's sunk to their level.

The most logical conclusion is early onset dementia. He was an electrician's mate on older Navy ships and may be been exposed to some nasty chemicals for years including asbestos. Asbestos doesn't cause dementia, but it can certainly cause other health problems.

Noticing behavioral changes was been part of my job description for 40 years. Dealing with dementia victims came from family experience. It's no secret that most JPP MAGAts are elderly Euro-American males. All of them are both racist and misogynistic. Older men hating women is a good indicator they are divorced and alone. Their anger and hatred drives people away which only makes them angrier and more hateful. It's a vicious cycle.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Yup. @T. A. Gardner is stuck on stupid tonight.

It is like he expects a back water country to go toe to toe in a convention war against the worlds greatest military and he does not understand how asymmetrical warfare works or why it is NOT to be mocked due to the difference in munitions.

If Iran is allowed to rebuild out of this you can bet they will not focus on rebuilding conventional arms and instead will almost entirely focus on masses of cheap drones that can hit the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and the Arab neighbours and just over whelm with numbers, the much more expensive munitions used to try and shoot down one drone. They typically have to fire two defensive missiles at every incoming drone or missile to try and ensure a kill shot.

If Iran and its allies are smart they will turn entirely away from fighting enemies in the region and just focus on shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Abu Dhabi Oil pipeline.

If they have enough drones to barrage those areas they cause worldwide crisis level recessions or depressions.

He's locked into an idea like his Orange Daddy. He can't compromise, see the two sides of a problem nor admit he could be wrong. Some people are like that their entire lives, but in Terry's case, it's clearly a worsening condition. An ignominious end for a military retiree. Sad