Originally posted by zraver
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Iran launches first domestically manufactured destroyer
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From an Industry capability standpoint it's very valuable. Building involves the development of core capabilities & design data from their own perspective that if maintained & developed are very valuable if you consider that in it's immediate vicinity (Iraq, Pakistan, Saudie, UAE) etc such skills are lacking somewhat.
There is no way Iran's tech base matches what is available to other navies, BUT, the ship needs to be appreciated for what it is even if it is a copy. The capability to develop said platform.Ego Numquam
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Originally posted by zraver View PostNo, and I was talking in the Gulf or Indian Ocean region. Although show the flag ops don;t require friends and are perhaps most effective with enemies.
Yeah, I figured it wasn't going to roam far. My point about 'fly the flag' was more to show that it could actually get somewhere. I figured friendly ports would be a good place to undertake the repairs it would no doubt need. A US carrier arriving in HK is impressive. An Iranian destroyer limping into Portsmouth is just going to be the butt of jokes.sigpic
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For a "new" ship, she looks pretty old and remarkably devoid of offensive weaponry aside from small caliber deck guns. She'll be a nice addition to the waterfront skyline at Bandar Abbas, seeing how she'll probably get underway once every 8 months...
Personally I believe the true offensive stregnth of Iran's navy, if there is any, is in its three Kilo Class Subs and disorganized squadrons of missile boats and fast attack craft and not in their major surface combatants.You know JJ, Him could do it....
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Originally posted by Firestorm View PostIf it weighs 1400/1500 tons why is it called a destroyer? Its a corvette at best.“the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson
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Originally posted by xinhui View PostThe Japanese commissioned their 13,950-tonne Hyuga Helicopter carrier as "destroyer".... what gives?
In Japan's case, it's to work around the country's laws and sensitivity concerning large-scale military items.
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Originally posted by Rumrunner View PostPersonally I believe the true offensive stregnth of Iran's navy, if there is any, is in its three Kilo Class Subs and disorganized squadrons of missile boats and fast attack craft and not in their major surface combatants.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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That hovercraft missile boat is neat looking. Looks like it carries 2 YJ class missiles.
Originally posted by Firestorm View PostIf it weighs 1400/1500 tons why is it called a destroyer? Its a corvette at best.Last edited by gunnut; 25 Feb 10,, 21:45."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by n21 View PostIn the first photos the ships seems to have a bunch of flags attached. I can a Scotish,a Canadian(may be), English? flags.
Is it a tradition to attach such flags on new ships? Kind of strange to see such flags on Iranian ships.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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