So Much For Projecting US Power In The Persian Gulf
There are probably a lot of admirals on a Maalox diet at the Pentagon after reading this: Iran Tests Powerful Underwater Missile.
The Persian Gulf is narrow and shallow, so large ships all ready have problems maneuvering in the waters, and now the Iranians have apparently developed their own version of the Russian submarine anti-ship missile.
This coming the day after claims of a successful test of a ground-to-ground missile with multiple independently targetable warheads and stealth capabilities should really increase antacid sales in Arlington.
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their own version of the Russian submarine anti-ship missile
…now if we can just talk them into installing a homing device on it….
That was truly unkind to the people working so hard to waste our tax dollars on the anti-missile system.
Sounds like a nasty piece of technology…223mph in the water. Would all too effective against slow moving ships like aircraft carriers and…oil tankers.
It is effective just in its existence without ever being used, CG. There’s no room to maneuver in the Gulf, so even if you detect it, there’s no room to get out of the way, and not much time to shoot it.
An anti-aircraft weapon fired into the water would be the best defense.