woops.. Iranian Missile strikes their own ship

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May 11, 2020, 10:12 AM

tanksoldier

woops.. Iranian Missile strikes their own ship

quote:
Hendijan-class support ship

The Hendijan class are 150' patrol boats. An Exocet should have obliterated it.

BBC news says 19 dead so far admitted-to and 15 injured.

That's probably most of the crew...

May 11, 2020, 10:19 AM

HRK

May 11, 2020, 10:29 AM

220-9er

Now they can practice rescue and recovery.
Or just recovery.

May 11, 2020, 10:36 AM

preten2b

quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
BBC news says 19 dead so far admitted-to and 15 injured.

You've just made me wonder how many of those casualties might have been aboard the ship which launched??

May 11, 2020, 10:49 AM

V-Tail

HRK -- Barnett bank? How old is that photo?

May 11, 2020, 10:53 AM

preten2b

quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
HRK -- Barnett bank? How old is that photo?

Movie TRUE LIES - 1994

May 11, 2020, 10:55 AM

ArtieS

They really gave it a superstructure remodel.

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May 11, 2020, 11:00 AM

Mars_Attacks

Damn, the helm is missing.

The captain went down without his ship, well..... up.

May 11, 2020, 11:03 AM

ArtieS

To quote Para, "His little riverboat captain done left the wheelhouse."

May 11, 2020, 11:09 AM

sigmonkey

May 11, 2020, 11:18 AM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by preten2b:
The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, which monitors the region, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

They're probably trying to come up with something more... uh... professional and military-sounding than their initial reaction, which was probably something along the lines of

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May 11, 2020, 11:19 AM

rscalzo

quote:
Next up, a true Wile E. Coyote event. The missile goes straight up. And right back down to its firing position.

DON'T STAND ON THE X !!!!!!

May 11, 2020, 12:17 PM

corsair

2020 is turning out to be one hell of a year for Iran, one headliner after another

Nov-Jan - civil protests and demonstrations against rising fuel prices and poor economic conditions by the government, spiral into riots
Jan - IRGC chief Soleimani is killed in Iraq
Jan - IRGC accidentally shoots down Ukraine airliner taking off from Tehran Int'l Airport
Feb-Apl - Wuhan virus infects broad swath of population including members of parliament and senior ruling officials, deaths are rumored into 40k
May - Navy auxiliary vessel is sunk by anti-ship missile during a live-fire exercise

May 11, 2020, 12:29 PM

Puckpilot78

quote:
Originally posted by corsair:
2020 is turning out to be one hell of a year for Iran, one headliner after another

Nov-Jan - civil protests and demonstrations against rising fuel prices and poor economic conditions by the government, spiral into riots
Jan - IRGC chief Soleimani is killed in Iraq
Jan - IRGC accidentally shoots down Ukraine airliner taking off from Tehran Int'l Airport
Feb-Apl - Wuhan virus infects broad swath of population including members of parliament and senior ruling officials, deaths are rumored into 40k
May - Navy auxiliary vessel is sunk by anti-ship missile during a live-fire exercise

Can’t wait to see what they come up with next!

May 11, 2020, 12:46 PM

nhtagmember

we should encourage the Iranians to keep practicing until they can actually sink a ship and not just damage it...

they may solve our problem for us

and yeah, thats a real shame - giggled a lot when I read it this morning

May 11, 2020, 12:56 PM

corsair

quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
we should encourage the Iranians to keep practicing until they can actually sink a ship and not just damage it...

Most anti-ship missiles don't really sink the ship but, create enough damage and fire-starting, that the target results in a mission kill; ultimately it becomes a burnt-out cork bobbing in the water, unless the magazine/fuel detonate and punch the hull.

May 11, 2020, 03:30 PM

2BobTanner

I wonder if the virgins were waiting for them?

“Nineteen people were 'martyred' in the friendly-fire incident, the ISNA news agency said, while another 15 were admitted to hospital in a 'good condition'.“

Read full article
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...re-one-warships.html

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