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US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian ship
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Quote:A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

The U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship fired warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun at an Iranian patrol boat when it came within 150 yards of the ship in the Persian Gulf, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The Iranian ship ignored repeated radio calls from the USS Thunderbolt, which also launched flares to warn the fast approaching Iranian ship, officials said.

The incident happened Tuesday as a formation of U.S. Navy warships was doing an exercise in the Northern Persian Gulf.
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150 yards is way to close, I applaud their restraint but anything closer and they should be blown out of the water.
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(07-25-2017 11:37 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/25/...-gulf.html

Quote:A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

The U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship fired warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun at an Iranian patrol boat when it came within 150 yards of the ship in the Persian Gulf, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The Iranian ship ignored repeated radio calls from the USS Thunderbolt, which also launched flares to warn the fast approaching Iranian ship, officials said.

The incident happened Tuesday as a formation of U.S. Navy warships was doing an exercise in the Northern Persian Gulf.


The new Navy. If Oblunder was CofC the Navy would be forced to apologize.
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(07-25-2017 11:41 AM)olliebaba Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:37 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/25/...-gulf.html

Quote:A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

The U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship fired warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun at an Iranian patrol boat when it came within 150 yards of the ship in the Persian Gulf, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The Iranian ship ignored repeated radio calls from the USS Thunderbolt, which also launched flares to warn the fast approaching Iranian ship, officials said.

The incident happened Tuesday as a formation of U.S. Navy warships was doing an exercise in the Northern Persian Gulf.


The new Navy. If Oblunder was CofC the Navy would be forced to apologize.

Under Obama, the Iranians would have boarded and commandeered the navy vessel.
07-25-2017 11:44 AM
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(07-25-2017 11:41 AM)Godzilla Wrote:  150 yards is way to close, I applaud their restraint but anything closer and they should be blown out of the water.

That's a smooth 8 iron. Think about that. Way to close
07-25-2017 11:58 AM
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Just sink it next time. They won't do it again.

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(07-25-2017 01:27 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Just sink it next time. They won't do it again.

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Expensive overkill. 03-wink
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At that range I'd make a crater in the water....weapons free. If it was a mistake by the dude in the little boat, call that natural selection.
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(07-25-2017 11:44 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:41 AM)olliebaba Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:37 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/25/...-gulf.html

Quote:A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

The U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship fired warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun at an Iranian patrol boat when it came within 150 yards of the ship in the Persian Gulf, according to two U.S. defense officials.

The Iranian ship ignored repeated radio calls from the USS Thunderbolt, which also launched flares to warn the fast approaching Iranian ship, officials said.

The incident happened Tuesday as a formation of U.S. Navy warships was doing an exercise in the Northern Persian Gulf.


The new Navy. If Oblunder was CofC the Navy would be forced to apologize.

Under Obama, the Iranians would have boarded and commandeered the navy vessel.

It will be a loooong time before I forget about that one.

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(07-25-2017 11:58 AM)JTiger Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:41 AM)Godzilla Wrote:  150 yards is way to close, I applaud their restraint but anything closer and they should be blown out of the water.

That's a smooth 8 iron. Think about that. Way to close

DJ's bowed left wrist could do it with a wedge.....

if it was me, I pull out the 1-iron off the back foot with a secondary impact charge hitting it straight off the deck....

it's a probably a good thing I'm not a captain or a swabby 03-wink
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RE: US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian ship
(07-26-2017 09:26 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:58 AM)JTiger Wrote:  
(07-25-2017 11:41 AM)Godzilla Wrote:  150 yards is way to close, I applaud their restraint but anything closer and they should be blown out of the water.

That's a smooth 8 iron. Think about that. Way to close

DJ's bowed left wrist could do it with a wedge.....

if it was me, I pull out the 1-iron off the back foot with a secondary impact charge hitting it straight off the deck....

it's a probably a good thing I'm not a captain or a swabby 03-wink

Why do I all of the sudden picture Stink on the oil-rug talking golf shots at the Greenpeace ships right now (see Armageddon)...
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