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Originally Posted by langleybaston
(Post 12046394)
Sheesh! Convoys seem a hugely risky tactic. Big slow ships, not used to convoy dsicipline, big fat Navy assets nursing them. At night perhaps. Smoke screen reinvented. Radar suppression.
What could possibly go wrong? I hope this was wargamed, |
Originally Posted by RAFEngO74to09
(Post 12046481)
Missile hit on Al Udeid - no casualties
Damage to $1.1 Billion AN/FPS-132 phased array radar claimed by Iran a few days ago now confirmed by Qatar & commercially available satellite imagery. |
WSJ - not usually a reliable source - claims a Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down the 3 x USAF F-15E.
Source not named and CENTCOM declined to comment while under investigation. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCh4MxQX...g&name=900x900 |
The War Zone online publication is also suggesting it was a Kuwaiti F18.
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Originally Posted by RAFEngO74to09
(Post 12046493)
WSJ - not usually a reliable source - claims a Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down the 3 x USAF F-15E.
Source not named and CENTCOM declined to comment while under investigation. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HCh4MxQX...g&name=900x900 |
Originally Posted by fdr
(Post 12046504)
Where is the Kuwaiti proto-ace going to get his cigar from?
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Originally Posted by fdr
(Post 12046504)
Where is the Kuwaiti proto-ace going to get his cigar from?
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Originally Posted by RAFEngO74to09
(Post 12046493)
WSJ - not usually a reliable source - claims a Kuwaiti F/A-18 shot down the 3 x USAF F-15E.
Source not named and CENTCOM declined to comment while under investigation. (Oh, wait, do Kuwaiti pilots drink at home airbase, or do they go over the bridge to Bahrain to do that?) |
Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
(Post 12046514)
Ok, he got the hat trick. I guess he's buying the drinks at the O'Club.
(Oh, wait, do Kuwaiti pilots drink at home airbase, or do they go over the bridge to Bahrain to do that?) |
CENTCOM says that it destroyed Iran’s most operational submarine, which now “has a hole in its side” Rumours circulated Iranian media yesterday that IRIS Fateh (920), the lead ship of its class, had been attacked near Bandar Abbass. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....684602508.jpeg Video Adm. Cooper: "We are also sinking the Iranian navy. The entire navy. Thus far, we've destroyed 17 Iranian ships. Including the most operational Iranian submarine, that now has a hole in its side." Unclassified DOW footage released today… |
B-2s active again over Iran last night.
No sign of any tankers launching from the Azores so I wonder if they are now active out of Diego Garcia after Starmer’s U-turn. CBS reported B-2 bombers are currently involved in operations over Iran, targeting strategic IRGC command and control bases and other strategic facilities, as fresh explosion footage emerged from Tehran approximately 30 minutes ago. |
Iranian frigate sinking near Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka sent ships and aircraft to rescue 30 Iranian sailors aboard the Iranian frigate - Iris Dena - which was sinking Wednesday just ouside the island's territorial waters, AFP news agency reported, citing foreign minister Vijitha Herath said |
Originally Posted by langleybaston
(Post 12046394)
Sheesh! Convoys seem a hugely risky tactic. Big slow ships, not used to convoy dsicipline, big fat Navy assets nursing them. At night perhaps. Smoke screen reinvented. Radar suppression.
What could possibly go wrong? I hope this was wargamed, My cousin said one of the issues last time with convoys was the Grey Funnel fleet not realising the lack of manoeuvrability of their charges and also the suction effect of such large hulls as they dwarf even the largest aircraft carriers, so there were a couple of close calls when said Grey Funnels got too close. I think the routing as is currently was suspended and they hugged the Omani and UAE coast. Cheers Mac |
Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
(Post 12046514)
Ok, he got the hat trick. I guess he's buying the drinks at the O'Club.
(Oh, wait, do Kuwaiti pilots drink at home airbase, or do they go over the bridge to Bahrain to do that?) |
Kuwaiti pilots, eh?
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IRANIAN JET SHOT DOWN: An IAF F-35I “Adir” fighter jet shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet. This is the first shootdown in history of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35 “Adir” fighter jet. |
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Russian drone attacks Dubai. Iran has attacked the United Arab Emirates with drones of Russian origin: Debris from the "Geran-2" was found in Dubai – media reports. Following Iran's attack on the United Arab Emirates, fragments of a drone with the Russian designation "Geran-2" were found near the Jebel Ali port in Dubai. |
Originally Posted by artee
(Post 12046506)
Is this a record? 3 kills of a friendly force in one go.
Possibly friendly fire into three figures for "Operation Bodenplatte" although don't quote me on that. Presumably if the F-15's were attacked with IR and the F-18 was dark they wouldn't have known about it until impact? |
Didn't see this get any comments.
Well done the UK Lightning Force:ok: https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/0...einforcements/ |
Report of Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO forces over Turkey. Would be interesting to know if Turkey was the target or if it was heading further West. Sigonella would possibly fit with an interception over Hatay province?
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3mgaaybbeec27 |
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