Reply With QuoteSo if Iranian navy ship kill usa civilinat that are 1200 meters away from him, you will be first who will approve that action of Iranian Navy?Originally Posted by Elemental666
How about obeying vocal warnings and warning shots?
So if Iranian navy ship kill usa civilinat that are 1200 meters away from him, you will be first who will approve that action of Iranian Navy?
Without giving too much away, the ROE's are BRUTAL for my boat, so if it was my boat, then they would have to be taking accurate fire.
They showed a picture of an LHD on Fox News, but I don't know who it was, considering I'm in Kuwait.
Again, how do you identify, and more importantly, distinguish a civilian from a terrorist wearing civilian clothes and sitting in a small boat loaded with explosives?
A news article said it was a replenishment oiler. USNS Rappahannock.
A few obvious trolls posting on here, hopefully a mod will be along soon to make them walk the plank.
Fixed it for you
..The U.S. ship verbally warned the smaller boat when it was 1,200 yards away..
So much derp in this thread. The bottom line is after the Cole, no professional navy will tolerate mysterious vessels approaching them without cause. Verbal warnings in the host country language and English, and warning shots already exposes the ship and crew to a possible threat. What more can a captain do? he must protect his vessel and crew.
If the passengers indeed had no ill intent, then it is tragic but I have no idea what could explain their actions if they were benevolent.
Is that a threat ranger?
Who cares? Everybody with a shred of decency in them including the ones who pulled the trigger. They didn't do it for sport, they did it because the circumstances required it but I guarantee they didn't feel good about it like you do.
If a US civy is stupid enough to close CLOSER* than 1200 meters, then it would be tragic regardless of the nationality of the ship, but understandable.
* Verbal warning was given at 1200, they had to be engaged much closer.
Maybe stick to your lane thunderbay teacher? there is a ROE in place for engaging perceived hostile craft. I know you love to go all anti American at every opportunity like you did the other forums you were bounced from. If this shoot is justified we will see it, if the shoot wasn't there will be reprecussions to the shooter and chain of command.
You guys would be awfully surprised at the ROE's they gave us, the U.S. is way too scared to start an international incident by shooting on a civilian craft. They obviously felt threatened to the point to fire on it.
Herp derp?
Act your age sonny, not your shoe-size, sarcasm is obviously lost on you, with regards the "people" doing the flaming and trolling, they know full well what they are up too, I am not a mod or have any power here, but, I do get fed up with the petty hissy fits some take with regards their anti-U.S. stance.Is that a threat ranger?
Up to this point, no investigation has taken place into exactly what happened, or a detailed report released, but our resident "experts" are already posting their accounts of what happened.
U.S. Military Naval vessels have been attacked before, taking casualties, no ships captain particularly the captain of a military re-fuler loaded with tons of very combustible material is going to allow an unknown boat come into close to his ship.
If it was a mishap its tragic, but, these ships are painted a military grey, a standard colour for a military vessel, I for one would not blame the ships crew for carrying out their actions in the manner so far indicated.
Connaught Ranger.
Boat got fired upon. I sense infraction rounds incoming as well in this thread.
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