Some Doubt Iran's Boasts Over New Destroyer
AOL News / Sharon Weinberger
12-Mar-2010 (71 comments)

(Feb. 19) -- In the midst of a diplomatic standoff over its controversial nuclear program, Iran has rolled out its latest homegrown weapon, a guided-missile destroyer called Jamaran.

"The destroyer's launch marks a major technological leap for Iran's naval industries," Iran's English-language Press TV reported. The new ship, which sports a helipad, is equipped with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes and naval cannons.

But just how capable is the destroyer? Few technical details have been released about the ship other than its basic weight of around 1,400 tons. It can carry between 120 and 140 people.

By comparison, the United States' most modern class of destroyer, the Arleigh Burke, is more than 8,000 tons, and its possible successor, the Zumwalt class destroyer, is expected to weigh in at more than 14,000 tons.

Commenters on an online defense forum pointed out that the size of the Iranian ship would hardly count as a destroyer in most navies. "I guess you can call it a frigate, but Iran has a different classification system, which is not based on displacement but rather based on armament," one member noted.

The Jamaran's rollout follows a long history of Iran boasting about its military capabilities. Over the past several years, it has touted its indigenous development of a radar-evading drone and stealthy submarines. Last year, after a protracted dispute with Russia over the sale of the S-300 missile, Iran claimed it cou... >>>

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Sargord Pirouz

How can I agree or disagree

by Sargord Pirouz on

How can I agree or disagree with it? It's utterly incompetent.


Anonymous Observer

YAWN....

by Anonymous Observer on

I am not jaleho and i don't live in boston. You , however, must be living in Tel Aviv.

You nit wits have GOT to come up with a better line of attack that the whole "you're an Israeli" thing...It's getting rather boring and is not even challenging enough to respond to...

And as far as you not being Jaleho, then you must be her twin sister...given your passionate use of her favorite words: ass and shit.

:-)) 


Anonymous Observer

It may come as a shock to a propagandist like you sargord

by Anonymous Observer on

but one can post news in the "news" section and have people either agree or disagree with that posting.  You don't like it, and disagree with it, fine.  Doesn't mean to have to ramble on and write a stupid comment like you just did below.

PS/ for the millionth time:  IRI is not Iran.  You seem to have a problem understanding this concept.  But I understand.  I attribute it to your lack of knowledge about our country.   I suggest that you read some books on Iran.  After you do so, you will realize what we're talking about here.  Good luck.  


No Fear

AO ...

by No Fear on

How about your chest beating about democracy? Where do you live? Easier done in USA , than Iran, isn't it?

Your reasonings are pathetic.

So you are telling me that boasting how backward and outdated our military is, is NOT an invitation for attack? How absurd and a ridiculously incongruous reasoning you have.

Listen to your junk, sir. Why don't you publish this doctorine as one of the greatest military deterrance, to have a backward and weak military and boast about it.  Your conclusion; the enemy won't attack under these circumstances! LOL  you are pathetic!

I am not jaleho and i don't live in boston. You , however, must be living in Tel Aviv.


Sargord Pirouz

AO is posting a defense note

by Sargord Pirouz on

AO is posting a defense note by a clueless staffer from AOL news of all places?!

This doesn't even rate as good garbage. 

Come on, AO. This is really getting pathetic. If you're looking for anti-Iran material, stick to Jerusalem Post or the Wall Street Journal.

At least make your anti-Iran postings worthy of the time taken to critique.  


Anonymous Observer

No Fear a/ka/

by Anonymous Observer on

Jaleho:

"Since when boasting about our military is an invitation to attack? how do you even come to such an idiotic conclusion?"

Since: 1) your "military capabilities" are a fantasy, and are nothing but a bunch of copies of reverse engineered North Korean junk or reverse engineered 1950's and 1960's American technology, and 2) since your propaganda is eerily similar to the "sky is falling" propaganda coming out of Israel and the extreme right wing in the U.S.

And as far as your chest beating about fighting in Iran, where do you live, dear?  Last I checked, you were still in Boston? No? 


Anonymous Observer

Amen captain

by Anonymous Observer on

I didn't think of it that way.  It kind of does makes sense, with this character not being able to get a single paragraph out without a thousand spelling errors.  And of course, hypocrisy is the name of the game when it comes to these creatures.  


No Fear

AO ...

by No Fear on

You talk a lot of shit.

Since when boasting about our military is an invitation to attack? how do you even come to such an idiotic conclusion?

Do you think if US wants to attack Iran , they need us to give them an excuse? Have you been sucking on your thumb during US attack on Iraq?    US " created" an excuse to go about their business, the iraqis were crying out loud that they don't have anything to justify an attack. ( Pertty much they were following your advice on current Iran and we saw how that turned out). yeah ... checkout the big brain on you, Einstein!

The problem with anti Iran cheer leaders like you is that you don't believe in Iran military capabilities against Israel or US. Fine. we didn't ask your sorry ass to fight, did we?

You'll be the first one sucking on your thumb and calling your mommy when you hear the first shot. LOL


capt_ayhab

"The ability to spell is a good thing"

by capt_ayhab on

That ability might have been impaired due to excessive use of alcoholic beverages which they gleefully ban in Iran so they can sell it in the black market with quadrupole the price themselves.

 

-YT 


Anonymous Observer

The ability to spell is a good thing

by Anonymous Observer on

being an illiterate bisavad like you, on the other hand, is not.  If anything, Sharon Weinberg is much kinder to the Iranian people (which you are not a part of) that the like of you will ever be.  Here's my comment to you from another thread where you were lurking:

"If there's anyone on this site who puts Iran in peril are idiots like you who lie about IRI's military and invite an attack on Iran.  see, if anyone in the big bad "west" is conspiring to attack Iran, you and people like you give them the excuse they need by constantly yapping and lying about IRI's military. In fact, one would suspect that you're an Israeli propaganda machine because your posts about the power of IRI's missiles and other military equipment are identical to the propaganda put out by Israel to rush the U.S. and others into attacking Iran.  When in fact, people like me who point out the real state of Iran's military defuse those hyped up tensions."

Now go.  You are needed for an important task.  Hassan Nasrollah's underwear isn't going to wash itself. 


default

Great militar capability analysis

by IranMilitaryForum.net on

With a name such as Sharon Weinberge, what else could one expect her to write about Iranian military capabilities?

The writers major point is the Iranian classification between A destroyer and a frigate! What a great capapability analysis indeed! No wonder it was posted by our resident spell checker anti Iran AO!

 

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