socks 32,253 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I look forward to reading a short piece in the news about the SBS taking it back. I bet they're on a frigate in the gulf already. ........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, Our team said: Can I get involved?? Not unless they need somebody to clean their boots ....... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Our team said: Can I get involved?? Of course you can - I'll lend you my rifle It's a .177 TX200 so, as soon as the republican guard are within 40yrds, you'll be able to give them a nasty bruise 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,751 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Getting a bit 'exciting' in the gulf. Quote Five boats believed to belong to the Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by but withdrew after a British warship warned them, U.S. officials said. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-iran/irans-revolutionary-guards-deny-trying-to-stop-british-tanker-in-gulf-fars-news-idUKKCN1U60GX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,460 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Oh shit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,751 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, kanny said: Oh shit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383 We're light as f**k on escorts and marines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MH1 1,870 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 It's creeping up slowly but it's coming , buy a small Diesel Car because back in the 70s you could get under the arm Derv but not a drop of Petrol people even put Ads in the Papers 1GALLON OFPETROL FOR SALE BEST OFFER SECURE'S , it was the time of the C B craze and once the word went out that a garage had Petrol all roads leading to it were blocked in Minutes with people trying to buy their 2 Gallon limit , the Iranian are not bothered by the Yanks or the British the only people they fear are the Israelis and I think it will be down to them to sort them out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 19:10, Jonjon79 said: Of course you can - I'll lend you my rifle It's a .177 TX200 so, as soon as the republican guard are within 40yrds, you'll be able to give them a nasty bruise .177 ..this is a job for the .22 surely , forty yrds and we are talking fair size bruising even if hes got a thin cotton shirt on ... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deker 3,478 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 14/06/2019 at 06:59, micky said: The Yanks are getting ready to sort out Iran , Oil prices are already rising , this will not end well. Can't dispute the fact things do seem to be escalating! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 15,703 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 HAve you ever been in a club when there’s a group of pikeys or lads in giving it big licks ? wearing all tht Turkish holiday clobber , tap out t shirts , generally being knobheads ? Until finally a serious guy comes and gets the leader in a headlock and says “If you don’t pack in, I’m going to take your head and stuck it up your mates arse, now noise down “ and the rest shit it before drinking and leaving thats an example of soft power , that will be happening now behind the scenes. An example of hard power will be a navy submarine causing carnage in the oceans “rule brittannia” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,751 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: HAve you ever been in a club when there’s a group of pikeys or lads in giving it big licks ? wearing all tht Turkish holiday clobber , tap out t shirts , generally being knobheads ? Until finally a serious guy comes and gets the leader in a headlock and says “If you don’t pack in, I’m going to take your head and stuck it up your mates arse, now noise down “ and the rest shit it before drinking and leaving thats an example of soft power , that will be happening now behind the scenes. An example of hard power will be a navy submarine causing carnage in the oceans “rule brittannia” Not sure there at many soft power options left. They’re sanctioned to f**k already, all they have left is their pride. Hence this act of reciprocity. If we had taken the threat seriously to begin with actual escalation could have been avoided. More escorts in the gulf and more marines. What did HMGov expect? Those poxy guard attack boats should be like a duck shoot for the RN but assets are spread too thin. Add to that we now have a billion pound destroyer doing escort duties with the primary threats not air but asymmetric. They get lucky and we lose a sixth of our carriers air defence fleet. Basically we have f**k all redundancy. The government has been piss weak on this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 The Iranians laughed at Jimmy Carter in the hostage crisis and they are having a chuckle now , they know that the powers that be must get their Boots in the sand to do much good and that is what they want , after a couple of years taking casualties the Yanks will pack it in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,802 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Can someone please explain why the British are getting involved in another American made problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, dogmandont said: Can someone please explain why the British are getting involved in another American made problem? The brits were carrying out the work for the e.u. not the yanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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