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Title: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf by Tom Rogan
Post by: mystery-ak on July 12, 2019, 11:10:54 pm

Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf
by Tom Rogan
 | July 12, 2019 02:41 PM



Britain is deploying another Royal Navy warship to the Persian Gulf, and it's a grave signal.

But the warship now on its way, HMS Duncan, is a Type-45 destroyer. That reflects Britain's increasing expectation of a firefight with Iranian forces. We can say this with confidence for two reasons.

First, because the Royal Navy's Type-45 or Daring-class vessels are far more powerful than the Type-23 destroyer, HMS Montrose, which HMS Duncan is moving to support. The most capable air-defense destroyers in the world, the Daring-class are designed to operate against simultaneous swarms of attack aircraft, drones, and missiles.

In the highly contested environment of the Persian Gulf, and in the context of Iran's tactical focus on missile, drone, and fast boat swarming attacks, Daring-class vessels are very useful. HMS Duncan's deployment thus illustrates Britain's joining of the U.S. in serious tactical preparation. This is not blustering.

There's also the British political consideration to consider here.

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Title: Re: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf by Tom Rogan
Post by: Fishrrman on July 13, 2019, 01:29:40 am

There was a time when I'd put my money on the Brits, hands down.
But... no more.

Title: Re: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf by Tom Rogan
Post by: TomSea on July 13, 2019, 01:41:33 am

Good article. I surmise the headline could be a bit leading.

The Brits are ready for anything But...they aren't really into the 'maximum pressure' policy of the Trump admin. The Brits seem to have more of a just-in-case policy, imho.

Title: Re: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf by Tom Rogan
Post by: Bigun on July 13, 2019, 01:44:56 am

Quote from: Fishrrman on July 13, 2019, 01:29:40 am

There was a time when I'd put my money on the Brits, hands down.
But... no more.

If the Iranians are dumb enough to try and take on the Brits they will get far more than they bargained for.

Title: Re: Britain is expecting to fight Iran in the Persian Gulf by Tom Rogan
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on July 13, 2019, 01:48:09 am

Quote from: Fishrrman on July 13, 2019, 01:29:40 am

There was a time when I'd put my money on the Brits, hands down.
But... no more.

You are confusing the Continental Europeans with the Island Nation of the UK.

Britain has always been tough-minded compared to say the Frenchies.