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Melon

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22. Naval vessels including the little speedboats was a couple hundred at the start. Not 1000's.

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:20 AM

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All the larger vessels are sunk and one held by Sri Lanka.
Every day they are getting weaker. Going by the regional history, even ground troops may not stomp out everything small like drones or rockets. But…what damage are they really doing? Iran is real ineffectual. They’ve killed 7 Americans. They’ve killed 1 Israeli. When was the last time a mine sank a ship? Our sensors and mine sweepers are in the area. There is a reason why you don’t hear about mines a lot for the last 40 years.

Edit. Correction. 11 Israeli killed.

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Iran begins mining Strait of Hormuz as Washington's tanker escort claim collapses [View all] SamuelTheThird Tuesday OP

Three US carrier groups on station - those mines will be cleared in a jiffy. By satellite, they know anywhere ... marble falls Tuesday #1

Mines can be deployed by drones SamuelTheThird Tuesday #2

If I hadn't been USN, I might think the same way. Any drone big enough to plant a naval mine is on radar, ... marble falls Tuesday #6

That doesn't matter SamuelTheThird Tuesday #7

You watch too much TV. When was the last time a Navy ship hit a mine, let alone sunk by one? When was the last time ... marble falls Tuesday #9

Where did I say anything about sinking a navy ship? SamuelTheThird Tuesday #10

Do you think there will be travel by commercial ships without USN coverage ... marble falls Tuesday #12

lol SamuelTheThird Wednesday #14

And making personal slurs in the face of facts and truth doen't do a thing for any discussion. ... marble falls Wednesday #15

Personal slurs? SamuelTheThird Wednesday #16

This will end very quickly once the Navy is in place. This is one of the busiest trade routes, maybe the second ... marble falls Wednesday #17

'Out of hundreds of freighters going both ways' SamuelTheThird Wednesday #18

Get a map. Learn about mining. Buy a clue. marble falls Wednesday #34

Who gives a shit? SamuelTheThird Wednesday #36

We'll just tie powerful magnets sarisataka Tuesday #3

But, but, the marmalade shartcannon told us Brother Buzz Tuesday #4

Damn, I forgot that sarisataka Tuesday #5

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So the war is pretty much completely over Johonny Tuesday #8

Pardon my ignorance Takket Tuesday #11

They haven't grifted enough from panic induced oil futures. Give it a week of two after the market gets a grip ... marble falls Tuesday #13

We are. Posted link below. 16 more vessels sunk Tuesday. It's a turkey shoot. Melon Wednesday #20

On Tuesday the US Navy destroyed 16 Iranian vessels capable of laying mines. Melon Wednesday #19

Assuming that is true SamuelTheThird Wednesday #21

Naval vessels including the little speedboats was a couple hundred at the start. Not 1000's. Melon Wednesday #22

A mine doesn't need to 'sink' a ship to cause complete economic havoc SamuelTheThird Wednesday #23

Well.....let's see what happens. There are hundreds and hundreds of ships just waiting or anchored Melon Wednesday #25

They won't do much? SamuelTheThird Wednesday #32

Iran has a large fleet of miniature 7man subs that have both torpedo and mine laying capabilities. I wonder if those are yaesu Wednesday #28

Trump and his sordid crew have been blowing up boats for months now. Surely they don't begrudge Iran to do the same! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #24

One of many reasons not to elect a narcissistic psychopath is that they might RockRaven Wednesday #26

And then there's this... US destroys mine laying vessels WarGamer Wednesday #27

Problem solved! SamuelTheThird Wednesday #29

I guess we'll find out soon WarGamer Wednesday #30

well after billions and billions spent they just hit another ship SamuelTheThird Wednesday #31

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