Air Defense Capability - Iran

[LearLove]

But that "reconfigured" F-5 they have is awesome!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saeqeh-fighter-plane-test-Tehran1_(4).jpg

Telephone: ring ring ring
Iran: "Hello, you have reached the Air Force of Iran"
Caller: "Yes it's the Blue Angles calling, we would like our paint job back"

 

[bssthound]

Yes, but what if the radar operator is a heel?

:laugh: HILARIOUS!!:laugh:

 

[Zulu]

Whatever. I would not mess with the Tomcat regardless of who is flying it.

Of course you wouldn't, but that's more a reflection on you than on the capabilities of an Iranian F-14.

Z

 

[C-150ETOPS]

Whatever. I would not mess with the Tomcat regardless of who is flying it.

Listen to instructordude, he knows the Tomcat and it's capabilities.

He's far to humble to brag that he spent some time driving that beast. Here is a pic from about 5 years ago taken as he was taxiing to the waist cat.

http://www.lctn.com/air-sho/graphics/fea8.jpg

 

[SIG600]

listen to instructordude, he knows the tomcat and it's capabilities.

He's far to humble to brag that he spent some time driving that beast. Here is a pic from about 5 years ago taken as he was taxiing to the waist cat.

http://www.lctn.com/air-sho/graphics/fea8.jpg

bwah hahahahahahaha!

 

[Draginass]

I can just imagine the stunned silence in the briefing room as some raghead political mullah briefs Iranian pilots that they are getting the chance to reek havoc death and destruction on the American Air Force. Mission planning will be easy. Plot direct course for Iraq with the gear down and land at on first piece of concrete. Sell airplane to first donkey cart junk wagon that comes along. Use money to buy a good time in Bagdad.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

I can just imagine the stunned silence in the briefing room as some raghead political mullah briefs Iranian pilots that they are getting the chance to reek havoc death and destruction on the American Air Force. Mission planning will be easy. Plot direct course for Iraq with the gear down and land at on first piece of concrete. Sell airplane to first donkey cart junk wagon that comes along. Use money to buy a good time in Bagdad.

Uh, wait a minute, wasn't that just describing Iraq in 1991?

 

[sstearns2]

Without poking into classified info, is Iran's Air Defense capability formidable or would we go though there like $hit through a goose?

I imagine we could handle their air defenses, but we could not handle it if they reacted to an attack by taking out oil tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz with the large number of surface to surface missles they have along that coast or worse yet if they targeted those missles to take out the Saudi oil infastructure.

The reality is that the Iranians could economically ruin us with a dozen missles targeted to take out oil production and transportation. Iran already controls quite a bit of the oil that comes out of Iraq. Imagine if they shut off that oil flow and all the shipping out of the Persian Gulf? We can shut off the lights in Tehran and they can send oil to $500 a barrel.

Cheers,
Scott

 

[2000Easyguy]

Telephone: ring ring ring
Iran: "Hello, you have reached the Air Force of Iran"
Caller: "Yes it's the Blue Angles calling, we would like our paint job back"

Haha, maybe they think if they have the paint scheme the rest will follow!

 

[chris69]

See:
http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publicat...irSea_Battle/R.20100219.Why_AirSea_Battle.pdf
Ch.3, p.27-36 or just p.32 for IAD.
Gets more challenging if Iran actually acquires the SA-20/S-300 from Russia.
See:
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Grumble-Gargoyle.html
For open source analyst take. Can't confirm or deny accuracy of above.