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July 24, 2006

Repatriating the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) to the US.

[John of Argghhh!]

So, what do Jonah Goldberg, torpedoes, Destroyers, Mexico, and I have in common?

The Armorer goes adventuring!

I'm also shilling for links to the posts documenting the return of the Rodgers. Mr. Ward Brewer, the leader of our merry band, wants this story to be spread by the blogosphere, and is eschewing the MSM (we are bringing a documentary film crew).

If you'd like to be on the distro list for the posts related to this project, drop me a line at johnbethd*at*yahoo.com and I'll add you to the distro. Anyone - not just milbloggers!

I'm also looking for bloggers near Mobile, Alabama who would be able to be there 15-18 August when the Rodgers is expected to arrive. You could score a trip out on the Coast Guard cutter with her former crew members who are going out to meet her when she arrives.

Posted at 1555Z

A Sophisticated Attack

[Dadmanly]

Here's one for the water-borne MILBLOGGERS...

Austin Bay posts some expert military analysis on the recent attack on the Israeli corvette, INS Ahi-Hanit, enlisting Kirk Spencer and Trent Telenko, who’s analysis Bay compiles in this report. Here’s a summary of the discussion.

Continue reading "A Sophisticated Attack "

(UPDATED with earlier Milblog links and correction of reference to "French armaments," based on some ignorance on my part.)

On July 14, 2006, an anti-ship missile fired from Lebanon struck the Israeli SAAR-5 Missile Corvette INS Ahi-Hanit. Reports are mixed as to exactly what kind of missile struck the INS Ahi-Hanit.Initial reports centered in an armed UAV as being the culprit based on Hezbollah propaganda. (snip) Haaretz.com reported another ship, a Cambodian flagged merchantman, was struck and sunk shortly after INS Ahi-Hanit was hit. The merchantman was 60 km from the coast and 44 km down range from the INS Ahi-Hanit and was hit by the missile that missed/was decoyed from the INS Ahi-Hanit. Both Debka and Defense-Update.com are reporting a “High-Low” missile attack was conducted on the INS Ahi-Hanit with the initial C-802 being set for a higher trajectory to draw out the INS Ahi-Hanit’s electronic defenses and chaff while a second sea skimming missile came in behind it and activated its seeker while it was almost on top of the INS Ahi-Hanit.
The difference between the accounts is that Debka says the first C-802 was set for a “pop-up” trajectory and dove into the sea while Defense-Update.com says the second missile was a TV guided Chinese C-701, also known as the Kosar in Iranian service.
(snip)
The C-802 series missile is clone of the rocket powered French Exocet missile upgraded with a turbojet to give it performance comparable to early marks of the US Navy Harpoon anti-ship missile.
(snip)
We are of the opinion that the missile strike was indeed “high-low,” as both sites described, but we think it involved two C-802 missiles. The use of missiles of two different types implies two different launchers trucks being coordinated by radio under Israeli UAV and signals intelligence surveillance nets. The simpler and safer operational mode would be a single truck launcher with two C-802’s.We are also in agreement with it being two C-802 missiles, but not necessarily with the same-truck launcher scenario. The reason for the agreement is the damage done to the ship -it was a bit much for a 29kg warhead.

Milblogs covered much of this ground earlier, as Eagle1 points out, here, here, and here.

When we see advanced armaments used in the service of terrorists, we can suspect a couple of several possibilities. Either the these weapons have been sold directly to Hezbollah, or Iranian armaments have been made available to Hezbollah, or used on their behalf.

Given the military sophistication of this attack, it is virtually certain that this was conducted by Iranian military personal or technicians. Hezbollah would lack the technical training or expertise with such a weapon system. These are not a terror weapons, after all, but precision guided, anti-ship munitions. Not useful at all at killing innocent civilians.

(Via Winds of Change. Cross-posted at Dadmanly.)

All done!

Posted at 1401Z

Calling all JAGs: campaigning in uniform

[CDR Salamander]

I need a read here, because from my ‘lil brain – this isn’t kosher.

1. You were a 3-star, but you were fired by your boss and retired before you had enough time in to retire as a 3-star...therefore, you were retired as a 2-star.

2. Problem 1: You are in a Memorial Day Parade in full uniform wearing 3-stars. (see TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 45 § 772(c).

3. At the same time, you are running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

4. Problem 2: You make a speech after the parade, in uniform.

Questions. Is he out of line 0, 1, or 2 ways….or more? Is he unquestionably in violation of one or more USC, walking the line, or safely inside the lines? From here, at the least, it just looks ugly (..and am I out of line asking a retired Flag Officer if he is out of his mind...rhetorically of course).

Posted at 1119Z

Another Rave Review for THE WAR TAPES

[Soldier's Mom]

This time from CBS and The Weekly Standard....

By Michael Fumento, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and a former paratrooper, embedded twice in the Sunni Triangle:

I've been over there doing my own war taping and he's right. The movie is a desperately-needed antidote to the mainstream media-produced baloney broadcast daily into our homes that rarely includes anything but (1) bombs exploding in Baghdad; (2) bombs exploding in Baghdad; and above all (3) bombs exploding in Baghdad.

The whole review HERE

and while you're on that page, check out the 2 minute video of Lucien Read discussing his time photographing the Marines entitled, "A Marine's Life in Iraq"

Posted at 0555Z

CNN's very strange day with Hezbollah

[Soldier's Mom]

Charlie Moore, a CNN Senior Producer, has a blog entry about a "tour" given to western journalists by Hezbollah... Quite an interesting little story... but no surprise to many who read here at MILBLOGS...

12:50 p.m.: Anderson is doing a few more stand-ups about our story that's quickly become less about Hezbollah and more about their crude propaganda machine when the "family" emerges from the bunker behind us and joins their friends in the street. They're laughing, talking loudly, and gesturing with their hands, mocking anger. I really should learn Arabic. Anderson does another stand-up about the group now standing behind us.
12:55 p.m.: We pile into our van and are now driving out of the Hezbollah-controlled neighborhood. It feels like we've just left a haunted house: Slightly frightening at first, but ridiculous by the end.

You should rad the whole blog entry... HERE

and don't forget to browse the comments left... some are just truly unbelievable...

Posted at 0520Z

Redeploy Murtha

[Soldier's Mom]

Andi over at Andi's World has a great little intro (and links) to the DC Freepers taking on Murtha and the moonbat crowd... Buzz on by...

Posted at 0506Z

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July 24, 2006

Repatriating the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) to the US.

A Sophisticated Attack

Calling all JAGs: campaigning in uniform

Another Rave Review for THE WAR TAPES

CNN's very strange day with Hezbollah

Redeploy Murtha