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The best suicide technology in the world (nuclear technology?)
BuriaL:
The video looks like one of those american things where they sink an old ship becouse its the cheapest way.
It looks like a Ticonderoga Cruiser(US).
I dont think that is the actual weapons test.
I dont think nukes are verry safe in anyones hands tho.
forevr:
--- Quote ---'Al Fathum Al Salin' translates to 'By the mercy of god we float'
--- End quote ---
The name is pretty cool though :)
Liquifier:
I don't think it's real either. The footage doesn't seem to have come from a UAV cam.
DarthSpecial:
If you stare at the point to the left of the ship and just under it, it seems the detonation occurs, then hits the ship after a delay of perhaps 1/20-1/10 second. The explosive seems to have been just under the ship, not in contact with it. Also, the radar arrays don't seem to be moving, showing that the ship is probably unmanned and not running. The lack of a wake leads me to believe it isn't moving. (Note that the water is undisturbed in the entire video frame before the detonation.) The fact that the massive explosion did not displace the ship sideways would indicate that it is firmly anchored in place. This supports the theory that this is a deliberate sinking. Anybody have a copy of Jane's All The Worlds Navies, and can maybe identify the ship or type?
darkjedi:
Doesn't look like a Ticonderoga.
I used the differing heights of the 'antenna towers' of the ship as a cue.
Not this one either.
This is the current flagship of the Iran navy named Jamaran. I don't know the class.
Ok, this one looks interesting:
It's a Kidd class guided missile cruiser. The height of the antenna towers of this ship seems more consistent with the ship in the video. The U.S. built it in the 1970's to sell it to Iran in the 1980's but the contract got scrapped after Iran's monarchy fell and got replaced by Islamic theocracy in 1979. The U.S. then decided to deploy it along with the Central Command in the Persian Gulf, which is coincidentally near to Iran... The Iranians don't possess it. Maybe the video's some Navy jackass's idea of making fun of Persian supremacy. I have no idea why they'll want to conduct destructive weapons tests on this class of ship, though. It's as powerful as a Ticonderoga, and the Taiwanese are even interested in buying them. No reason to scuttle such awesome ships any time soon.
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