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The Strait of Hormuz is already open again?
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Date: March 9th, 2026 3:19 PM Author: Hideous claret bawdyhouse round eye (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49729287) |
Date: March 9th, 2026 3:21 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle Khaki Indirect Expression Heaven nothing near it on the online ship tracking sites
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Date: March 9th, 2026 3:24 PM Author: olive lay they're turning off their transponders while traversing the strait - you can see them pop up on the other side after.
The Iranians can't really do much about it at this point, their ability to track ships is down to zero - any radar that emits is going to eat a HARM or a JDAM now. They could try to park some howitzers by the shore and lob shells out, but I would bet the area is saturated with US reapers by now. In the worst case, we also have Burkes in the region that were basically designed for this task. |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 7:42 PM Author: french spot the strait is only like 500 yards wide. they can just stick guys with rpgs on the beach (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49730383) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 9:31 PM Author: olive lay How much damage do you think an RPG can do to a ship the size of a skyscraper? Modern supertankers have double 1" thick hulls. I'm also not 100% sure of the US force composition in the region but I wouldn't be surprised to see some Marine Corps vipers on patrol if surveillance suggests this possibility. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49730707) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 11:49 PM Author: french spot rpgs can tear right through double 1" hulls dawg (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731060) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:09 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle Khaki Indirect Expression Heaven cr. though i suspect they'd be aiming at the superstructure anyway. in any case i can't imagine any responsible carrier would follow trump's advice and yolo it.
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Date: March 10th, 2026 5:15 AM Author: olive lay The outer no problem but shaped charges can't do shit about double hulls. That's what makes cope cages/slat armor so effective because the explosively formed penetrator deteriorates rapidly in the air gap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731228) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:09 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle Khaki Indirect Expression Heaven https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305890348_SPH-FEM_simulation_of_shaped-charge_jet_penetration_into_double_hull_A_comparison_study_for_steel_and_SPS
also keep in mind that tank armour can be multiple feet of specially designed materials, compared to like 3cm of soft steel on an oil tanker.
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Date: March 10th, 2026 2:39 PM Author: olive lay Interesting abstract, but without the details about the simulated warhead and material properties of the steel in the hull it doesn't tell us much. I'll go ahead and concede my priors were wrong and that a 15+15mm double hull probably isn't stopping an RPG-7 HEAT projectile.
The RPG has a reported effective range from 300 to 600 meters to penetrate armor - let's be generous and say 1 km for an unarmored supertanker. The strait is actually 39 km at its narrowest, well outside the range of a man-portable rocket launcher. |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:24 PM Author: Frozen dashing orchestra pit Captain TDNW to First Mate: "The attack only pierced our outer hull. Continue at full speed to China, but call ahead and tell them we'll be a few hours behind schedule." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731749) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 3:28 PM Author: pungent razzle liquid oxygen Friend in Dubai rented a jet ski and rode around in it all day didn't see any missiles or sea mines (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49729318) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 10:39 PM Author: Galvanic patrolman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49730914) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 11:50 PM Author: spectacular psychic state (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731063) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:30 AM Author: Histrionic Chest-beating Kitty Cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731110) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:09 PM Author: Aquamarine adventurous house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731688) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 7:39 PM Author: Hideous claret bawdyhouse round eye (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49730373) |
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Date: March 9th, 2026 11:59 PM Author: geriatric dun stead incel Iran says that any Arab or European country that expels the ambassadors of Israel and the United States from its territory will, starting tomorrow, have full authority and freedom to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://x.com/New_tres/status/2031158515826569429?s=20 |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:01 AM Author: spectacular psychic state Lol at that replies in that tweet. but but - international maritime law! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731071) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 12:32 AM Author: violent station chink and indian tankers apparently were tranversing it with their transponder turned off, a ship with 1m barrels did this and turned it back on near mumbai
but birdshit tankers and jew ones no way |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 7:28 AM Author: pale unhinged puppy "closing" the straight is a meme (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49731318) |
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Date: March 10th, 2026 2:45 PM Author: Exciting mentally impaired national It never closed, the lugenpresse made that up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5843545&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310915#49732197) |