Straits, Monster, and ammo
Opening with the Straits of Hormuz. They are a) open b) closed or c) some weird combination of the above. Depends who you talk to.
Now, the Iranians say they are open to civilian ships who pay their “toll” but not military ships. The US says we are reclosing them (which makes us different from Iran how?) and says anyone paying the Iran toll is doing so illegally, and we’ll back that up with military ships! which the Iranians say are not allowed in the Straits at all (well, the foreign ones.) The US needs to have minesweepers because the Iranians were busing sowing mines before we sank all their minelayers, which considering they were using boats like fishing boats makes the claim a bit of a stretch. Oh, and those fishing boat folks did not properly record where they PUT the mines, so not only are there maybe-there-is/maybe-there-ain’t military ships there may or may not be mines and no one is really sure where they are. DPA The Hill
I sincerely hope this clarified everything for you.
Jeff LPH sent my favorite story of the day. Seems some sailor in search of a caffeine buzz killed off a Monster, and then discovered the rotting body of a rat in the can he had just killed off.
He is unhappy.
Attempting to achieve energy levels considered necessary to unleash the beast, John Witt, 29, instead discovered an actual rotting beast after finishing the drink, according to local CBS affiliate WTKR News.
Witt, who said he purchased a pack of the drinks from a 7-Eleven in Norfolk, Virginia, promptly vomited several times, “naturally,” he told WTKR, which shared video of the canned corpse.
“It’s a full-size rat,” he said, “and it’s a big rat.”
His chain of command suggested a visit to the ER was in order… where he was told:
Witt then checked into Portsmouth Naval Hospital, where he said medical personnel informed him that it was more than likely, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
Oh, hell yes. THAT’s the medical advice I’D be seeking.
“I’m never going to be able to drink anything that I can’t see again,” the new open-container advocate told the outlet. Military Times
Remember we mentioned anti-drone fragging rounds under development a while back? Russia seems to think they are a great idea, too.
Russia is looking to go big in the anti-drone ammo game, with a new 5.45mm rifle round.
Kalashnikov Concern said it plans to mass-produce bullets that split into fragments to kill drones.
Ukraine is already developing similar bullets, as such designs creep into the global defense industry.
The armsmaker said the 30-round magazine is built for the AK-12 gas-operated assault rifle, with each bullet releasing a “multi-element projectile that significantly increases the probability of hitting UAVs.”
Kalashnikov Concern said the round can be used in burst and single-fire modes and was tested against a drone hovering in the air and another drone flying along a preset path.
Sounds like they will be issuing the rounds already magged up. Nothing like multiple types of ammo to confuse in the middle of a fight. As mentioned, Ukraine is also on the game.
Ukraine has been making its own anti-drone rifle rounds, with a bullet called the “Horoshok,” or “Little Pea,” that splits into multiple fragments to widen the area of impact. Kyiv said in December that it plans to produce 400,000 of these rounds a month.
The Ukrainian 5.56mm round, however, sees the bullet traveling some distance before it fragments — extending the range of the shot. Business Insider
So the Russian round fragments immediately, and the Ukraine round waits a bit for added range. Wonder how they manage that. Based on RPMs maybe?
Friday the 13th comes on Monday this month!
Category: Iran, Navy, None, Russia, Science and Technology, Ukraine
Suggestion.
Pour canned drink into a glass.
Inspect liquid contents for debris.
Then shake (supposedly empty) can to hear if there’s anything still inside.
This concludes today’s safety briefing.
Some may recall the couple that claimed they found a mouse in a can of coke and tried suing Coke. Their claims fell apart in court and were found to be fraudulent. It would be a weird one in a billion day if a rat ended up in can of beverage these days.
Not saying the guy in the story made it up, but it didn’t work for Bob & Doug McKenzie.
That sort of thing didn’t happen when there were men on the line.
Then let’s get some men on the line.
I love that movie!!!!! I made my wife watch it when we were first dating.
She doesn’t have an appreciation like me for great literature. Both print and media!
Can you believe that she is not a fan of anything with Will Farrell? It’s crazy, I know!
https://youtube.com/shorts/m1DR2icw6sU?si=mxoDuJE5yeuIMFxP
When Hack Stone got back from his first Oki tour in 1986, he had a bootleg VHS of Strange Brew. Popped it in the VCR (with wire remote) that he purchased for Poppa Stone, and the Stone Family sat down to watch. Never heard Poppa Stone laugh so hard as he did in this scene.
1986 huh? I was in the 6th grade….OLD MAN!
/ducks and runs
My BiL worked for RC Cola in 1969, I remember he had a capped bottle with a mouse in it.
If the mouse was dead inside the bottle, thats telling me that the cola was bad to drink. great that the mouse drank it instead of someone else. RC Cola was sold at the TradeWinds Enlisted Mens club
at the Norfolk NOB. Their Rebel Burgers were great which were knock offs of Micky D burger’s..
If the mouse was in suspension I would not drink
the cola but if it were settled on the bottom
you could probably just pour the cola into
a glass and toss the mouse.
He was floating up in the neck. Probably dissolved eventually.
Hem followed proper CDC guidelines. Induce vomiting an seek medical attention.
In what way does Iran have a franchise over the Strait? Hang those bastards for piracy or extortion. Then, make them clear all of the debris in that body of water including mines.
If you hang them first, will they be able to clear the debris ?
You have a point 🙂 Maybe wrap them in chicken wire to see if they snag anything while being dragged.
Yes, if you are creative enough.
Both Oman and Iran officially prohibit innocent passage to ships of nations that are not signatories of UNCLOS, which the US is not. That has been going on for more than 30 years. The US simply ignores their proclamations and does whatever it wants.
Oman has come down neutral in this fight and blames Israel for instigating the fight.
Part of the problems with crossing on Oman’s side is that main channel runs farther North and the Southern end isn’t always deep enough for super tankers.
I finished a glass of bourbon the other night and found a dead ayatolla at the bottom.
There’s a dead bishop on the landing.
Call the Church Police!!
Or the church lady, she will set it straight.
The US actually has signed the agreement, Congress just hasn’t ratified it yet.
It isn’t at all binding. Only the Senate can approve treaties.
You can only fully control what you can influence by the use of force. Without a navy or air force Iran is limited to attacks on vessels that they can attack without any real influence.
The US Navy can’t attack civilian ships either, so if a bona fide civilian ship chooses to run a blockade they would be hard pressed to stop them. Blockade runners would do it at their own risk. A blockade is an act of war that running it would result in not being covered by their insurer.
Without money, which would happen immediately, Iran will be hard pressed to stay in the fight. In their mind, their only hope is to try to sink a major US Navy vessel to force the US out of the war. This would require a huge mass drone strike to overwhelm the defenses. They should hope and pray they don’t succeed. If they do the other shoe will drop and there won’t be much left of the country.
Can you say, “Huge glowing glass radioactive parking lot? I knew you could, boys and girls.”
One might ask “Why didn’t they do this in the first place?”
They had to degrade IRGC down to nothing. Did you see the 20′ bow rider trying to intimidate the Murphy or Peterson? They’ll go down kicking and screaming, but they’ll go down.
Frangible ammunition is nothing new, it is banned by LLW for use on personnel due to infliction of grievous wounds. It is also much more like to wound than to kill, due to the bullet fragments individually having much less energy than one solid bullet. This reduces penetration to often less lethal levels.
No reason why it couldn’t be used on drones, but you certainly don’t want to mix them up.
I like the Ukrainian’s thinking, travel first, THEN burst apart.
Trump is JESUS!
PRAISE BE TO GOD!
No, he was sent by Jesus to save America.