Russian missiles miss Syria, hit Iran
The Washington Post reports that some of the missiles that Russia was shooting at Syrian rebels from their ships in the Caspian Sea fell short and hit Iran instead;
Reports on Iranian TV indicated that an “unidentified flying object” had crashed and exploded in a village near near the Iranian city of Takab. A number of cows were killed in the ensuing blast.
While it is unclear what made the missiles crash, videos posted on social media showed them flying overhead at low altitude. While it is common for cruise missiles to fly low (to avoid radar detection), it can make traversing mountainous terrain perilous.
Funny though, I don’t expect to hear any apology coming from the Russians, nor do i expect them to cease their use of missiles. If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time they’ve employed cruise missiles in actual warfare.
The Russian Defense Ministry in Wednesday’s statement however, said that the new Kalibr-NK cruise missiles all hit within nine feet of their intended targets. The strikes landed in Raqqa, Idlib and Aleppo provinces, and Russian officials said they destroyed Islamic State positions, including training camps and ammunition depots.
Well, at least their intentions were good. The New York Times says that 4 of the 26 missiles fired didn’t make it out of Iranian air space.
Category: Terror War
Hahahahahahaha!
Private Igor Bernathski forgot to check the missiles fuel level before launch
I laughed so hard at this, I dickmissiled my catheter across the room.
😀 😀 😀
“Dickmissiled my catheter across the room” was so funny I couldn’t laugh, chuckle, or even or smile. I just stared at the line and thought, “That may be the funniest shit I have ever read.” And then I continued staring at it for a while. Thank goodness the phone rang.
and today’s winner of the comment contest goes to ChipNASA
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BHWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! ! ! !
Nay, nay. The award has to go to 2/17 Air Cav. I had the same reaction to chip NASA’s post until I read 2/17’s reaction. 2/17 cracked me up.
I can’t do ANYTHING other than rock back and forth in my chair LAUGHING!!!! 😀
Well played, sir. Well played. (smile)
Were they using a $0.99 app from iTunes to navigate with?
No way.
The went to Google Play Store and got the Google Maps deluxe for $1.99
Laugh all you want to, but I’m not convinced that those “misses” wee really misses.
The Russians have a very long memory, and they haven’t forgotten who was providing all that support to muslim separatists in Chechnya.
I’d bet dollars to donuts that the impact area for those “misses” had some training camps, or the homes of major Chechnyan supporters.
Just sayin’…….
Uh-oh. Vlad screwed up. This is just the sort of thing that can prompt PETA and Chick-Fil-A to join forces. But, knowing Vlad, the Russians may just follow this up by airdropping barbecue sauce and rolls today.
№ Я буду иметь славный ВВС России доставить борщ и черный хлеб.
(For illiterate Americanski, I translate: “Nyet. I have glorious Russian Air Force delivr borscht, black bread.”)
LT Dan: “If you boys are are hungry, we got steaks burning right over there.”
Forrest and Bubba: Yes,Suh!!”
(in Urkel voice)
“Ooops. Did I do thaaaaaat?”
Tehran would serve the purpose better, two birds one stone.
In the immortal words of Nelson Muntz:
I have to say I’m glad to see that Russian technology is still, well, Russian technology.
It just means that our Germans actually were better than their Germans, you see.
Duh? Oh, go watch ‘The Right Stuff’.
Nice quote. Von Braun character in the movie, as I recall.
However, it’s inappropriate here. Cruise missile technology was derived from jet aircraft, not liquid-fueled rockets. Nowhere near as much German “heritage” there. (smile)
Not true, Hondo. Remember who had been flying deployed jet aircraft before the others had an operational prototype.
OT: it is true that Germany developed the first operational jet aircraft. That is also irrelevant. The US and USSR jet aircraft programs were essentially indigenous efforts that were quite well along at the end of World War II. Their long range missile programs were not. The US had a well advanced jet aircraft programs during the last 2-3 years of World War II. We were only a couple of years behind Germany at most. Our postwar jet aircraft program derived some benefit from captured design data, but almost nothing from the efforts of former German scientists/engineers; they were largely homegrown efforts. The same is true of the Soviet Union. While they benefited a bit more from captured German data, virtually all of the German aeronautics scientists ended up in the West. The entire advanced research group of Focke-Wulf, for example, ended up in Argentina – with the exception of one guy who did markedly assist the UK’s supersonic flight program in the late 1940s/early 1950s. (He then moved to the US and ended up with Martin-Marietta working on lifting bodies – thus benefiting the US space program far more than any other US entity.) However, the Soviets benefited even more from espionage and/or UK stupidity. The MiG-15 was powered by cloned Rolls-Royce jet engines; the UK’s postwar Labor government allowed Rolls-Royce to sell the USSR the designs and samples of one of their jet engines, the Nene, in 1946. The Soviets used this windfall to produce a slightly modified version, the Kilmov RD-45, and used that in the MiG-15. (The Soviets tried to adapt captured German technology to power their first attempt at a jet fighter – the MiG-9 – but neither the captured engines or their captured Germans working on the project, if any, were up to the task.) Long-range missiles are a very different story. As I recall, the US, UK, and USSR had only rather rudimentary programs in this area at the end of World War II. Both the US and USSR “jump started” their programs using captured German rocket program scientists who later willingly stayed… Read more »
The ballistic missile technology genie is out of the bottle – everybody and their Aunt Bess has it. More’s the pity.
I’d argue that the cruise missile is a descendant of the German V-1 flying bomb of WWII. The V-1 was pulse-jet powered; later V-2s were rockets.
That argument has some validity – the V-1 can be considered the original proof-of-concept “cruise missile”, albeit essentially a nearly unguided one.
Other than a few early models, most seem to have had little more than an autopilot that maintained a constant bearing and altitude; a nose anemometer determined distance flown. When the desired distance had been flown, the machine was designed to dive.
That’s it. It had no capability to hit a particular target (and certainly not a particular set of coordinates) with any accuracy unless that target was huge. More modern cruise missiles (and ballistic missiles) do.
Such a weapon is useful against a target that occupies literally square miles, like London or Antwerp (the V-1’s main targets during World War II). They’re not at all suitable for hitting smaller targets or those that can maneuver.
Radio guidance to allow a precision targeting capability for the V-1 was apparently considered, but not implemented, by Nazi Germany. Rather, the decision was to use the weapon to strike area targets instead – e.g., cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb
*ahem*
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?object=nasm_A19840794000
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Henschel_Hs_293
The Fritz was non-powered, was radio guided, required the human controlling it to have visual LOS to the target, and had to be delivered by an aircraft. In essence, it’s not that much different from a laser-designated bomb today.
That’s not even close to a cruise missile or ballistic missile.
Hey, I did NOT ask for a Spanish Inquisition!!!
Understood. My whole point was, it’s NEVER a good idea to underestimate Russia’s scientific ability. They have some incredibly talented pure scientists and mathematicians – along with some very capable engineers.
Actually producing highly reliable precision or high-tech devices, on the other hand, isn’t exactly Russia’s strong suit. Their industrial base seems to leave a bit to be desired on that score.
Yep. Drunken idiots. Although, rumor has it that they do have doors on their mail boxes. So they have that going for them, which is nice.
I don’t like that they’re getting a chance to practice and adjust fire…
No word from international sources? (Evidently, veterinarians without borders is not nearly as noisy as that other bunch of do gooders.)
Obumba will apologize for it. (Sorry Lars…truth hurts)
Vlad, Вы проститутка, я просил Вас будьте осторожны. Посмотрите на кошмар!
Что сделано, то сделано. Какая разница это сделать сейчас?
What difference does it make? You Russki snot! Quit invoking shrillary!
Я вижу, что кто-то получил шутку.
Keep that up and you will blow your cover.
I speak English, for presumptious Americanski: Vlad has no need of “cover”. Vlad will do what necessary to preserve security glorious Russian state.
Да, я люблю тебя, слишком. Сейчас слушает!
I hope Jonn doesnt decode that.
Read it on the Internet. Must be legit.
That is where I’m at with US news media now days. Washington Post has about as much credibility as Obama these days.
Russian + Cows = Fashion show!
I would not be astonished if a couple we fired into Chechnya. By accident of course. We know how much Vlad loves him some muslim rebels.
I wonder if All-Points Logistics had any part of those missile contracts?
It would explain a lot.
Russia bombing Iran is not a bad thing, shame we don’t have the fortitude to do it (note: I would have said “balls” but my wife says I have to be PC these days). The Caspian Sea is landlocked so I have to wonder why Russia would have that type of hardware afloat there.
Anyone familiar with the Russian reimbursement schedule for dead cattle? I’m thinking it is probably the Russian equivalent of GFY.
Good thing those weren’t goats or the muzzies could sue the Russians for loss of consortium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_consortium
The real question might be, “Or did they?”
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, way to go Ivan.
Vlad P apparently didn’t miss many shots on the rink. He celebrated his 63rd B-day scoring 7 goals to lead his team to a “win” in a hockey match. The “opposing team” allegedly apologized profusely about any Putin slap shots that were accidentally blocked.
Russian ‘weapon system’ CGI circle-jerk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp7mM2TP_1A
Our shit actually working: