Wonder if the pilots ever thought about getting the chance to strafe Iranian oil tankers with the cannon would happen in their future
>>65134947>happen in their futureI often think about this. When they were on the playground during recess did they ever think theyd end up flying a fighter jet strafing boats?
>>65134947Given that strafing random shit with guns is a distinct possibility for any pilot and people have been predicting an Iran war for decades, yes. What even is this question?
Time to break out this bad boy
>>65134947>sniping a rudder with a fighters 20mmthat's pretty neat if true. are they going to tow it to port for repairs or what?
>>65134967That's the one part of the blockade/seizing I don't get. Okay, you've disabled a ship, now you need to tow it to a port? They're not putting prize crews aboard and in the instances we've seen the propulsion or steering was taken out.
>>65134992You make an example of the boats that disobey orders from American forces. This is worth its weight in gold essentially as if you know Americans will keep their word and disable any boats coming through, either Iran will have to expose AA assets that will get SEADed by Americans or watch as no one gets through.
>>65134947This is some Ace Combat shit right here.
>>65134947again? is this the second time a boat has been stopped?
>>65134952>did they ever think theyd end up flying a fighter jetYes, every boy does.>strafing boats?Probably not. The fantasy is generally dogfighting, maybe some bombing.
>>65134992Pretty sure the Navy had the last ship they disabled and seized towed to a port in Pakistan
>>65135028Iran has done the same just yesterday. So please keep your concern trolling to yourself.
>>65135028>Let's just sink full oil tankers and murder their crews wholesale, what's the worst that could happen?That's what Iran is doing, though. The US isn't sinking ships or killing their crews.
>>65135017Isn't the first time F-18 pilots have gotten bored and started performing trick shots for their own amusement.
>>65135028They're targetting literally every tanker you fucking faggot
>>65134992>They're not putting prize crews aboardThey are though. The last ship that they fired on (Touska iirc) had a prize crew on board within the hour.
>>65135020It's the 2nd time that we know of that the USN has use force to stop a blockade runner. Normally the show of force is enough to convince prospective blockade runners to not run the blockade after all.
>>65135604>iran isn't desperate enough to run the blockade, iran is actually winningthis will be known as the war of psychological denial
>>65134947GIVE ME THE FUCKING GUN CAM FOOTAGE CENTCOM, REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
