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Posteritatis

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13. Most countries fielding ships in that range call them corvettes or frigates

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 06:27 PM

Mar 2013

It's somewhere in between the two sizewise, anyway. Iran calls them destroyers (or destroyer escorts), but pretty much everyone else describes them as frigates.

I hadn't considered the idea of any substantial naval presence in the Caspian, though I suppose that makes sense with smaller ships like that.

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Iran Launches Destroyer in the Caspian Sea [View all] Purveyor Mar 2013 OP

And if there is a war, will be their first submarine... Archae Mar 2013 #1

Beat me to it. I was going to say "But it wasn't supposed to be a submarine!" nt TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #2

Yeah. Iran will be another 'cakewalk'...indeed! /sarcasm off eom Purveyor Mar 2013 #3

Beating Iran's military would be a "cakewalk" Archae Mar 2013 #9

It would be folly to compare the Iranian military with Iraqs considering Iran watched what Purveyor Mar 2013 #10

That's like a puppy watching Mac trucks after a sibling was squashed. It will not help. stevenleser Mar 2013 #14

It could be a cakewalk if we learned anything from General Van Riper's Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #11

Well, I guess we should be afraid, very very afraid. 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #4

The British destroyers had aluminum superstructures-they burned easy. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #7

Good thing it has a landing pad. Rex Mar 2013 #5

Iran can call it whatever it wants, but it isn't a destroyer by modern standards, Lurks Often Mar 2013 #6

Oh come on now, let them have their destroyer. Rex Mar 2013 #8

Most countries fielding ships in that range call them corvettes or frigates Posteritatis Mar 2013 #13

The Caspian Sea? LeftInTX Mar 2013 #12

I immediately thought a likely MX missle platform... HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #16

I cannot imagine Russia liking that at all. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #15