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Fool's Errand
By John
Iran draws up plans to bomb Israel:
TEHRAN, Iran - The deputy commander of Iran's air force said Wednesday that plans have been drawn up to bomb Israel if the Jewish state attacks Iran, according to the semiofficial Fars news agency.
ADVERTISEMENTThe announcement came amid rising tensions in the region, with the United States calling for a new round of U.N. sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program and Israeli planes having recently overflown, and perhaps even attacked, Iranian ally Syria.
On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the international community should prepare for the possibility of war in the event that Iran obtains atomic weapons, although he later appeared to soften that statement.
"We have drawn up a plan to strike back at Israel with our bombers if this regime (Israel) makes a silly mistake," Gen. Mohammad Alavi was quoted as telling Fars in an interview.
They may as well draw up plans to turn camel dung into solid gold, as long as they're daydreaming. Oh I'd kill to see that raid. A bunch of archaic, poorly maintained fighter jets with no mid-air refueling capability have to transverse thousands of miles of airspace controlled by the United States or her allies, only to meet one of the world's most modern and accomplished Air Forces on its home turf and backed by a state-of-the-art radar and air defense artillery infrastructure.
Don't tease me Iran, just the thought of it has gotten me all hot and bothered.
Oh, and PS, because I know this will come up. Yah, I know Syrian airspace is "friendly." But, if Iran intends to exploit it, they can either travel through Turkey or northern Iraq (nawtgunnahappen), or plan on shipping their jets by boat (alsonawtgonnahappen).
Hotel Tango: The Tank
Update: Readers have pointed out that Iran does have air-to-air refuelers. Right-o, converted 707s, although I think what I meant to say is that they're no stinkin' good at it. And if you really want to nit-pick, the F-14 isn't really an archaic airframe either. But, whether it be refuelers or fighters or anything that involves the slightest degree of military discipline and technical proficiency... just because the Iranians have it doesn't mean they know what to do with it.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
BTW John, thanks for the tank link but really, the return of the tank.....where did it ever go????
According to Wikipedia, the IRIAF has (or had) 5 747-100F converted to serve as a VIP transport and tanker. Presumably they have both flying boom and probe-and-drogue capability. What figter/attack/bomber aircraft they have available to carry out these attacks may be more of a question.
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Other than give Israel the heads-up, I'd say let the Iraqis allow them use of their airspace. I mean, does the U.S. really have the political and legal position to DENY the IRIAF the right to fly through Iraqi airspace if the Iraqi gov't acquiesces?
Not that it would matter a whole lot. As you said, the IAF will probably wax them in the skies over Syria.
As for tanker capability, I think the IRIAF does have it. I don't know how good it is, but I thought I read somewhere they have a few converted Boeings for tanker use.