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Kharg Island (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago OP
Not on my bucket list of destinations but the information is good because I've never heard of the place until now Deuxcents 6 hrs ago #1
They will definitely put up a fight for that little piece of paradise. littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #2
Whiskey Pete had our Navy sink Iran's big sea going Submariner 5 hrs ago #3
I hope that you are wrong, too. But I doubt it. ❤️🙏🎗 littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #4
... littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago #5

Deuxcents

(26,813 posts)
1. Not on my bucket list of destinations but the information is good because I've never heard of the place until now
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:03 PM
6 hrs ago

littlemissmartypants

(33,413 posts)
2. They will definitely put up a fight for that little piece of paradise.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:04 PM
6 hrs ago

Good luck to the 82nd. I'm tying my yellow ribbon on my oak tree on Saturday.

Thanks for sharing this, YMBL. ❤️ 🎗🙏

Submariner

(13,361 posts)
3. Whiskey Pete had our Navy sink Iran's big sea going
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:15 PM
5 hrs ago

diesel-electric submarines at the beginning of Operation Epstein Fury.

Those boats were useless in the Hormuz Strait anyway, because they are big seagoing craft that can't operate in the tight shallow confines of the strait. Neither can our multi-billion $ nuclear submarines, which would not risk entering and getting trapped in the Gulf anyway.

But, it is likely, if not probable, that Iran's very quiet Ghadir class midget subs, which are specifically designed to be deployed in the Strait, are off Kharg Island sitting on the bottom ultra-quiet waiting for the assault ships ferrying the Marine to enter the battlefield of the Persian Gulf. Iran has about 15 of these boats armed with lethal torpedoes and/or they lay mines and create grave uncertainty.

Hopefully I'm wrong. We'll know soon.

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