TEEJPentagon disputes Tehran claim that Iranian ships docked at Syrian port
TEEJIranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez
CAIRO | Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:47am EST
(Reuters) – Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.The ships entered the canal from the Mediterranean Sea early in the morning, heading south toward the Red Sea, and were expected to leave the canal Tuesday afternoon, the source said.
The ships had docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, in a show of support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a regional ally of Iran.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/21/us-syria-iran-canal-idUSTRE81K09B20120221
Russian Navy Tanker Ivan Bubnov continues its transit towards the Black Sea.
From the Morse Code weather transmission, 21st February, 18 GMT
4851 Khz
4851 RCJG 21181 99384 10253
38.4N 25.3E
TEEJHow do you know what Russians are going to do next?. certainly no one expected Veto. All they have said they are going to do very large exercises. and no one knows what paths this exercises will take. Israel cannot attack iran without Russia permission. France/US/US has given face saving measure to back down. Your putting ur own assumptions.
Today front page news with PAK-FA picture in the most crtical country.
http://arabnews.com/
so Arab opinion will depend on scale and success of exercises.
Isn’t that what you are doing yourself, making your own assumptions? Where are you getting this illusion from that Israel requires Russian permission? Do you think Israel asked permission to conduct an air strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear site?
You are the one making this assumption that somehow Russia is going to protect Iran and establish a no-fly zone. That is pure armchair warrior speculation. Speculation based on a bizarre personal theory that Russia is somehow controlling the Arab world with its military via exercises. The Russian exercises are not going to influence anyone.
TEEJThat was Indian ocean exercise so they chose the shortest route. More like money saving for small exercises. There is no where written they went towards Oman.
but this time it is to demonstrate to Arab world and Israel very different level of military capability. I think they will use more Medit sea and Persian Gulf. 120 bombers can theoretically lunch 2400 cruise missiles in 24hr period. I dont think Israel can lunch attack on Iran without Russia permission. as Russia can impose no fly zone there. The size and scope of exercises will entirely depend on arab world behavior.
I was talking about them going past Oman as they transited south. You are reading far too much into Russian military exercises. Russia is certainly not going to step in and assist Iran in a military capacity. Israel certainly does not require Russian permission to launch a strike on Iran.
The Russians can only get strategic bombers into the Mediterranean if they used the Gibraltar Strait route. Certainly possible, but somehow I don’t see it happening. They would have to seek overflight permission for any other access point and I don’t see NATO members assisting in that capacity? The only alternative to get strategic bombers into the Mediterranean would be overflight permission of Iraqi airspace from Iran and then into Syria.
IMHO, the Arab nations don’t give a monkeys how large the Russians exercises are. Russian military exercises are not going to change Arab world thinking in regards to events in Syria.
TEEJBut anyway I also heard the Army recieved Kornet-E and Metis-M anti-tank weapon systems but I don’t believe it because they never shown us it. The other day I saw youtube videos of Syrian rebel forces firing them on tanks. I just think there a few things these people have to yet to disclose to the public and for good reason.
The evidence of Syrian Kornet E turned up during 2006 in Lebanon. Despite the Russians initial denials it was the export box markings that caught them out. Russia is a full signatory to the UN Conventional Arms Register and exporters tidied up their act some time ago. The Russian exporters had fully complied with the markings laid out in the register. The Kornets were obviously originally delivered to Syria, but whoever handed over the Kornets to Hizbollah goofed by not sanitizing the export box markings.
Image link as it is a bit on the large side.
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/6470162.jpg
Note on the stencil on the right hand side of the box? ‘UN 0295’
Russian arms manufacturer KBP in Tula have to export under full transparency and guidelines for dangerous goods under UN standards.
‘UN 0295 Rockets, with bursting charge
‘ROCKETS with bursting charge: UN Nos. 0180, 0295’
From
TEEJI dont think Arab countries have seen Tu-160/TU-95 flying towards them.
Oman did during 2003. The Russian filed flight plans for the mission into the Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean via Iran. In the end they snubbed Iran and sought permission to get the bombers and tankers through Afghanistan and Pakistan. This was granted and they went on to exercise in Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. They returned the same route with permission.
May 2003: Indian Ocean Maneuvers
http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/russias-nuclear-doctrine/
The “air” component of the exercises included four Tu-160 and nine Tu-95MS heavy bombers, twelve Tu-22M3 medium bombers, and four “flying tankers” Il-78. Two Tu-160 and four Tu-95MS heavy bombers flew to the Arabian Sea and after a five-hour flight, Tu-95MS bombers launched cruise missiles against naval targets from a distance of 3,000 km; Russian ships in the area provided targeting information and in-flight trajectory correction. The missiles that were launched were nuclear-capable Kh-55.
According to Chief of the Air Force Vladimir Mikhailov, en route to the Indian ocean, Russian heavy bombers crossed the territories of “two CIS countries”, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Other long-range bombers held practice bombing at test ranges inside Russia. In the Pacific ocean, four Tu-22M3 medium bombers (two belonging to the Air Force and two to the Navy) launched four Kh-22M anti-ship short-range missiles against simulated naval targets (probably carrier groups).
TEEJThanks for the info TEEJ! I am also radio HAM, just not that active:-)
Where are you located when “listening”
No problem. Thanks for the reply. I am located in Lincolnshire, England.
Russian Navy Tanker Ivan Bubnov is now heading west. Probably on its way back to the Black Sea Fleet?
From the Morse Code weather and sea state transmission. All the weather edited out to leave the positional and heading course information.
12464 Khz
RCV DE RCJG 99358 10307 22262
35.8N 30.7E Heading West at 6-10 Knots
TEEJSo here we are with Only Russian Aircraft carrier stopping by Syria to show support. Is it still there??
There are currently no Russian warships in Syria. Only some of the Russian Navy Task Force went to Syria. That included the Admiral Kuznetsov which stayed for a brief visit. The Kuznetsov and the rest of task force are all back in their respective home ports.
http://rusnavy.com/news/newsofday/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=14352
The only Russian Navy vessel that was in Syrian waters recently was the Tanker Ivan Bubnov. Even the PM-56 Amur Class Repair ship has left Tartus and gone back to the Black Sea. I tracked that all the way back in Morse Code earlier this month. The Black Sea Fleet Tanker Ivan Bubnov refuelled the Task Force before they left the Mediterranean. Ivan Bubnov then transited to Syria. In the past few days it has moved from Tartus, Syria to a position off Cyprus.
I’ve been following Ivan Bubnov as she transmits weather and sea state reports on a regular basis in Morse Code.
Ivan Bubnov
12464 Khz
RCV DE RCJG 99349 10358 22200
34.9N 35.8E Anchored / Hove to
Ivan Bubnov has now left Tartus, Syria and was hove to off eastern Cyprus.
12464 Khz
RCJG 99358 10348 22200
35.8N 34.8E Anchored / Hove to
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1091287
Call sign RCV = Sevastopol
Call sign RCJG = Ivan Bubnov
http://www.tuapseport.ru/Eng/traffic/ShipDetail.asp?shipId=2578&ShipName=Ivan%20Bubnov
Two Iranian Navy vessels are, according to Iranian Press TV, currently in Syria.
There is confusion in the media at the moment of the identity of the Iranian warship. Previously the Kharg and an Iranian corvette had made a port visit to Saudi Arabia. The Iranians also have vessels deployed as part of the anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa / Gulf of Aden.
http://www.uskowioniran.com/2012/02/iran-navy-18th-task-force-transits-suez.html
The Kharg also visited Syria with the Frigate Alvand during 2011.
TEEJWell it could be that the Navy wanted to keep USS Enterprise for a few years more, by sending USS Enterprise and spending money on it and ‘missing’ the retiring date.
However there will be a false flag, be it Enterprise or whatever other reason they find.
Nic
Sure there will be! :rolleyes: Have you joined Above Top Secret forum? Sound to me like you are already a member! 🙂
USS Abraham Lincoln just waiting for that ‘false flag’ :rolleyes:
Video at following
TEEJIran is going to attack some US carrier soon, so it’s going to be war. Surprisingly the USS enterprise, on its last tour, and which is to be decommissionned soon is sailing near Iran, and we all know it will cost an arm & a leg to decommission because it carries 7 nuclear reactors. How convenient would it be that Iran attacks it to start the war that some in the US really really want?
You read it here first that a fake attack (a real attack but not launched by Iran) is going to sink USS enterprise.
Nic
Good grief. It’s getting like the Above Top Secret conspiracy forum on here. Join the rest of the nuts over on the discussion!
‘WWIII – USS Enterprise, a dying Legend to be the FALSE FLAG !! ??’
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread801646/pg1
Some people will believe anything :rolleyes:
TEEJExcellent posts, Baloffski and FoxVC10. Thanks for the input to the thread.
A lot of people are still unaware of the low-level phase of the campaign and what nations were involved. Even B-52s came back with combat damage after low level missions.
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showpost.php?p=1577561&postcount=554
TEEJThe Iraqi’s also used French Roland SAMs. They also had MANPADS and layered AAA defending those airfields and fixed sites.
The Iraqi’s also employed fighter aircraft in defence during the initial stages and they had one success. One F/A-18 Hornet loss is attributed to an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Speicher
Even the F-117s employed were expected to take losses during the conflict.
http://www.f-117a.com/Javaframe.html
List of aircraft that took battle damage or were lost during the conflict.
http://www.rjlee.org/aaloss.html
Overview
http://www.ndu.edu/library/epubs/cpgw.pdf
It was no picnic for those sent to do those missions. A large proportion of the approx 70 A-10s suffering damage were due to enemy action.
Approx 70 A-10 aircraft suffered some type of battle damage during Desert Storm. Many of the damages were undocumented cases of relatively minor problems. Some were even caused by their own aircraft such as a bomb lanyard slapping a wing flap, or a bomb fragment flying up and embedding into it’s engine cowling. But most was caused by small arm fire and surface to air missiles.
TEEJUpdate for 4th January
12464 RIW DE RAL65 QSA ? QTC K @ 1207
RAL65 341 16 4 1601 341 BT FOR RJH45 RJH74 BT
04121 99470 70070 41498 82811 10140 40410 51010 70322 883// 22272 00110 20707 04013 BT AR RAL65 K
RAL65 (RFS Admiral Chabenenko or support vessel?)
The Morse transmissions are in easily decodable international format. See following.
http://www.vos.noaa.gov/ObsHB-508/ObservingHandbook1_2010_508_compliant.pdf
47.0N 07.0W
4th January 06 GMT
RKO81 (RFS Yaroslav Mudry or RFS Lena)
34.6N 25.8E
4th January 00 GMT
RKO81
34.6N 24.7E
4th January 00 GMT
RAL46 (RFS Sergei Osipov)
34.6N 26.2E
One Amateur Radio enthusiast has picked up a very nice find. Only a partial call with a possible R in it.
4th January 00 GMT
???98
34.9N 35.8E
Located off Tartus, Syria.
NOTAM for the exercise in the Mediterranean.
RUSSIAN NAVY AND AIRFORCE WILL MAKE A WITHOUT FIRING EXERCISE
WITHIN ATHINAI FIR AS DESCRIBED BELOW:
1.-EXERCISE AREA (WITHOUT FIRING) : 361240N0193802E 362406N0195735E
354522N0211928E 352406N0212153E.
VERTICAL LIMITS: SCF-FL270.
2.- PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE AIRCRAFT:
2.1.- EXERCISE ACFT WILL FLY VFR-VMC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO
RULES AND PROCEDURES AS AMPLIFIED IN AIP-GREECE.
2.2.- EXERCISE ACFT WILL SUBMIT FLIGHT PLANS AND WILL ESTABLISH
CONTINUOUS RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ATHINAI CONTROL FREQ 134,325 OR
124,625 AND EMERGENCY FREQ 121.5 OR 243.0 AND WITH ATHINAI FIC FREQ
119,750.
2.3.- PRIOR COORDINATION WITH APPROPRIATE ATC UNITS IS REQUIRED IN
CASE EXERCISE ACFT EXPECT TO ENTER CONTROLLED AIRSPACE. SFC – FL270, JAN 02
05 0800-1600, (ALTERNATIVE JAN 03 06 0800-1600), 02 JAN 08:00 2012 UNTIL 06 JAN
16:00 2012. CREATED: 30 DEC 11:40 2011
TEEJUpdate on the Russian Task Force. The Morse Meterological and Oceanographic messages continue.
1st January on 8345 KHz @ 18 GMT
Callsign RKO81
36.2N 14.7E
2nd January on 8345 KHz @ 00 GMT
Callsign RKO81
36.0N 16.1E
2nd January on 8345 KHz @ 00 GMT
Callsign RAL65
39.8N 11.4W
2nd January on 12464 KHz @ 12 GMT
Callsign RAL65
39.7N 11.1W
Frigate Ladny and Oiler Sergei Osipov left Malta this morning.
The 6th January should see exercise activity off Greece.
Russian Navy to carry out exercise in Mediterranean
A division of Russian Navy ships, headed by The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrier of the Northern Fleet, has come to an agreement with the Greek military about exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.
The exercises are to begin on the 6th of January, a spokesman for the Greek Central Headquarters reports.
According to the Greek military, the Russian division has not arrived at the site yet. The Russian ships set out on a trip on the 6th of December and carried out several exercises of on-board aircraft. Apart from The Admiral Kuznetsov, other ships of the
Northern, Baltic and Black Sea Fleets are taking part in the trip.
From
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/02/63305319.html
Russian Navy Delegation Visited Greece
TEEJThe Russian Navy Morse weather reports have continued on a regular basis. Some of the ships have remained mainly off the coast of Algeria.
Transmission from the 29th December for ships RAL46, RKO81 and RAL65. Some of the vessels are now moving further east into the Mediterranean.
29th December. Ship RAL46
12464 RMP DE RAL46 QSA ? QTC K @1244
RAL46 455 16 29 1620 455 BT FOR RJH74 RJH45 BT
29121 99372 10002 41598 30604 10160 40283 53008 70100 8311/ 22213 307// 41603 29013 BT AR RAL46 K
RAL46 OK QRU K
37.2 00.2
29th December. Ship RKO81
8345 RMP DE RKO81 QSA ? QTC K @1801
RMP DE RKO81 QSA ? QTC K @1803
RKO81 375 18 29 2200 375 BT SML FOR RJD38 BT
29181 99381 10032 41598 23407 10145 40266 54000 70200 82111 22212 0010. 29920 88000 80000 29015 BT AR RKO81 K
RKO81 QRU K
From last three figures of second and third groups 99381 10032
38.1 03.2
29th December Ship RAL65
8345 RIW DE RAL65 911 17 29 0411 911 BT
FOR RJH45 RJE73 RJH74 BT
29101 99357 70025 41/98 92706 10150 40375 54000 70222 89/// 22262 00140 20302 29013 BT RAL65 K
From last three figures of second and third groups.
35.7 02.5
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