Iran 2: Australia Strikes Back

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:25 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 228342.stm

Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were vigorously repelled, the BBC has learned.

The incident took place before Iran successfully seized 15 British sailors and Marines in March.

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The Australians, though, to quote one military source, "were having none of it".

The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched, aimed their machine guns at the approaching Iranians and warned them to back off, using what was said to be "highly colourful language".

The Iranians withdrew, and the Australians were reportedly lifted off the ship by one of their own helicopters.

So... Does this mean the Brits were just a pack of

?

Nekulor · Post by **Nekulor** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:20 pm

That's how sailors should conduct themselves. Go Australia!

ThinkTank · Post by **ThinkTank** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:53 pm

colourfully

Drankathar · Post by **Drankathar** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:59 pm

Damn fucking right. We fucking aussie dont take not shit for no one. Dont know why they call our fucking language colourful tho...

NESchampion · Post by **NESchampion** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:59 pm

I got the image of Steve Irwin in naval uniform pointing a gun at an Iranian and saying back off mate.

It was funny, but then I got sad.

Burt · Post by **Burt** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:10 pm

Who'd want to capture a bunch of barbaric smelly simpletons? Not even Iran is that desperate.

MorbidKate · Post by **MorbidKate** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:56 am

Maybe the Iranians had second thoughts after seeing the Aussies up close in their Steve Irwin tight fitting shorts and were intimidated by all those tightly packaged hams

Kate

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:06 am

Or maybe we just didnt keel over and instead told them and their mates (the gunship apparently called in 4 other gunships nearby for assistance) to go and get fucked

Either way, its another 1up on the motherland

fluffmonster · Post by **fluffmonster** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:17 pm

So why the hell did the Brits just give up? Seems kinda like a nancy boy thing to do.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:52 pm

fluffmonster wrote:So why the hell did the Brits just give up? Seems kinda like a nancy boy thing to do.

Likely in a worse position than the Australian troops were. From what i can gather, the Brits were back in their small intercept boat when they were captured. The Australians were just getting back into theirs when they noticed the Iranians, re boarded the vessel they had just inspected and took up defensive positions.

It sounds like the Aussies were in a much stronger position. The Iranians would have either had to sink the boat or try and board it, which would be pretty dangerous when you got a half a dozen guns trained on you.