Remember that weird 1:1.25 scale mock-up of the USS Nimitz that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards put together last year?
Well, it seems they finished the target barge up, towed her out towards the Straits of Hormuz, and went at it with missiles, rockets and small fast attack craft (which the footage looks kinda creepy of that mind you).
Anyway, the Iranians were super psyched, saying, “The message of these wargames is that others should pay good heed to the point that they should not take any action near the Islamic Republic’s security circle,” Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Guard’s chief commander said.
“We believe (Iran) to be the defenders of the Strait of Hormuz’ security and showed this in our wargames today.”
To which Big Blue replied after watching the tape of the JV’s scrimmage :
Cmdr. Kevin Stephens, the spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain, downplayed the attack on the mock ship, saying the U.S. military was “not concerned about this exercise.”
“We’re quite confident of our naval forces’ ability to defend themselves,” he said, according to AP. “It seems they’ve attempted to destroy the equivalent of a Hollywood movie set.”
Anyways, take a look at the B-roll.
