"Iran Unveils Squadrons of Flying Boats"

**Tyrrhenoi** · 10-01-2010, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by SwordoftheVistula

They don't have spare parts for them though, so most of them don't work anymore. Also the ones they have are from the 70s, decades out of date.

Yeah - I heard that story, they have the know-how for a nuclear program - but they can't upkeep their fighters? I also heard that the U.S. did not deliver an advaced radar system on those F-14's.

I just think those F-14 are more threatening, than those kanoo-planes!

**Óttar** · 10-01-2010, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by Woy

Come again? A US / UK sponsored dictatorship installed in power in Iran by US / UK Coup? Yeah right..... wonder why they don't want them back.

He paid Iranian citizens money if they gave their kids pre-Islamic Persian names (the present government does the same for people who give their kids Hammie names.) The Shah made his coronation look like the coronation of the ancient king Cyrus in the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis. He changed his last name to Pahlavi, the name of the pre-Islamic middle Persian script. He instilled in Persians pride in their ancient glorious pre-Islamic roots.

He was overthrown by a bunch of Marxist Champagne Socialists and Limousine Liberals who got screwed over in the end by the radical Muslim faction in their coalition. They deserve what they got, the stupes! Now I bet they pray for the days of the Shah to come back.

The Shah was full of copious amounts of win, and the greatest thing to ever happen in the modern history of his country. The overthrow of the Shah is the single most tragic event of the 20th century.

Originally Posted by Tyrrhenoi

Is that a watermark of the Shah's seal (Shir o Khorshid, "Lion and Sun") on the white background?

**Tyrrhenoi** · 10-01-2010, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Óttar

Is that a watermark of the Shah's seal (Shir o Khorshid, "Lion and Sun") on the white background?

Yeah - I guess they DO pray for the Shah to come back.

**Groenewolf** · 10-01-2010, 05:16 PM

Óttar, can I presume you are already familiar with this website?

**RoyBatty** · 10-01-2010, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrrhenoi

Yeah - I guess they DO pray for the Shah to come back.

All together now... Iranians all want the Shah back & to be ruled by Yank / Jewish puppets lol!!!!

**Sol Invictus** · 10-01-2010, 05:29 PM

Iranians want the Shah back!!

**RoyBatty** · 10-01-2010, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by SwordoftheVistula

They don't have spare parts for them though, so most of them don't work anymore. Also the ones they have are from the 70s, decades out of date.

Iran is fairly industrialised. It's not really all that difficult to reverse engineer the parts and make your own, particularly if you already have a reasonable scitech base.

The original avionics and weapons / radar systems (assuming that's what they still have) would obviously be quite out of date. Who knows... they may have upgraded / replaced these at some point.

Either way, I doubt that the US or Israel are quaking in their boots. Besides, the US Airforce tends to operate under conditions where the odds are rigged in their favour. It's not like they're going to go out there for fighter-on-fighter duels.

That's what AWACS and attacking beyond visual range is for. Dogfights are for the plebians.

**Óttar** · 10-01-2010, 07:28 PM

Óttar, can I presume you are already familiar with this website?

I am aware of Democracy for Iran's website and similar projects.

All together now... Iranians all want the Shah back & to be ruled by Yank / Jewish puppets lol!!!!

Like I said, the people who overthrew the Shah were idiots. Better to be ruled by a Persianist Nationalist Romantic who believes in wealth and modernisation than a bunch of unlettered wannabe Arab mullahs.

Trendy Yank hating wankers snappin' they fangas, supportin' da Islamic republic, dats da new move!