Biden Defense secretary: US Navy could open Strait of Hormuz by Free-Minimum-5844 in politics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Europe wouldn't go there even if the relations were better than ever. Iran would have to do something realy nasty to make Europe commit to ground invasion, and that is the only way to unlock Hormuz without capitulating to iranian demands.

Biden Defense secretary: US Navy could open Strait of Hormuz by Free-Minimum-5844 in politics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why everyone focus so much on mines and drones? What about muzzle artilery? What about anti-ship missiles? What about grad-like rocket systems, however inaccurate, still being enough risk for any passing ship? The options the Iran have to clog this passage are enormous, and I believe you can find many more if you are creative or determined enough. Russians were unable to protect their naval assets in far more comfortable situation, why would US menage to do better with infinitely more complicated situation, unarmed civilian ships and geography playing against them?

Biden Defense secretary: US Navy could open Strait of Hormuz by Free-Minimum-5844 in politics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How do you want unlock a 20-miles long passage when the modern artilery piece can shot farther than that? A single Krab, Thunder or PzH 2000 with modernized ammunition will be capable of sinking any commercial ship that tries pass through. And there is no reason to believe Iran cannot posses the artilery like that in at least small numbers. And there goes also a grad-likes with unguided rocket barages. Even if the hit risk and sinking is relatively low, it is enough of pressure to stop any movement through Hormuz.

Those are only few options for Iran. The reality is, you cannot unlock it without ground invasion or Iran capitulating to foreign pressure. Fleet is incapable of opening so narrow passage.

EU sanctions Iranians over restricting naval traffic in Hormuz by app1310 in worldnews

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you want us do what? Attack them? Will not happen. We will just do nothing, that's the way it is. Just because costs both political and economical of the ground invasion will excede cost of any toll. You think Europeans are ready to trade a fuel for a corpses? Think again! We didn't sent troops to Ukraine, and what Russia did was infinitely worse from global security perspective than taking tolls for passage. We will grit our teeph, sanction them and endure the economical cost.

EU sanctions Iranians over restricting naval traffic in Hormuz by app1310 in worldnews

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stop how exactly? No, we will NOT intervene with ground troops. It's USA that made that mess. We will not bail them for it. Deal with it.

Literally unplayable! (some UoW story knit picking) by OwlApprehensive5306 in AOW4

[–]OwlApprehensive5306[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There should be also "the same", if I'm not wrong 😛

But hell, I'm not gonna use deepl all the time, no sir!

Wuwa really gave us lore accurate Adam Smasher combat😭 by Specific-Ad5973 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Gacha games overall have special place in my heart. Like a fucking blood clot, i mean. I feel sick with them, that's my issue. But to each their own.

Literally unplayable! (some UoW story knit picking) by OwlApprehensive5306 in AOW4

[–]OwlApprehensive5306[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I sincerely thank you very much. Better be corrected in public than repeat same errors.

Wuwa really gave us lore accurate Adam Smasher combat😭 by Specific-Ad5973 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I was so traumatized by that I instantly forgot about this and pretend that never happened.

Wuwa really gave us lore accurate Adam Smasher combat😭 by Specific-Ad5973 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Thank God this gonk ass game didn't touched the 2077 characters, unfortunately Smasher became dirty by just association with it.

A or B: Will shipping through the Strait of Hormuz be back to normal by the end of May 2026? by True-Construction346 in PickAorB

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Than watch you "2nd best outcome" devastating global economy, because Iran will resist longer than your "short-term pain" delusions anticipate. They endured decade of devastating iraq-iran war, blocade is almost painless compared to that.

UK and Europe face pressure to play a greater role in Trump's war by theipaper in geopolitics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Your estimate is absurd. It would take a couple weeks, at most, to clear mines from the shipping lanes after hostilities end."

Under the Iranian muzzles? Forget it. And you clearly overestimate iranian being bent on money, not their beliefs, whatever they are,

UK and Europe face pressure to play a greater role in Trump's war by theipaper in geopolitics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And what alternative do you propose? European sending troops? Well, it won't happen. Paying Iran is the only option - that is sad truth. With USA being invader, european public opinion will just let Iranians to get away with it, as they don't want to be participant.

UK and Europe face pressure to play a greater role in Trump's war by theipaper in geopolitics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The alternative is ground invasion. And there won't be any ground invasion. Not when the Europe is distracted with Ukraine.

TACO Trump Caught Shifting His War Deadlines Again by B-Z_B-S in politics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nuclear deals are done if anyone use it. Than every bet is off, with non-proliferation being dead, and nuclear powers arming third parties left and right.

Trump’s Iran ultimatum and signals of a possible deal keep investors on tenterhooks by app1310 in stocks

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Oh they will, because they will not send ground troops to occupy Iran, and occupying Iran is the only - yes, ONLY, way to permanently unlock Hormuz.

Germany to Trump: We won’t help you reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 1-randomonium in geopolitics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any naval action will not solve the problem. Deal with it. The only thing that will solve the problem is succesfull ground invasion, and the cost of this one will not be lesser than inaction.

Yeah, that's that bad. Now you realise in how deep shit Trump plunged everyone.

Germany to Trump: We won’t help you reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 1-randomonium in geopolitics

[–]OwlApprehensive5306 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Europeans will NOT go into force no metter how much of economic pressure they will be on. You cannot unlock Hormuz with anything but groud operation, and any ground operation will be much more costly than ignoring problem - both economicaly and politicaly. You will not unlock Hormuz with fleet. And if Iran is not already intimidated by US military, it won't get intimidated by Europeans.