POLL: Britain vs. Iran

[alphatarget1]

Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

 

[n7]

Me.

 

[b0mbrman]

Sparta!!!

 

[So]

Well, it depends. GB actually has nukes, but they're not gonna use 'em even if they lose, so Iran could probably win on numbers alone.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

England. Iran's military is a complete joke, it's largely conscripts with AK-47s. Their air force is mostly grounded for lack of spare parts, the tanks are all 60's and 70's era Russian junk and their navy is a couple of relic subs paired with light coastal defense boats. All they have that works is a large helicopter fleet.

 

[KingofCamelot]

The name of the game for any modern western military: bomb them till they cry "I'm your bitch".

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

 

[JohnCU]

umm how can this even be a question? britain hands down.

 

[Luthien]

lol, yeah dumb question but if they act like us and show mercy well then maybe iran can win and convert the remaining what, ummm ?% other religions in britian to islam or cut their heads off. Perhaps the muslims in britian will rise up and overthrow them.

 

[jpeyton]

How fitting for the UK to get caught up in a quagmire of their own.

 

[Flyback]

It's hard to say. If Iran can get to the coast of GB, I'd suggest that all Britons band together and, in the spirit of Archimedes Burning Mirror, they all smile together so that the rays of ugliness from their teeth will tear right through any Iranian forces.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

Yeah, seriously. Didn't Argentina sink one of their carriers? Britain has the better military, for sure, but they can't really do anything to Iran with it.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

Yeah, seriously. Didn't Argentina sink one of their carriers? Britain has the better military, for sure, but they can't really do anything to Iran with it.

They can't? Iran's economy based on selling oil. Destroy their refinery, destroy their pipeline and Iran ceases to exist on the world stage. They're right back in the stone age where they belong. There's probably not a single "military power" on earth that can be brought to their knees more easily than Iran. One wave of air attacks and their economy would be gone.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

Yeah, seriously. Didn't Argentina sink one of their carriers? Britain has the better military, for sure, but they can't really do anything to Iran with it.

They can't? Iran's economy based on selling oil. Destroy their refinery, destroy their pipeline and Iran ceases to exist on the world stage. They're right back in the stone age where they belong. There's probably not a single "military power" on earth that can be brought to their knees more easily than Iran. One wave of air attacks and their economy would be gone.

If by "stone age", you mean using billions in cash reserves to rebuild their refineries and pipelines, then yes you're correct.

Heck, just have the Russians and Chinese rebuild it for you. Iran has billions in development contracts with companies from both nations, and they are in negotiations with several other (US/UK friendly) nations.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

Yeah, seriously. Didn't Argentina sink one of their carriers? Britain has the better military, for sure, but they can't really do anything to Iran with it.

They can't? Iran's economy based on selling oil. Destroy their refinery, destroy their pipeline and Iran ceases to exist on the world stage. They're right back in the stone age where they belong. There's probably not a single "military power" on earth that can be brought to their knees more easily than Iran. One wave of air attacks and their economy would be gone.

If by "stone age", you mean using billions in cash reserves to rebuild their refineries and pipelines, then yes you're correct.

Heck, just have the Russians and Chinese rebuild it for you. Iran has billions in development contracts with companies from both nations, and they are in negotiations with several other (US/UK friendly) nations.

Billions of dollars and years of labor to rebuild, 10 seconds to re-destroy. Bombs are cheap and England has plenty of them.

 

[dennilfloss]

Britain has four of these babies. That should provide the answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_class_submarine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_Royal_Navy_ships

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Billions of dollars and years of labor to rebuild, 10 seconds to re-destroy. Bombs are cheap and England has plenty of them.

Years over schedule and billions of dollars over budget...maybe if you put Halliburton in charge of it. Iran doesn't have an insurgency problem either.

 

[mrkun]

There should be an option for "Israel".

 

[eits]

osama would win... sucks, but it's true.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Billions of dollars and years of labor to rebuild, 10 seconds to re-destroy. Bombs are cheap and England has plenty of them.

Years over schedule and billions of dollars over budget...maybe if you put Halliburton in charge of it. Iran doesn't have an insurgency problem either.

I didn't realize that Britain could only bomb a place once.

 

[KingofCamelot]

Originally posted by: mrkun
There should be an option for "Israel".

:laugh:

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Billions of dollars and years of labor to rebuild, 10 seconds to re-destroy. Bombs are cheap and England has plenty of them.

Years over schedule and billions of dollars over budget...maybe if you put Halliburton in charge of it. Iran doesn't have an insurgency problem either.

I didn't realize that Britain could only bomb a place once.

March 23rd: 15 sailors detained.
March 24th: No bombs dropped.
March 25th: No bombs dropped.
March 26th: No bombs dropped.
March 27th: No bombs dropped.
March 28th: No bombs dropped.
March 29th: No bombs dropped.
March 30th: No bombs dropped.
March 31st: No bombs dropped.

I'm beginning to see a pattern here.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Billions of dollars and years of labor to rebuild, 10 seconds to re-destroy. Bombs are cheap and England has plenty of them.

Years over schedule and billions of dollars over budget...maybe if you put Halliburton in charge of it. Iran doesn't have an insurgency problem either.

I didn't realize that Britain could only bomb a place once.

March 23rd: 15 sailors detained.
March 24th: No bombs dropped.
March 25th: No bombs dropped.
March 26th: No bombs dropped.
March 27th: No bombs dropped.
March 28th: No bombs dropped.
March 29th: No bombs dropped.
March 30th: No bombs dropped.
March 31st: No bombs dropped.

I'm beginning to see a pattern here.

You mean there isn't a war right now between the UK and Iran????
This is all a hypothetical situation???/

NO WAIIII!!

 

[neutralizer]

<- P&N is that way.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

Yeah, seriously. Didn't Argentina sink one of their carriers? Britain has the better military, for sure, but they can't really do anything to Iran with it.

They can't? Iran's economy based on selling oil. Destroy their refinery, destroy their pipeline and Iran ceases to exist on the world stage. They're right back in the stone age where they belong. There's probably not a single "military power" on earth that can be brought to their knees more easily than Iran. One wave of air attacks and their economy would be gone.

true, a few cruise missles is all you really need to really devastate their economy. plus they don't really refine much of their own oil so embargo would really hurt them, never midn the population is used to paying a few cents a gallon, they couldn't take any shortage/price hike. the west should have knocked them down long ago, go the path of nukes as they are and they should have been threatened with destruction of their economy. the fact is a massive chunk of their oil revenue is actually used just to subsidize cheap oil for their own people. they aren't that flush that they could easily rebuild from anything.

If by "stone age", you mean using billions in cash reserves to rebuild their refineries and pipelines, then yes you're correct.

Heck, just have the Russians and Chinese rebuild it for you. Iran has billions in development contracts with companies from both nations, and they are in negotiations with several other (US/UK friendly) nations.

assuming you let them rebuild. pipelines/oil facilities are high vulnerable in a time of war. it doesn't matter how much china would want that oil.

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Last time Britain pwned Argentina. If a war does break out as a result of the kidnapping of British soldiers, who would win in a confrontation, assuming no other parties get involved?

Britain won the war, but I wouldn't say they owned them. There is videos out there showing Argentinian aircraft flying around the British fleet at free will. If it was an American fleet those Argentinian aircraft would of been spotted by long range search radar or AWACS 100 miles away. Argentina also sunk a few British ships. Hardly ownage for Britain having suffered such losses and embarassment.

that was a very long range mission and rushed to boot. plus they were in a bad place with cutting down their own military at the time, a few months later and they wouldn't have had any carrier groups to use at all from what i remember. i think its better now. anyways a conflict would probably involve help fro the us this time..we definetly have functioning carrier groups. the euro/brits suffer from low military funding, and the brits paid for that in lives big time in the falklands. and yes a few of their ships were sunk, i think it was a french anti ship missile that did that.