An F-18 fighter jet fired an aircraft cannon at an Iranian-flagged tanker.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces had stopped the Hasna tanker, which was carrying Iranian-flagged crude oil.

The ship was attempting to break the naval blockade in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

According to CENTCOM, after a series of radio warnings, an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was scrambled. The aircraft used a 20mm M61 Vulcan six-barrel cannon to fire at the tanker.

Fire from aviation The cannon's fire disabled the ship's rudder, preventing the Hasna from continuing its journey. According to the Americans, none of the crew members were injured.

CENTCOM:

We've made it clear: the blockade will be enforced. Ignoring these warnings will have consequences.

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln continues to carry out combat missions to blockade Iran's coast in the Arabian Sea as part of an operation to limit Iranian oil exports.

The incident was the latest episode in the strengthening of the American military presence in the Middle East. The US imposed a blockade following the escalation of the conflict with Iran, seeking to cut off oil supplies and Tehran's revenues from its sales.

As a reminder, Donald Trump previously stated that he was prepared to abandon the idea of ​​escorting allied ships in the Strait of Hormuz with warships.

Comments

[credo]

But Donald is not what many people think, and he certainly doesn’t look like a tyrant.
It seems he has decided to destroy the economies of the EU, China, India and the Gulf countries as much as possible. All that remains is to keep oil and oil product prices from skyrocketing at home, and maybe he will succeed.

[Murmur 55]

credo He is a tyrant, it is clear that he or his team is making money under the cover of their situation, but this does not change his phase shift, which is not a matter of narcissism or a God complex.

[al3x]

Nevertheless, over the past couple of months, the Trumps have added about $4 billion to their personal net worth, according to American internet reports. Business, nothing personal. Grandpa is seriously trying to provide for the family, harnessing the full might of the American military machine and moving the stock market with nothing but tweets.

[Shurik70]

Quote: credo

But Donald is not what many people think, and he certainly doesn’t look like a tyrant.
It seems he has decided to destroy the economies of the EU, China, India and the Gulf countries as much as possible. All that remains is to keep oil and oil product prices from skyrocketing at home, and maybe he will succeed.

If you think about it this way, then no bandit looks like a tyrant.
Someone has money, but for some reason it’s not in the bandit’s pocket.
And to correct this injustice, any methods will do.
Well, yes. Not a tyrant. A bandit.

[credo]

Hi's credo is precisely that of a tyrant. It's clear that he or his team is making money under the guise of their position, but this doesn't negate his phase shift, which is not a matter of narcissism or a God complex.

I do not think so.
I think the fundamental mistake of many of our politicians is their inability to detach themselves from their own mentality and look at the world through the eyes of an Anglo-Saxon Protestant. They act according to their own religious principles and morals, which are completely different from ours. And Trump is no tyrant here.
No matter how much they criticize him in the US and how much abuse they throw at him, local big business (oil and gas companies, stock speculators, bankers, the IT industry, and others) is now receiving super profits thanks to him, and they will definitely be grateful to him for that.

[Popandos]

The ship's rudder was disabled by fire from an aircraft cannon,

How!?

[TermNachTer]

And what could possibly be damaged on a ship where all the structures are made of 10-15 mm thick steel by fire from a 20 mm cannon?

[novel66]

Bridge. Locators. Lifeboats, finally.

[TermNachTer]

The bridge is large, spanning from side to side, sometimes 40 meters or more. Radar antennas are small and difficult to hit, and ocean-going vessels typically have two radars. Besides radar, there are GPS receivers, so the vessel won't be completely without navigation. Besides lifeboats, there are life rafts, usually two of them, one on each side, each one for the entire crew.

[ZovSailor]

TermNachTer
Today, 21: 29
And what could possibly be damaged on a ship where all the structures are made of 10-15 mm thick steel by fire from a 20 mm cannon?

The text indicates that the steering gear is damaged.
In fact, with aimed fire from a 20 mm cannon, it was not the massive rudder blade itself that could have been damaged, but the hydraulic drives that controlled the rudder's rotation, the hydraulic hoses, or the vulnerable points where the rudder blade connected to the hull, thus depriving the ship of maneuverability and control.

[Foggy Dew]

As far as I understand, all the drives don't dangle like hoses overboard, and are generally below the waterline. Also, I'm not sure that hydraulic drives are the only way to turn the rudder; there's definitely a mechanical system, and it'll more or less get the job done.

[ZovSailor]

Foggy Dew
Yesterday, 23: 11
As far as I understand, all the drives don't dangle like hoses overboard, and are generally below the waterline. Also, I'm not sure that hydraulic drives are the only way to turn the rudder; there's definitely a mechanical system, and it'll more or less get the job done.

Without a doubt, this is the case when the tanker is loaded, which complicates aimed fire with the rudder hidden below the waterline.
But even a few accidental hits to the hydraulic drives or vulnerable points of the feather-hull balance can lead to loss of control and maneuverability of the vessel.
If the hydraulic steering hoses are punctured, manual control is possible, but this is associated with risks for the crew and depends on the severity of the damage in each case.

[silverwolf88]

The redhead can't wait to get his ass kicked again... he's taunting Iran in vain... they have a lot of trump cards... the mischievous Houthis alone, with their possible blockade of the passage of ships, are worth something
They should have crawled away before it was too late))

[Kmet]

Iran needs to adopt a strategy whereby every vessel leaving Hormuz would be required to call at Iranian ports and, after payment, proceed through the strait with Iran identification turn-ons activated. This strategic move would undermine the very basis of the American blockade. The US is attempting to isolate Iran by closing sea lanes, but this logic would be inverted, as it would no longer be Iran that would be isolated, but everyone without exception who does not cooperate with Iran, as the American blockade would now bear the risks equally. And the US simply doesn't have the resources to inspect every vessel. Meanwhile, Iran's oil trade would recover.
This won't just complicate the blockade; it will make it pointless and counterproductive for the US itself, which risks facing a global trade war. There's no need to pry into other people's business—it's better to mind your own. Furthermore, the cost of maintaining the fleet and its operations in the Gulf will once again make us nervous and fidget with the Stars and Stripes.

[Revolver]

Quote: Kmet

every ship that wants to leave Hormuz will have to call at Iranian ports and from there, after payment

It has already been announced: shipowners paying Iran for passage will be subject to sanctions. Specifically, they will be prohibited from conducting dollar-denominated banking transactions and from calling at American ports. Worst of all, all companies doing business in the US will be prohibited from doing business with these shipowners, under threat of being banned from doing business in the US.

[Kmet]

Hmm, indeed (I studied the reactions of all the participants – I especially liked the UAE's reaction). So they'll be stuck in this oil prison because they don't really have a way out.

[tralflot1832]

The tiller compartment is almost always the last 99,9 meters in the stern. 10mm steel is no obstacle for a 20mm cannon. Hit the stern just above the propeller-rudder assembly and you won't miss—you'll definitely destroy the steering gear or the high-pressure lines that drive the rudder stock, leaving that multi-ton piece of iron dangling astride. The Tirpitz's rudder compartment was armored, but by chance, a torpedo hit the rudder blade in the broadside position, not straight ahead, and that was the end of the Tirpitz.

[Michael]

Quote: tralflot1832

Tirpitz is finished.

If only everyone could be like this—on an even keel, having exhausted their ammunition, with their seacocks open. And sinking the enemy squadron's flagship.

[Revolver]

Quote: tralflot1832

The Tirpitz's steering compartment was armored, but by chance a torpedo hit the rudder blade in the broadside position, not straight ahead, and that was the end of the Tirpitz.

Just not Tirpitz, but Bismarck.

[Michael]

Quote: Nagan

Just not Tirpitz, but Bismarck.

Clearly, it's a typo. Or maybe it was intentional, for those who won't understand.
tralflot1832 - a seafarer and it won't be in vain.

[Revolver]

What a skill! Hitting a rudder with an aircraft cannon takes real skill. It's cheap and cheerful, as they say; the cannon's entire ammunition costs a fraction of the price of the cheapest guided missile.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Michael

Clearly, it's a typo. Or maybe it was intentional, for those who won't understand.

Sorry, it's a typo.