Iranian gunboats backed away in a showdown with a Royal Navy frigate after staring down the barrel of the 'perfect weapon'

During a stand-off involving a Royal Navy frigate, an oil tanker, and three Iranian gunboats on Wednesday, the British warship HMS Montrose trained its deck guns on the Iranian vessels, CNN first reported, citing US and UK officials. The HMS Montrose is armed with two automated, rapid-fire 30mm deck guns specifically designed to incapacitate or destroy small, fast-moving watercraft like Iranian gunboats. A retired US Navy captain with a great deal of experience dealing with the Iranians said tha...