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To: Slambat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Praying_Mantis


32 posted on 01/12/2016 8:23:55 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: RightGeek

“Late in the day, the Iranian frigate Sabalan departed from its berth and fired a surface-to-air missile at several A-6Es from VA-95. The A-6Es then dropped a Mark 82 laser-guided bomb into Sabalan’s stack, crippling the ship and leaving it burning.”

One plane, one bomb took out a frigate in 1988. That’s almost
30 years ago. Today I think its all just for show. I don’t think
we even need to be in theater anymore. We can do most of it
with drones.

That was a great story. Thanks for the link.


76 posted on 01/13/2016 4:45:44 PM PST by Slambat
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