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To: ScubaDiver
A SAM from a surface ship or submarine ‘accidentally’ took out TWA 800? In a word, that is INSANE.

Thanks for the detailed explanation of the MANPADS. But I may be of service here. I was in the navy at the time and a submarine sailor aboard a Los Angeles class fast attack boat.

We don't have anti-aircraft missiles aboard fast attack submarines. Plus would be pretty hard to track an airliner with sonar.

So you can scratch submarine off the list too.

72 posted on 07/14/2021 6:16:33 AM PDT by OA5599
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To: OA5599

Thanks. I wasn’t sure if fast-attack had anti-aircraft missiles or not.


79 posted on 07/14/2021 6:26:54 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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