Tomorrow you will watch the destruction of an American Aircraft Carrier

Northeast Intelligence Network ^ | 03/29/04 | Source

[Rightone]

Arabic posting:

[The KG9 Kid]

Maybe they'll take a poke at a decommissioned carrier that sits as a floating museum? USS Ranger, Lexington, or Hornet are all civilian property.

The resulting video would play well in the Arabic world. The heathens won't know the difference.

[AM2000]

Forks can be deadly weapons. Why, they might scratch the walls or something!

[Quix]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, now, that's an interesting place for an attack on it . . . amidst Chinese tensions over HK and Taiwan.

Not that China would be in cahoots with terrorists! /sar

[CGASMIA68]

Squak Squak Squak,Imagine?

[HarryCaul]

Yeah, Enemy of the State does seem to be a sort of sequel. I think they use a photo of Hackman from The Conversation as his EotS character's old ID pic.

Clearly a similar character, if a different kind of movie.

[mvpel]

what in AQ's arsenal could possibly get close enough to an aircraft carrier that could destroy it?

With the cannon of the Phalanx Close-In Weapons System standing ready to deliver 75 20mm (.79 caliber) APDS tungsten rounds per second, not much:

Phalanx provides ships of the U.S. Navy with a "last-chance" defense against anti-ship missiles and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other fleet defenses. Phalanx automatically detects, tracks and engages anti-air warfare threats such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft, while the Block 1B's man-in-the-loop system counters the emerging littoral warfare threat. This new threat includes small,high-speed surface craft, small terrorist aircraft, helicopters and surface mines. Phalanx accomplishes these engagements via an advanced search and track radar system integrated with a stabilized, forward looking infra-red (FLIR) detector. This integrated FLIR provides Phalanx with an unique multi-spectral detect and track capability for littoral warfare threats and dramatically improves the existing anti-air warfare capability. Block 1B also incorporates new Optimized Gun Barrels which provide improved barrel life, improved round dispersion and increased engagement ranges.

Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system capable of autonomously performing its own search, detect, evaluation, track, engage and kill assessment functions. Phalanx also can be integrated into existing Combat Systems to provide additonal sensor and fire-control capability.

[solitas]

Well I can determine the credibility. 'Destroying' an aircraft carrier is a pretty tall order. Then again destroying WTC was a pretty tall order. My instinct tells me this isn't too credible - what in AQ's arsenal could possibly get close enough to an aircraft carrier that could destroy it?

Yeah - while the buildings didn't have radar or attack aircraft the KH ought to be able to knock down any thing at any distance. As long as they don't give any incomings a lot of friend/foe benefits-of-the-doubt...

[Fitzcarraldo]

I was thinking in terms of the reduced water density due to the vapor generated by the nuclear explosion causing the ship to loose bouyancy for a short period of time.

[Paulie]

"Maybe the carrier's own crew? A muslim infiltrator setting off a nuclear weapon??"

That would be my guess too.

[Quix]

I would hope retaliation would be swift and terminal. . .

but

HOW

AND

WHERE???

[PokeyJoe]

Granted, they would have to be "lucky" - but then again, we had divers in Pearl Harbour a few weeks ago.

The game is afoot.

[bayourod]

Is March 30th today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow in Japan?

My guess would be the use of a Russian bomber piloted by a mole in the Russian air force combined with an attack by a formerly Russian submarine purchased by a Muslim country.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Which is close to where the New York Yankees open the baseball season in just 6 hours. Tomorrow is today in Japan.

Would have plenty of symbolism. Which is just another reason that this is almost certainly some ME college kid yanking chains.

[AM2000]

Let's reinvade Iraq.

I have a feeling it'll be easier this time.

[CGASMIA68]

Dont strain the brain

[Long Cut]

Unfortunately, there's always one time a ship is almost completely vulnerable...in port.

See also, USS COLE, Pearl Harbor 12/7/41, etc.

Out at sea, no, no one's getting close, especially since a warning has (undoubtedly) been transmitted to the ship (and all other carriers) and they are now on alert, but a pierside attack is something else again.

[breakem]

wouldn't that involve more than 1 person?

[cyberaxe]

.....ditto.....

.....makes me think about that Mullah.....

.....in Kuwait flinging grenades into tents.....

..... during the race to Baghdad at the beginning of the war.....

[PokeyJoe]

not likely, but a well placed shape charge on her keel would break her back.

Divers in the water?

[Diddle E. Squat]

If they actually had a nuke, why waste it sinking a carrier when one could devastate the economy of a major city?