To: All
Ok, FR Navy vets..riddle me this
Just how many Harpoons will it take to send this parade float to the bottom of the sea?
I expect that if we ever get into a shooting war over Taiwan, that ship will be the first one on the USN target list.
145 posted on
06/29/2005 8:14:12 PM PDT by
Armedanddangerous
(Watching indignant liberals is funnier than watching midgets run track.)
To: Armedanddangerous
Sorry, we're all getting a bit old here. The USN surface fleet or subs no longer have Harpoons. The TacTom is it's replacement.
I think it would be more fun to have SEALs swim in and put a few charges on it's hull right near the avgas. ;)
Plausible deniability is such a useful concept.
148 posted on
06/29/2005 8:16:51 PM PDT by
ProudVet77
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To: Armedanddangerous
There can't be a lot of steel in a $360 million dollar carrier. One harpoon ought to do it, if there is enough metal in it to show up on radar. Maybe even a well placed 5" round.
149 posted on
06/29/2005 8:17:07 PM PDT by
kerryusama04
(How do you make a Republican a conservative? Put him in the minority...)
To: Armedanddangerous
My guess is a minimum of three, max of 5. Harpoon does not carry all that large a warhead (about 300 pounds or so, if memory serves). The question should be "How many Tomahawks or Mk. 48's will sink this baby?"
150 posted on
06/29/2005 8:18:08 PM PDT by
Wombat101
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