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To: Woodstock
A senior Navy official said Saturday that the fire on board has repeatedly erupted after being extinguished as a result of the heat absorbed by metal objects on the boat.

Bingo. The vulnerability of ships is so underrated especially by the US. Any contest between high tech navies and air forces will be a blood bath.

34 posted on 07/15/2006 2:54:14 PM PDT by zarf (Italian Kid: My father can beat up your father! Jewish Kid: Big deal, so can my mother!)
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To: zarf
Any contest between high tech navies and air forces will be a blood bath.

Any contest between high tech countries will go nuclear almost immediately, so no one will notice the naval losses.
58 posted on 07/15/2006 9:07:05 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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