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To: volunbeer

The Iranians dont have the capability to fire 50 of these things at once.

Not to mention, these are not carrier killers. A 400kg warhead is big, but it's not like the big AS-6 air to ground missiles that carry 1000KG or 350kt nuclear warheads. In reality you need a nuke to sink a Nimitz class carrier.


73 posted on 03/28/2007 7:52:20 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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now this is a carrier killer, AS-6

SS-N-27 'Sizzler'


74 posted on 03/28/2007 7:59:15 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: finnman69; volunbeer

"In reality you need a nuke to sink a Nimitz class carrier."

To sink it...yes. To put it out of action...no. All you have to do is inflict enough damage that it can no longer sustain combat ops.


76 posted on 03/28/2007 7:11:07 PM PDT by neutronsgalore (Nature, getting rid of Muslims one tsunami at a time.)
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