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Aussie sub sinks US warship in first firing of new torpedo
news.com.au ^
| 25th July 2008
Posted on 07/25/2008 6:25:19 PM PDT by naturalman1975
AN Australian submarine - HMAS Waller - has used a new super torpedo - the Mark 48 - to sink an American warship off Hawaii.
The HMAS Waller fired the heavyweight Mark 48 torpedo, which the US and Australian navies say is the world's deadliest, during war games this week.
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said the torpedo had been jointly developed by Australia and the United States.
The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii.
"This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship," Mr Fitzgibbon said.
"This represents the first new heavyweight torpedo warshot to be fired by either Navy. Just as significant is the fact that the warshot torpedo was assembled in Australia," Mr Fitzgibbon said.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: miltech; ran; royalaustraliannavy; unitedstatesnavy; usn; war
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To: naturalman1975
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:26:42 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Axis of Evil = Iran , North Korea , Rob and Amber)
To: naturalman1975
B3
You sank my battleship
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:28:54 PM PDT
by
LukeL
(Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
To: cmsgop
Looks like BHO’s world tour....
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:28:54 PM PDT
by
pointsal
To: naturalman1975
Scaring moms with sailors at sea isn’t nice:’) What was the name of the retired ship?
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:29:17 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: naturalman1975
WOW!!! Watched the video, the shot broke her back.
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:30:02 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)
To: naturalman1975
Dang, I read the title of this post, and now I need to go change my clothes....
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:30:53 PM PDT
by
dfwddr
( Duncan Hunter . (He'd throw in 10))
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:31:46 PM PDT
by
flyfree
To: naturalman1975
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:33:03 PM PDT
by
hc87
To: flyfree
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:33:21 PM PDT
by
flyfree
To: naturalman1975
“Now that’s a torpedo.”
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:33:36 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("Dear God, Please Make It Stop" '08.)
To: CindyDawg
What was the name of the retired ship?Thanks--my first question too. The ship's number on the bow was painted over. Anyone recognize it?
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:33:45 PM PDT
by
exit82
(People get the government they deserve--and they are about to get it --in spades.)
To: dfwddr; sit-rep; Squantos
Yeah, fo a split second I thought this was an “Oops, sorry!” moment.
To: naturalman1975
the mark 48 is new!? L0l!!!
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:37:19 PM PDT
by
mylife
(People That Blindly Follow Obama Are Barack "Suckers")
To: naturalman1975
“This calls for Massive Retaliation”
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:38:08 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: mylife
It’s a new version of the MK48 - MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS).
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:38:34 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
To: naturalman1975
Ahh....
Cuz we were using them when I was in the Navy
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:40:05 PM PDT
by
mylife
(People That Blindly Follow Obama Are Barack "Suckers")
To: CindyDawg
Sorry - no idea. I’ve looked but haven’t been able to find a source that names the ship so far.
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:40:38 PM PDT
by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
...soon to be an Iranian propaganda clip saying “the great satan sailing vessel was destroyed in NY harbor by Muslim women dressed in McDonald burka’s purchased by gains through a suit filed earlier in the day. The two man mini sub was piloted by latest Iranian cartoon rabbit and 7 female sailors”
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posted on
07/25/2008 6:41:53 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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