The tug was most likely attacked by a Bayraktar TB2 using MAM-L mini smart bombs.
wikipedia
Because if it was a harpoon, the explosion would be like this:
J. David Rogers' Military Service Flying P-3 Orions
And the hole left behind...
...would be bigger than the tug.
SB 739 SPASATEL BEKH
Either way, between small smart bombs or big anti-ship missiles,
its another day, and another workplace accident for the Russian Navy. 😈
1 posted on
06/17/2022 2:55:00 PM PDT by
Widget Jr
To: Widget Jr
Wait, from the text, they sunk a medical ship? Nice. /s
2 posted on
06/17/2022 3:01:18 PM PDT by
Reno89519
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To: Widget Jr
Figures that it *wasn’t* a Harpoon. Sending a $1m Harpoon at a tugboat costing a few hundred grand isn’t the most cost-effective way of targeting it, especially given that these (typically) non-naval vessels don’t exactly have much in the way of defenses.
3 posted on
06/17/2022 3:01:39 PM PDT by
Zhang Fei
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To: Widget Jr
BlueSauron👁️ @Blue_Sauron
According to the Ukrainian Navy, Russian navy vessel (said to be Rescue Tug Spasatel Vasily Bekh) was struck presumably by anti-ship missile near Snake Island.
#Russia #Ukraine
2:37 AM · Jun 17, 2022·
Sounds official.
4 posted on
06/17/2022 3:09:48 PM PDT by
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7 posted on
06/17/2022 3:33:07 PM PDT by
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To: Widget Jr
Harpoon?
Which culture has just been misappropriated?
13 posted on
06/17/2022 5:00:11 PM PDT by
Scrambler Bob
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To: Widget Jr
Now it’s a good Russian boat. ;)
14 posted on
06/17/2022 5:01:40 PM PDT by
familyop
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