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To: Spktyr
Yep but they have ones that work and the chicoms allegedly have some now.Imposable to defend against.
46 posted on 03/17/2005 7:28:36 PM PST by Fast1 (Destroy America buy Chinese goods,Shop at Wal-Mart)
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To: Fast1

Yes, except the most common variant is unguided and it's a huge waste of a nuke if you miss. It's also liquid fueled, so it's highly unstable.

There's supposed to be one that slows down and starts searching in a circle if it misses, but I heard that it had an unfortunate tendency to find the launching ship or vessel instead - it's not got external guidance. A wire-guided torpedo from a previously undetected sub is a much better way. And they can't keep a Squall fueled indefinitely, either. It has a lot of problems, and it's only useful as a "I'm going to take you with me" weapon.


47 posted on 03/17/2005 7:32:58 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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