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To: Jeff Head

Looking at the impact point and considering the images of the C802 missile, would it be too far off to suggest that it was a near miss in that the water absorbed a lot of the explosion? A direct hit from that type of missile IMHO should have sunk it period or at least caused greater structural damage. I'm not a seaman but it seems they got off very lucky.


21 posted on 07/15/2006 3:33:11 PM PDT by Godzilla (Evil can be defeated when the good are unafraid.)
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To: Godzilla

Or, the warhead did not explode and the missile itself and its fuel did the damage.


22 posted on 07/15/2006 3:34:37 PM PDT by Jeff Head (God, family, country)
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To: Godzilla

C802s will damage, but not usually instantly destroy a front-line corvette, frigate, or destroyer. The warhead isn't big enough to do it.

The Silkworm (the C802's bigger, older brother) carries a 546kg warhead, and that one *will* instantly sink a destroyer.


24 posted on 07/15/2006 3:36:29 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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