On 10/9/13 8:03 PM, Califbill wrote:
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On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 08:13:11 -0400, BAR wrote:

How soon you forget about the 40 year old French weapon called the Exocet.

We have systems to shoot them down these days.

The massive damage was caused by ship design, not the Exocet missile.
Build the superstructure out of a flammable alloy. Really great warship
design. Not!


Are you saying a few "modern" Exocets with HE warheads in piercing
shells won't blow up/sink a destroyer?