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F*O*A*D wrote:
On 4/19/14, 10:18 PM, wrote: On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:41:51 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: On 4/19/14, 7:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:29:39 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: Leaving almost no wake and reducing the heat signature to make it "stealthy" implies certain knowledge of everyone else's technology, and that there is no further development in same. Whatever the Navy does, it doesn't have a cloaking device and the ship will be visible. Perhaps if you actually understood how this ship was armed you would understand a bit more about the mission. It is a platform for stand off weapons designed to hit land targets or sea targets, hundreds of miles away. It is a whole lot cheaper than putting an aircraft carrier out there and risking pilots. Oh, I understand our liking for anonymous warfare fought at a distance. Perhaps some of our enemies will get their hands on standoff weapons, too. It doesn't take a lot of technology these days to launch an exocet like missile 100 miles away from New York City and not care particularly where in the city it lands. I am not sure why you don't love this weapons system. It was conceived during the Clinton Administration (1994) when the US foreign policy was called "Tomahawk Diplomacy". It was perfect for sitting out in the Arabian Sea and lobbing a few million dollar missiles into an aspirin factory in Sudan. (looking for that pesky WMD). Sorry, Mr security guard, you should have called in sick. You are a lot more "doctrinaire" than I am, it seems. But of course...you're a "conservative." Sounds, looks like, Clinton in the Balkans. |
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On 4/19/2014 10:31 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:41:51 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: On 4/19/14, 7:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:29:39 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote: Leaving almost no wake and reducing the heat signature to make it "stealthy" implies certain knowledge of everyone else's technology, and that there is no further development in same. Whatever the Navy does, it doesn't have a cloaking device and the ship will be visible. Perhaps if you actually understood how this ship was armed you would understand a bit more about the mission. It is a platform for stand off weapons designed to hit land targets or sea targets, hundreds of miles away. It is a whole lot cheaper than putting an aircraft carrier out there and risking pilots. Oh, I understand our liking for anonymous warfare fought at a distance. Perhaps some of our enemies will get their hands on standoff weapons, too. It doesn't take a lot of technology these days to launch an exocet like missile 100 miles away from New York City and not care particularly where in the city it lands. BTW why would you launch an Exocet missile into New York City? I guess you don't know what an Exocet missile really is. (wave top hugging, open water weapon) If someone wanted a couple hundred pound bomb in New York they could just put it in the trunk of a cab and drive it to exactly where they wanted it to go off. The Exocet is not going to be that accurate and it will hit the first building it crosses on land. To be effective they would need to be in the harbor when they shot it. Even then, it might decide a big metal subway sign down near the battery was the most attractive target. harry was lying, to get you to respond. He makes a ridiculous comment like the one above based in nothing but his own fantasy world, and he gets attention. Hell, he doesn't even have to work for it anymore ![]() |
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