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07-22-15, 06:23 PM | #1 | |
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Destroyer USS The Sullivans Damaged After Missile Explodes After Launch
Destroyer USS The Sullivans Damaged After Missile Explodes After Launch
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07-22-15, 07:16 PM | #2 |
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Bernard!!!!!
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07-22-15, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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That hits kind of close to home. My son-in-law is guided missile officer aboard DDG-79 Oscar Austin. He's going to have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks, I predict! Just came in from a long deployment and my daughter is looking to spending lots of time with him. Guess that's a bit out of the question for a while....
Just goes to show that being in the military is a dangerous occupation. These guys are sharp. They'll get the problem sorted out. One thing for sure. If these were the DDs in Taffy 3 the Japanese battleships would have been on the bottom of the ocean before they ever caught sight of a single DDG. These destroyers against those battleships would be a complete mismatch in the destroyers' favor. That's how much things have changed.
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07-22-15, 11:45 PM | #4 |
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I should say too, I'm glad and relieved everyone is okay! Accidents happen - sounds like all the protection measures worked well and kept everyone safe this time
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07-23-15, 09:36 AM | #5 |
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Most importantly, no casualties....the rest will be standard procedure for a well trained crew.
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07-23-15, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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These type of missiles have to work 110 % they are the ships first defense against ASM, Bombers etc.
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