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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
I wonder if it could have been a mine? But, you are right SW, good thing this hasn't escalated.
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Then again there could be a DPRK sub on the bottom right now, or it could be reloading and waiting for another shot...
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Originally Posted by Castout
Another picture of the ship, Cheonan
Ship hull is broken/split into two. The stern was the first to be gone beneath the waves.
If it was a mine what's the possibility of it striking the ship's stern?!
I would rule out an accident. It was either a conventional sea mine, a torpedo mine or a torpedo attack.
Somebody is playing a dangerous game . . .
I didn't imply it was definitely North Korea's doing though . . .but we can't help to think it's probably one of the prime suspects. |
It could hit the stern if it was an acoustic mine set off my the prop noise like the Russian UDM or PRC Mao-4 that the DPRK does have.
Or it could have snagged the mooring line dangling from a mine that got cut loose from its anchor. Line rapped around the screw and draged it right in to her stern.
Although this ROK FFL does have an aft 76mm it a round cooked off in that it could have wrecked the stern and sank her.
EDIT 'nother possablity the North does have some EM-52 rocket mines, they are acoustic triggered and very devistating...