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TLAM Strike · 03-16-11, 08:35 AM

The Liberian flagged cargo ship Victoria took on arms in Lattakia Syria at the same time the IRINS Kharg and its escort was there, the Victoria then sailed for Turkey and then headed south for el-Arīsh in the Northern Sinai. The Israeli Navy stopped the ship and searched her. Aboard they found 60mm mortars (rounds packages in July 2009 and C-704 anti-ship missiles (complete with documentation written in Persian). The C-704 is a Chinese designed missile known to be manufactured in Iran; it has a range of 35 km a high subsonic speeds and a warhead of 130 kg.

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03-16-11, 08:35 AM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Well we know now what the Iranians were doing in the Med The Liberian flagged cargo ship Victoria took on arms in Lattakia Syria at the same time the IRINS Kharg and its escort was there, the Victoria then sailed for Turkey and then headed south for el-Arīsh in the Northern Sinai. The Israeli Navy stopped the ship and searched her. Aboard they found 60mm mortars (rounds packages in July 2009 and *C-704 anti-ship missiles* (complete with documentation written in Persian). The C-704 is a Chinese designed missile known to be manufactured in Iran; it has a range of 35 km a high subsonic speeds and a warhead of 130 kg. aviationweek Fox news blog IDF Photos of the captured weapons __________________