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Old 07-13-06, 12:44 PM   #13
Threadfin
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As I understand they were called hunter-killer because aircraft would hunt the sub and ships would kill the sub (if the aircraft didn't do it outright). Without the aircraft you don't have the hunter part, as least as the name is intended. Ah well, can call them whatever one likes I suppose.
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