Finland impounds shipment of Patriot missiles, explosives in ship destined for Shangh

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Where did those Patriots come from?

Germany maybe? I've read South Korea has purchased second hand Patriot missile systems from them before.

http://www.spacewar.com/2005/050713111046.9zsykm7x.html


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[Oberon]

I love the fact they were in a box marked 'Fireworks'

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Maybe a Chinese callback to remedy a technical problem?

Originally Posted by Oberon

I love the fact they were in a box marked 'Fireworks'

LOL

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Germany maybe? I've read South Korea has purchased second hand Patriot missile systems from them before.

http://www.spacewar.com/2005/050713111046.9zsykm7x.html


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If they are intended for China surely the Germans wouldn't want to get involved

[Fincuan]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

If they are intended for China surely the Germans wouldn't want to get involved

The latest news up here is that they're indeed coming from Germany and intended for South Korea, like RS said. Apparently some shipping documents relating to South Korea have been found inside the containers. They're just supposed to be transported via China for some reason, or the ship was supposed to make a port call in China before heading to ROK. An anonymous employee of the company responsible for the shipment commented that they might have loaded the missiles onto a wrong ship by accident(yeah right).

In any case does anyone want to sell us some Patriot launchers, radars and support vehicles now that we've got a bunch of missiles?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

The latest news up here is that they're indeed coming from Germany and intended for South Korea, like RS said. Apparently some shipping documents relating to South Korea have been found inside the containers. They're just supposed to be transported via China for some reason, or the ship was supposed to make a port call in China before heading to ROK. An anonymous employee of the company responsible for the shipment commented that they might have loaded the missiles onto a wrong ship by accident(yeah right).

In any case does anyone want to sell us some Patriot launchers, radars and support vehicles now that we've got a bunch of missiles?

China might have a few going cheap seeing as how they're no longer going to get the missiles

[stormrider_sp]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

China might have a few going cheap seeing as how they're no longer going to get the missiles

The fact that one ship was seized doesnt mean there arent more. As we already know the Chinese, right now they´re probably reverse-engineering them.

[MH]

I cant believe Germany would send officialy or unofficialy patriot missiles to china.
Its not exactly RPG launcher....

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Fincuan

In any case does anyone want to sell us some Patriot launchers, radars and support vehicles now that we've got a bunch of missiles?

Sorry, we prefer to sell our good equipment to countries that kill witches. You have got to work on this first before we can deliver stuff.