What the heck happend durring Exersize Cobra Gold 82?

noboat1 · 06-15-13, 06:42 PM

None of the accounts of what happened are correct, I was there on watch, on the bridge of the Turner Joy.

Red October1984 · 06-15-13, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by noboat1

None of the accounts of what happened are correct, I was there on watch, on the bridge of the Turner Joy.

We'll need some proof of that.

Frankly, I don't believe you at all.

Stealhead · 06-15-13, 10:24 PM

I think is just story doing some quick searching the "incident" is only mentioned in two places with nothing to back up the claims it also does not specify where the incident took place besides "off the coast of Vietnam" awful vague.

I think some bored former sailors just made up an interesting sounding story.Especially the part how only the radio in the ward room got hit that almost knee slapping silly to me.How dose a .30 cal round penetrate steel and or the sturdy glass used on warships?

Red October1984 · 06-15-13, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

I think is just story doing some quick searching the "incident" is only mentioned in two places with nothing to back up the claims it also does not specify where the incident took place besides "off the coast of Vietnam" awful vague.

I think some bored former sailors just made up an interesting sounding story.Especially the part how only the radio in the ward room got hit that almost knee slapping silly to me.How dose a .30 cal round penetrate steel and or the sturdy glass used on warships?

I'm with you on this one.

I don't believe it.

Catfish · 06-16-13, 12:12 PM

OT i am just reading 'The cruise of the Lanikai', not far into yet, but was it also intended as a war ruse, to provoke an incident at the eve of Pearl Harbour ? Anyone read it ?

Schroeder · 06-16-13, 04:44 PM

Do US warships have .30 cal MGs? If so I would rather think of an accidental friendly fire incident perhaps during maintenance. Nobody would be stupid enough to attack some warships with a .30 cal.

BTW nice thread necromancy.

Stealhead · 06-16-13, 04:51 PM

Yes they do in 1982 they would have been M60s 7.62x51mm today they would use M240s also 7.62x51mm some also carry M134 miniguns again 7.62x51mm.

I think it is either a completely made up story or a great exaggeration of an actual event that was far less exciting.Perhaps something along the line of one of ships firing off some rounds and the others not being aware and getting a little excited and later it becomes a mystery attack.

noboat1 · 10-19-14, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

We'll need some proof of that.

Frankly, I don't believe you at all.

Search the NY POST, they did a front page story on it. As a matter of fact the picture on the front page they used wasn't the Turner Joy. I was a QM3, Captain's name was Abbey. We fired back with a 50, they were pirates involved in human trafficking at the time. They were living off "boat people" still coming out of Vietnam. We were about 70 miles south of Con Son Island when it happened.

Stealhead · 10-19-14, 09:21 PM

Sounds very plausible to me.

em2nought · 10-20-14, 02:23 AM

Thailand and the Philippines, bet those sailors had fun!

Nothing to compare in the Atlantic.

Jimbuna · 08-07-14, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by noboat1

None of the accounts of what happened are correct, I was there on watch, on the bridge of the Turner Joy.

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Jimbuna · 08-07-14, 02:10 PM

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06-16-13, 04:44 PM	#6
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Do US warships have .30 cal MGs? If so I would rather think of an accidental friendly fire incident perhaps during maintenance. Nobody would be stupid enough to attack some warships with a .30 cal. BTW nice thread necromancy. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thailand and the Philippines, bet those sailors had fun! Nothing to compare in the Atlantic. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

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noboat1 Nub Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	None of the accounts of what happened are correct, I was there on watch, on the bridge of the Turner Joy.

06-15-13, 10:24 PM	#3
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I think is just story doing some quick searching the "incident" is only mentioned in two places with nothing to back up the claims it also does not specify where the incident took place besides "off the coast of Vietnam" awful vague. I think some bored former sailors just made up an interesting sounding story.Especially the part how only the radio in the ward room got hit that almost knee slapping silly to me.How dose a .30 cal round penetrate steel and or the sturdy glass used on warships?

06-16-13, 12:12 PM	#5
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,773 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	OT i am just reading 'The cruise of the Lanikai', not far into yet, but was it also intended as a war ruse, to provoke an incident at the eve of Pearl Harbour ? Anyone read it ?

06-16-13, 04:51 PM	#7
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yes they do in 1982 they would have been M60s 7.62x51mm today they would use M240s also 7.62x51mm some also carry M134 miniguns again 7.62x51mm. I think it is either a completely made up story or a great exaggeration of an actual event that was far less exciting.Perhaps something along the line of one of ships firing off some rounds and the others not being aware and getting a little excited and later it becomes a mystery attack.

10-19-14, 09:21 PM	#9
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Sounds very plausible to me.