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2006-07-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by ryuge 2006-07-15 06:47|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ...Getting some slightly confusing signals on this one, as I've seen the UAV story and now 'an Iranian-made missile'. I'm betting now on the missiles (though I wouldn't completely rule out the existence of jerry-rigged UAVs)but I want a bit more info on the Egyptian craft that was sunk and what sank it.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-07-15 07:50|| 2006-07-15 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 It was a sea skimming missile with a rocket engine. Released video showed a night time rocket plume then a detonation on the horizon.

Posted by ed 2006-07-15 09:04|| 2006-07-15 09:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Reports around an Egyptian cruise ship was hit as well.

Posted by Jitle Chomotch5994 2006-07-15 09:05|| 2006-07-15 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Cruise ship? Can't wait to hear those casualty figures. Iran is doing a lot of painting...into a corner.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-15 09:06|| 2006-07-15 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's see how Mubarak deal with this publicly.

Posted by lotp 2006-07-15 09:13|| 2006-07-15 09:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Fox sez - Chinese design, Iranian-made: Silkworm?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-15 09:20|| 2006-07-15 09:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Debka sez d same :
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1184

Posted by Duh! 2006-07-15 09:24|| 2006-07-15 09:24|| Front Page Top

#8 I assume it was a bearing only attack and maybe when the C-802s radars fired up one picked the target the other picked the Egyptian vessel. Maybe chaff was used.

Posted by 6 2006-07-15 09:25|| 2006-07-15 09:25|| Front Page Top

#9 C-801 according to latest from Israel.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-07-15 09:27|| 2006-07-15 09:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh, well, a sea-skimming missle is much more comforting than a prop driven drone!

Posted by Rory B. Bellows 2006-07-15 09:56|| 2006-07-15 09:56|| Front Page Top

#11 J-Post say's it's a C802.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3275923,00.html

Posted by Angereper Glolutle6535 2006-07-15 10:12|| 2006-07-15 10:12|| Front Page Top

#12 As of this post [Guam time], FOX NEWS says Israel says its a C-802, aka [dual-use = nuke capable]SILKWORM-type, allegedly provided to Iran's IRGC from China, to which Iran per se denies receiving any such same.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-07-15 22:16|| 2006-07-15 22:16|| Front Page Top

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