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2019-05-14 Arabia

Stratfor: UAE - four commercial vessels have suffered "sabotage operations" offshore.

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Posted by 3dc 2019-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 The Mad Mullahs have a new weapon - a stealth boom-less torpedo!

Posted by Bobby 2019-05-14 08:33|| 2019-05-14 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Limpet mines are small don't make much noise and rely on the magnifying water hammer effect to damage ships.

A small charge on the bottom of a ship drawing 30-feet of water would not be very loud at all.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2019-05-14 14:45|| 2019-05-14 14:45|| Front Page Top

#3 A fascinating tidbit of info, SPoD. We never talked about that in the Boy Scouts, but it goes a long way towards explaining the "unknown object" theme.

Posted by SteveS 2019-05-14 15:34|| 2019-05-14 15:34|| Front Page Top

#4 I always thought of Ranger School as Boy Scouts with guns...

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2019-05-14 16:21|| 2019-05-14 16:21|| Front Page Top

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