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I wonder if the Mexican pilot is thinking, "Wow, this Spruance I'm shooting at is 20 years newer and 10 times more capable than the front line ships sailing in the Mexican Navy".
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Nice work mate, on one hand they are spectacular sights and on the other seems a shame these great ships meet an end like that.
LOL I guess so
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Lots and lots of SINKEX videos on you tube. I'll post some later.
Interesting comment. and it speaks..
Did you gents know that not a single one of the retire Spruance class DDs was sold or gifted to another nation? Plenty of FFGs, patrol craft, LSTs but no Spru-Cans...not one....curious...
Interesting comment. and it speaks..
Did you gents know that not a single one of the retire Spruance class DDs was sold or gifted to another nation? Plenty of FFGs, patrol craft, LSTs but no Spru-Cans...not one....curious...
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My take? All politics. The Navy brass wanted them "disappeared" and quickly! What a waste.
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This image of hms sirius. I saw some comments about the raf dropping freefall weapons?. Not true. Niether was it sunk by a tigerfish. The tigerfish snapped her in half but it didnt sink. The royal navy helo shot a.sea skua air to surface at her too. We also shot 50 heit rounds from the 4.5 at her for a bit of fun. There was one rn ship and a sub. Not "half the fleet" as i saw in one comment. The watertight doors where closed up forward so the bow stayed afloat. It was sunk by me....with a 30mm aa cannon using heit rounds on a starboard turret. One day I will never forget. Watching the tigerfish and the sea skua hit was a hell of a sight. Just wanted to clear that up for you.
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Previously posted here by @BravoZulu
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A Mexican MBB Bo 105 firing a volley of 2.75-inch unguided rockets at the decommissioned destroyer USS Conolly (DD 979) during the sinking exercise UNITAS Gold. April 29, 2009
...from a different angle. One of the Bo 105's 2.75 inch rockets hitting USS Connolly's foremast
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USN: Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) departs Guam, March 1, 2023 The future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). Jack H. Lucas is the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. April 19, 2023
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A Mexican MBB Bo 105 firing a volley of 2.75-inch unguided rockets at the decommissioned destroyer USS Conolly (DD 979) during the sinking exercise UNITAS Gold. April 29, 2009
...from a different angle. One of the Bo 105's 2.75 inch rockets hitting USS Connolly's foremast
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Live fire is used to gain systems proficiency while sinking a retired U.S. Navy vessel during the annual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 military forces exercises. This year’s target was the retired guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis which sustained multiple strikes and was ultimately sent to the bottom on July 12, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii.
(photos and video courtesy of Commander of US Pacific Fleet)
(photos and video courtesy of Commander of US Pacific Fleet)
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Yes its a good idea. The Navy of my country, Colombia has been doing the same thing. They have been building a submarine park and I have the pleasure to dive on an old minesweeper ship very close to Cartagena de Indias, where is located the most important Colombian Navy Naval Base.
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Colombian navy submarine destroys ship with a DM2A3 Seehecht torpedo
The National Navy of Colombia successfully tested and for the first time in the Colombian oceans its modern and powerful DM2A3 Seehecht bivalent anti-ship torpedoes that are deployed in the four Type 209/1200 and U206B oceanic and coastal submarines operating under the jurisdiction of the Submarine Flotilla of the Caribbean Naval Force. These powerful weapons can split a warship in two, thanks to their powerful explosive charge,
The National Navy of Colombia successfully tested and for the first time in the Colombian oceans its modern and powerful DM2A3 Seehecht bivalent anti-ship torpedoes that are deployed in the four Type 209/1200 and U206B oceanic and coastal submarines operating under the jurisdiction of the Submarine Flotilla of the Caribbean Naval Force. These powerful weapons can split a warship in two, thanks to their powerful explosive charge,
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USS Makassar Strait (CVU-91) breaking up on San Nicholas Island, California, where she had gone ashore while used as a Pacific Missile Range target ship, 22 January 1963.
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