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2005-02-09 China-Japan-Koreas

unconfirmed report: China sinks Indian submarine with missiles fired from helicopters

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-02-09 3:43:02 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Uh, if true, then four things:

1. India has subs?
2. China actually knows how to sink them?
3. Where might this have happened? The Spratly (sp?) Islands or some other "disputed territory?"

and finally

4. WTF?

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-02-09 3:56:55 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-02-09 3:56:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 India has sixteen subs in three classes -- all modern diesel boats.

Posted by Mike 2005-02-09 4:02:33 PM|| 2005-02-09 4:02:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If they put it at the bottom of the page under such intriguing headlines as :

North Korean leader Kim Jung Il in Paramount's Team America: World Police - 2004 Paramount Pictures

Paramount's Kim satire wounds Pyongyang's top movie buff

ASIA INVESTOR: Sweet-sour news from the Mainland / Australia: Is it all too good to be true?

It's official: Kim Il-Sung's 'revolution' to be continued by 'son and grandson'

North Korea's new entrepreneurs buying clout formerly reserved for the faithful

N. Korea unleashes threat offensive in preparation for talks

I suggest we invoke the 48 hour rule.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-02-09 4:02:49 PM|| 2005-02-09 4:02:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike - Interesting. I saw on another part of that website a list of "first" for the Indian Navy, and they made mention of a first "Submariner to command a nuclear submarine", so they at least had a nuc boat at one time as well.

Mrs Davis - Good point. Though the headline makes me want to drag out Harpoon 3 and reinstall it when I get home tonight. :)

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2005-02-09 4:07:02 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-02-09 4:07:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Can't find a thing. Unless the Chinese are basing out of the port they were building in Burma, an Indian sub would have to be a very long way from home.

Posted by Steve 2005-02-09 4:47:36 PM|| 2005-02-09 4:47:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Missiles and not torps?

Posted by Dar 2005-02-09 5:56:05 PM|| 2005-02-09 5:56:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 BS, it's perfectly do able with many air to surface missles if the sub is surfaced... but this is kook talk.

Posted by Capt Von Trapp 2005-02-09 6:36:34 PM|| 2005-02-09 6:36:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The Indian Navy leased a Soviet Charlie-class sub, the INS Chakra from 1988 to 1991. The nuke boat came with a Soviet complement.

Reportedly the Indians were to lease another boat, but I haven't heard anything further.

Posted by Pappy 2005-02-09 10:01:29 PM|| 2005-02-09 10:01:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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