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2017-10-20 Science & Technology

USS Mason 2016 encounter with missiles made naval history

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Posted by badanov 2017-10-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Call me crazy, but is it okay to ask if the Aegis, or some other system, can calc the launching point?

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2017-10-20 06:20|| 2017-10-20 06:20|| Front Page Top

#2 So they fired 3 interceptors for zero hits. One missile crashed on its own and the other MAY have been winged. I guess nobody noticed that in the article.

Posted by Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-10-20 06:23|| 2017-10-20 06:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Why are we all pretending these were Yemeni "rebel" missles?

Posted by Butch Grumble8675 2017-10-20 09:03|| 2017-10-20 09:03|| Front Page Top

#4 HA9366, without visual confirmation there is no direct evidence of missile kills. So, at least give the article credit for being on the cautious side.

Actually, I think aliens used their zap guns.;-)

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-10-20 10:24|| 2017-10-20 10:24|| Front Page Top

#5 @Richard - unless the launch was seen on radar it isn't calculatable because cruise missiles don't follow a mathematical path such as a parabola - they are steerable or programmed to mask the launch point via movement.

Posted by Hellfish 2017-10-20 12:18|| 2017-10-20 12:18|| Front Page Top

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