Re:Narco Submarine Found in Spain
by ethbr0 on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:26PM
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I think we can agree that the USS Cole incident turned on rules of engagement more than capability.
In a more wartime footing, I don't think a fiberglass boat filled with 500+ lbs of explosive often succeeds in a suicide attack against a 500' destroyer w/ multiple CIWS mounts.
But "American destroyer vaporizing fishing boat that drifted too close" isn't good PR, hence restrictive RoE.
In a more wartime footing, I don't think a fiberglass boat filled with 500+ lbs of explosive often succeeds in a suicide attack against a 500' destroyer w/ multiple CIWS mounts.
But "American destroyer vaporizing fishing boat that drifted too close" isn't good PR, hence restrictive RoE.