tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7437928068868338887..comments2024-03-28T17:33:28.576-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Smoke and Mirrors, USN EditionComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-10224561525177890112016-02-07T17:45:40.812-05:002016-02-07T17:45:40.812-05:00It's designed for 'soft' or 'missi...It's designed for 'soft' or 'mission' kill. Not a real kill. Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-6396654055907580302016-02-07T17:11:19.399-05:002016-02-07T17:11:19.399-05:00True. But the remaining fuel in the Exocet starte...True. But the remaining fuel in the Exocet started a fire and <i>Sheffield</i> was lost. RN ships had no shortage of combustible materials, such as wood trim and furnishings in Officers' Country.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-75302639505138441522016-02-07T14:22:28.301-05:002016-02-07T14:22:28.301-05:00Apropos warheads : The Exocet which sank HMS sheff...Apropos warheads : The Exocet which sank HMS sheffield in the Argentine war did not even explode! Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-17424741698812423072016-02-07T12:04:08.850-05:002016-02-07T12:04:08.850-05:00In this instance, you're quite wrong, but that...In this instance, you're quite wrong, but that's the subject for another post.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-32039855649908656532016-02-07T11:57:28.296-05:002016-02-07T11:57:28.296-05:00Having served during the cold war, it saddens me t...Having served during the cold war, it saddens me to see what our military is becoming. We've gone from the most kick ass force on the planet to some failed social experiment. Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.com