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Old 4th March 2026 | 18:56
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Originally Posted by DogTailRed2
And risk the sub and it's crew? I'm all for firing first.
Interestingly the ship was hit at the stern. Acoustic torp hit the screws perhaps?
Hegseth: U.S. sank Iranian ship with a torpedo
I'll guess they used the standard wire guidance capability, but, depending upon which mod of the Mk 48 was used another homing / terminal guidance feature might have been used.

For albatross: thanks for that vid. Interesting summary of that class of ship.
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