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Posted: Oct 31, 2005 - 02:35 PM
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The Republic of China Air Force sent two F-16s and two AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters to sink a South Korean freighter that capsized off its coast last Thursday. Both missions failed to sink the ship, but the Ministry of National Defense still declared the mission a success.
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The ministry sent two F-16 fighter jets equipped with two 2,000 pound laser-guided bombs from an air base in central Taiwan to carry out the mission.
The fighters failed to complete the mission, with only "some" of the bombs hitting the target due to "relatively thick clouds."
Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ ... 2003277837 |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2005 - 02:46 PM
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Posted: Oct 31, 2005 - 02:58 PM
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| I didn't know we sold China any airplanes... |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2005 - 02:59 PM
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I'm having a hard time understanding this one.
If the ship contains toxic material why would anyone in there right mind want to drop bombs and fire missiles into it so as to get it to sink  . I guess the environmental lobby will be up in arms about this 
Swanee,
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I didn't know we sold China any airplanes...
Republic of China = Taiwan |
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Posted: Oct 31, 2005 - 03:40 PM
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We did it with an Oil Tanker a few decades ago... because of the position the tanker had ran aground in... there was no real way to contain the oil leak....
The solution: The RAF and Fleet Air Arm bombed the crap out of it until every last drop of oil had burnt away and there was nothing left of the tanker! |
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Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 05:50 AM
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Asif wrote:
I'm having a hard time understanding this one.
If the ship contains toxic material why would anyone in there right mind want to drop bombs and fire missiles into it so as to get it to sink . I guess the environmental lobby will be up in arms about this
Swanee,
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I didn't know we sold China any airplanes...
Republic of China = Taiwan
I would think that exploding toxic material would be a huge enviromental threat...
And thanks for the update about RoC being Taiwan. It's been a few semesters since I was in geography 110... |
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Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 06:00 AM
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Posted: Jun 20, 2007 - 08:35 AM
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http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx ... 36412.html
"Lockheed Martin has 4-month window to secure F-16 sale to Taiwan"
06.19.07, 3:03 PM ET
AFX News Limited
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - The Bush administration has about four months to decide whether to allow the sale of dozens of F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan, but some are predicting the US may not support the sale because of Chinese opposition. |
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Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 01:47 PM
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http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/saigai/htm ... 97411.html
For comparison: on 9 November 1974, in Tokyo Bay, near Nakanose #7 buoy, a Japanese LPG tanker (Dai 10 Yuuyou Maru, 43,723 tons, 38 crew) and a Liberian freighter (Pacific Ares, 16,000 tons, 29 crew) collided, exploded, and caught fire.
33 killed. Eight wounded.
Dai 10 Yuuyou Maru was 227 m length. Had four big tanks and nine small tanks. Total volume was about 80,000 m2. Practically all full, at time of accident.
Could not extinguish fire, and the LPG tanker drifted into Pacific Ocean. JMSDF tasked with sinking it.
On 27 November, JMSDF ship fired at her, and did not sink.
On 28 November, bomb and torpedo hits did not sink her.
In afternoon, four JMSDF ships fired at her, and she sank, 20th day after accident. |
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