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Theris
Oct 9, 2007

ReV VAdAUL posted:

With the South Korean Warship that sank was any credible explanation given for how an aging NK sub slipped into the middle of a training exercise with the US Navy, sank a warship and got away clean?

Diesel-electric subs, even old ones, are really loving quiet and difficult to detect, especially if you aren't actively looking for it. It's wouldn't even be the first time one has snuck into the middle of a USN combat group undetected.

I don't know if that's the official explanation since militaries tend not to like talking about their vulnerabilities, but it's most likely the actual explanation.

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Theris
Oct 9, 2007

RaffyTaffy posted:

I would think an SM-3 could do it.

It could, and is carried by both US and Japanese ships.

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