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Old 04-11-2013, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
Okay, so that was in 2000...thirteen years ago. And, it was a boat at very close range that they could have shot with conventional firepower..........had they known it was coming and reacted in time.

Point is; They didn't. The laser wouldn't have been any more useful.

But, it is cool.

My wayfair question was; When was the last time a US naval vessel was attacked by an aircraft?

Dave
That would be the USS Liberty in the Med.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident

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