Watch The Ex-USS Ingraham Frigate Get Its Back Broken By A Torpedo
While cruise missiles and bombs are very capable, nothing wrecks a ship like a well-placed torpedo shot from a prowling submarine.
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Take A Rare Look Inside An Army Ranger Armory Somewhere In Afghanistan
The U.S. Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment has released a rare set of photos from inside an armory for its personnel in Afghanistan. Rotating contingents of Army Rangers have served for years as key direct action forces for conducting raids on the Taliban and other terrorist groups in the country. The secretive Joint Special Operations Command has often directed these operations and they have sometimes been in cooperation with the most capable of the Afghan military’s own special operations units.
Special Operators Are Eying This Machine Gun To Solve A Number Of Problems
Gunmaker Sig Sauer says it has delivered a number of its MG 338 machine guns to U.S. Special Operations Command, along with sound suppressors and ammunition for them, after the weapons passed an important safety certification. Two years ago the Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps first announced it was looking to buy new machine guns chambered for the .338 Norma Magnum cartridge, typically used in sniper rifles, to fill a gap in capability between existing 7.62mm and .50 caliber types.
U.S. Navy Looking To Arm Its Subs With Tiny Torpedoes That Intercept Incoming Torpedoes
The U.S. Navy says that it is interested in giving its submarines the ability to launch very small torpedoes, which could offer added offensive firepower, as well as an all-new defensive anti-torpedo interceptor capability.
This U.S. Navy ‘Yellow Submarine’ Was A Target Shaped Like A North Korean Sub
The Navy now has a much-improved, remote-controlled submarine target for testing all-new anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
A Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In A Chinese Torpedo In The South China Sea
It’s now in the hands of the Vietnamese military and they will likely pick it apart for any intelligence value.