On 4 Apr 2006 13:27:04 -0700, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

This from the Assocated Press, regarding a new attack craft the
Iranians are supposedly deploying in the Persian Gulf:
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"'Due to its advanced design, no radar at sea or in the air can detect
it. It can lift out of the water,' the television said. It said the
boat was 'all Iranian-made and can launch missiles with precise
targeting while moving.'"

"The television showed the boat, looking like an aircraft, taking off
from the sea and flying low over the surface of the water. It said the
craft can fly with a speed of 100 nautical miles per hour."
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Didn't the Russians experiment with something like this? Kind of a
hybrid airplane/boat...?

Lookup "Caspian Sea Monster"



Here's another excerpt from the article:
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"Iran said the torpedo tests were conducted Sunday and Monday. The
torpedo - called a 'Hoot,' or 'whale' - is able to move at 223 mph,
too fast for any enemy ship to elude."
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Is that even POSSIBLE? Can anything really go 223 mph under water?


Yup, the Russians were messing with those too, Rocket powered & blows
bubbles out of it's Pointy little nose to break the hydrodynamic drag.
Apparently they're more of a psych weapon as they have aiming
problems.

They also apparently have a "Blow Up In The Torpedo Room & Sink Our
Own Submarines Named Kursk" problem as well .

H.