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Originally Posted by Bigtime
I was looking at that guy also, but wasn't sure if they had the range or could loiter around long enough to find the target first.
I would think the USN must have an SSN (attack submarine) kicking around these waters somewhere. They could always pop up and take the shot if they are equiped with the vertical launch system, or for extra fun they could see what a Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo would do to a fishing boat.
Either way I better be able to see it happen in real time on a major news network.
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From a costs standpoint, do you really want to shoot a million dollar torpedo at a fishing boat. It would be overkill. Hellfires cost about 70k each, much better kill to dollar ratio.
Plus you get more of a holy sh@t moment when the crew sees the missile coming in as oppossed to surprise your torpedoed.