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Tantiv V's avatar

Qualifier... 1st sinking of a ship by a US torpedo since WW2.

ARA General Belgrano was sunk by the Royal Navy Conqueror during the Falklands war.

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And a 1971 sinking of Indian ship by a Pakistani sub.

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This was amazing. The MK48 is a badass weapon and I don't think we have ever used it in anger before. In various videos you can see the stern get sheared off and in another, a view from the stern quarter, with the stern gone. Another has crew jumping off the bow.

I can't help but think the boat skipper puposely shot for the stern to give them a chance to survive. I'd like to hope that, anyway.

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We need more of his to remind the world we’re not all “Brandon’s”! Time to establish that we’re back.