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Simply amaze me the built of this Ship, all the pounding received from South korea, Australian & US navy and yet still floating like a boss.
Now then China continuously bragging arrogantly about war against US navy in SCS. Can the CHinese navy really deal with the durability of US ships?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a21887/us-navy-allies-frigate-fire-exercise/
Watch the Navy Send a Retired Frigate Out With a Bang
The decommissioned warship was hit with everything but the kitchen sink during a live fire exercise.
Thach was hit with nearly five thousand pounds of high explosive, plus unspent rocket fuel and yet held out for nearly 12 hours. How did it survive so long? Good warship design, which has improved considerably since the days of World War II.
Another reason the ship survived as long as it did was that everything flammable or explosive onboard had been removed. A Perry-class frigate typically carries up to 587 tons of fuel, plus 64 tons of helicopter fuel, in addition to many more tons of missiles and gun ammunition. The video is notable in that not a single fire starts onboard the ship, and there are no secondary explosions. When it comes to actual combat, things can go differently. In 1941, while dueling the German battleship Bismarck, the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Hood took a hit resulting a magazine explosion so powerful only three of the 1,421 men onboard survived.
Another sinking is planned on Tuesday, when the USS Crommelin, Thach's sister ship, will be sent to the bottom of the ocean by ships and planes from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States. The SINKEX will also feature a new version of the Harpoon missile, Block III, which extends the missile's range to 130 nautical miles.
The Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercises are currently ongoing off the coasts of Hawaii and southern California. Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the People's Republic of China, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States are all participants.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, US Navy
Now then China continuously bragging arrogantly about war against US navy in SCS. Can the CHinese navy really deal with the durability of US ships?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a21887/us-navy-allies-frigate-fire-exercise/
Watch the Navy Send a Retired Frigate Out With a Bang
The decommissioned warship was hit with everything but the kitchen sink during a live fire exercise.
Thach was hit with nearly five thousand pounds of high explosive, plus unspent rocket fuel and yet held out for nearly 12 hours. How did it survive so long? Good warship design, which has improved considerably since the days of World War II.
Another reason the ship survived as long as it did was that everything flammable or explosive onboard had been removed. A Perry-class frigate typically carries up to 587 tons of fuel, plus 64 tons of helicopter fuel, in addition to many more tons of missiles and gun ammunition. The video is notable in that not a single fire starts onboard the ship, and there are no secondary explosions. When it comes to actual combat, things can go differently. In 1941, while dueling the German battleship Bismarck, the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Hood took a hit resulting a magazine explosion so powerful only three of the 1,421 men onboard survived.
Another sinking is planned on Tuesday, when the USS Crommelin, Thach's sister ship, will be sent to the bottom of the ocean by ships and planes from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United States. The SINKEX will also feature a new version of the Harpoon missile, Block III, which extends the missile's range to 130 nautical miles.
The Rim of the Pacific 2016 exercises are currently ongoing off the coasts of Hawaii and southern California. Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the People's Republic of China, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom and the United States are all participants.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, US Navy
