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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 12:59 PM Mar 2022

Send Ukraine The Missiles To Sink The Ships Firing On Mariopol

They want to kill civilians with ships. We should help Ukraine sink the ships.

It could be done, according to former commander of NATO I just watched on MSNBC.

We need to do all we can.

This we can do.

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Send Ukraine The Missiles To Sink The Ships Firing On Mariopol (Original Post) DanieRains Mar 2022 OP
Where exactly would you launch these missiles from? relayerbob Mar 2022 #1
What about the new (actually old Soviet) medium and long-range missiles we're talking about sending? lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #3
Not likely going to sink even a patrol boat with anti-aircraft missiles relayerbob Mar 2022 #5
Drones too. Botany Mar 2022 #2
Mariupol is fucked. maxsolomon Mar 2022 #4
Too many arm chair generals on tv. If they are not currently in administration be quiet. FloridaBlues Mar 2022 #6
The Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile Submariner Mar 2022 #7
It did a number on the U.S.S. Stark, too. nt Gore1FL Mar 2022 #8

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
1. Where exactly would you launch these missiles from?
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:05 PM
Mar 2022

They have around 100 anti-ship missiles, which is plenty, which are located around Odessa, and why they are staying well away from there. There is nowhere near Mariolpol to set up to launch anti-ship missiles from.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
3. What about the new (actually old Soviet) medium and long-range missiles we're talking about sending?
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:07 PM
Mar 2022

Would those work better?

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
5. Not likely going to sink even a patrol boat with anti-aircraft missiles
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:13 PM
Mar 2022

Still couldn't get them close enough to target the ships, even if they had the firepower. Bear in mind, the Russians have as good of anti-missile defense systems on their ships as we do.

maxsolomon

(33,339 posts)
4. Mariupol is fucked.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:11 PM
Mar 2022

The Ukrainian forces are surrounded. Sinking a vessel in the Sea of Azov (which Rusher completely controls) won't save it.


Submariner

(12,504 posts)
7. The Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 01:33 PM
Mar 2022

used by Argentina to sink the Sheffield could save the day for Ukraine, if available.

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