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3 total messages Started by Christopher John Arnold Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:20

#11566

Author: Christopher John Arnold
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:20

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From Christopher John Arnold <gorilla@cats.ucsc.edu>


Does anyone know if it is common practice for the USN to use 
Sea Cobras on their ships, apart from Marines using them as
support gunships. Do Cobras ever play a role in anti-ship warfare?

-Gorilla@cats.ucsc.edu

Re: more ?'s about seacobras

#11614

Author: Steven.Schultz
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:42

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From Steven.Schultz <Steven.Schultz@mixcom.mixcom.com>

In <C1F6tu.KL7@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Christopher John Arnold <gorilla@cats.ucsc.edu> writes:

>Does anyone know if it is common practice for the USN to use 
>Sea Cobras on their ships, apart from Marines using them as
>support gunships. Do Cobras ever play a role in anti-ship warfare?

Seacobras are only used for Marine support, carried by Navy amphibious ships.
None carry anti-ship weapons. 
-- 
Steve Schultz     Steven.Schultz@mixcom.com

Re: more ?'s about seacobras

#11672

Author: Ted Kim (Random Dude)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:03

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From "Ted Kim (Random Dude" <tek@ficus.cs.ucla.edu>

In article <C1F6tu.KL7@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Christopher John Arnold <gorilla@cats.ucsc.edu> writes:
>Does anyone know if it is common practice for the USN to use 
>Sea Cobras on their ships, apart from Marines using them as
>support gunships. Do Cobras ever play a role in anti-ship warfare?

It is not common to use them for non-Marine roles. I believe some were
used in the various clashes between the USN and Iranian forces in the
Iran-Iraq war and possibly in DS. Their use was strictly a make shift
affair against small craft (e.g. Boghammers) and oil platforms.

-ted

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