To: VanShuyten
He did TWO bad things here. First, he fired on a civilian ship. Second, he fired on a ship that he thought was the target and DIDN’T hit it.Usually with a towed target the object is not to hit it, but offset an intentional amount. Targets cost money and they are meant to be used multiple times. The inexcusable eff-up was firing on the wrong target, not "missing" it.
58 posted on
09/08/2011 7:43:18 PM PDT by
GATOR NAVY
("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
To: GATOR NAVY
Thank you for your clarification. Believe it or not, I’ve never actually been a commander on a ship. Nice to know the details!
60 posted on
09/08/2011 9:40:06 PM PDT by
VanShuyten
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