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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:20:42 AM EDT
British Navy mistook whales for submarines and torpedoed them, killing three, during Falklands War
THE British navy killed three whales after mistaking them for enemy submarines during the Falklands War, it has been revealed. Two were killed by torpedoes fired from the anti-submarine frigate HMS Brilliant, and the third was attacked by one of the ship’s helicopters, The Plymouth Herald reports.. The previously undisclosed incidents are taken from the diaries of the ship’s crew, which have been published online by hmsbrilliant.com, a website commemorating the vessel's role in the 1982 war. One crew member wrote of a “small sonar contact” that prompted the launch of two torpedoes, each of which hit a whale. 
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:25:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: IHTFP08]
[#1]
while unfortunate, doesn't surprise me.
and until you've looked at a sonar screen, developed firing solutions for suspected submarines, and launched torpedoes yourself, save your judgement of incompetency. now add they were doing this for real in combat; firing on a whale is better than NOT firing on an enemy submarine (and getting killed yourself). I've seen snap fires on tiny little whisps that did turn out to be the diesel sub we were looking for. its not easy or an exact science. many similar traces turned out not to be it. source: myself as a former submariner |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:25:40 AM EDT
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That'll teach em!
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:26:52 AM EDT
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Two were killed by torpedoes fired from the anti-submarine frigate HMS Brilliant,  |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:27:53 AM EDT
[#4]
Thar she blows
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:08 AM EDT
[#5]
They just depth charged the magma displacements
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:22 AM EDT
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FUCKKA YOU DOPRPHIN AND FUCKKA YOU WHARE!!!
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:31 AM EDT
[#7]
Fuck them whales.
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UT, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:49 AM EDT
[#8]
Well, apparently submarines do sound like "whales humping, or some sort of seismic anomaly" after all.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:51 AM EDT
[#9]
Seaman Beaumont was on duty.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:28:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IHTFP08: while unfortunate, doesn't surprise me. and until you've looked at a sonar screen, developed firing solutions for suspected submarines, and launched torpedoes yourself, save your judgement of incompetency. now add they were doing this for real in combat; firing on a whale is better than NOT firing on an enemy submarine (and getting killed yourself). I've seen snap fires on tiny little whisps that did turn out to be the diesel sub we were looking for. its not easy or an exact science. many similar traces turned out not to be it. source: myself as a former submariner Well, I hate people and whales are really cool animals so…. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:29:17 AM EDT
[#11]
My grandpa dive bombed a whale in WW2. They had intelligence about a Japanese sub operating in the area. He described it as a geyser of red mist.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:29:57 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Notcalifornialegal]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By phungus: Well, I hate people and whales are really cool animals so…. Whales had just as much if not MORE time to develop torpedo firing submarines as we did. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:30:21 AM EDT
[#13]
Kinda changes the “There she blows” vision
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:31:58 AM EDT
[#14]
What was the reason they felt compelled to release this “news” after 42 years?
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UT, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:33:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tazaroo: What was the reason they felt compelled to release this "news" after 42 years? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:34:59 AM EDT
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Better safe than sorry when in combat and something unknown and big is getting danger close to your ship.
I imagine the detecting capabilities available wouldn’t really be able to differentiate one big object from another. |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:35:30 AM EDT
[#17]
Lol, I can hear the peta faggots reeeeeeing from here
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:37:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:38:55 AM EDT
[#19]
Per the documentary Down Periscope, I can understand the confusion.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:43:29 AM EDT
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USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:46:58 AM EDT
[#21]
Pretty sure this is old news. I remember reading about it ages ago.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:47:38 AM EDT
[#22]
Fuck you whale!
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Posted: 4/25/2024 8:54:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IHTFP08: and until you've looked at a sonar screen, developed firing solutions for suspected submarines, and launched torpedoes yourself, save your judgement of incompetency. When I first jumped into Sub Command the sonar screen made me go  I just wanted to point and shoot at ships. The hell are all these lines and stuff  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:04:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadMonkey: When I first jumped into Sub Command the sonar screen made me go I just wanted to point and shoot at ships. The hell are all these lines and stuff https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/177643/1000022357_jpg-3197362.JPG not too far off. all we really have is bearing and bearing rate as real info. then a computer/user input sets constraints and gives best guess of target course/speed/range. and refined over multiple own ship maneuvers. its like an airplane dog fight but S L O W. did you spend an entire watch ( 6 to 8 hrs) developing long distance target solutions? that would be one boring ass game. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:06:51 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Boom_Stick]
[#25]
FUCK YOU WHALE!!!
WHERE'S DOLLFRIN??! |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:07:16 AM EDT
[#26]
Argentina has/had submarines?
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:09:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dogsplat: Argentina has/had submarines? Well. We know they had at least one U-boat! 
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:13:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Whales had just as much if not MORE time to develop torpedo firing submarines as we did. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Originally Posted By phungus: Well, I hate people and whales are really cool animals so…. Whales had just as much if not MORE time to develop torpedo firing submarines as we did.  Exactly! 
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KS, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:16:16 AM EDT
[#29]
Unfortunately the links from the article to source material are broken. I would like to read the original accounts.
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KS, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:19:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tazaroo: What was the reason they felt compelled to release this “news” after 42 years? It came from a site compiling crew diaries from that particular ship. Who knows how long it took for the site to be set up, material to be submitted, and some journalist to stumble upon it or be tipped off. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:23:29 AM EDT
[#31]
Stolen from an unrelated thread:
 Exploding Whale 50th Anniversary, Remastered! |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:24:57 AM EDT
[#32]
fuck you wrale!!!!
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:29:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:33:09 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IHTFP08: until you've looked at a sonar screen, developed firing solutions for suspected submarines, and launched torpedoes yourself, save your judgement of incompetency. "If you don't have a uterus, you can't comment on abortion" vibes. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:35:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadMonkey: When I first jumped into Sub Command the sonar screen made me go I just wanted to point and shoot at ships. The hell are all these lines and stuff https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/177643/1000022357_jpg-3197362.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MadMonkey: When I first jumped into Sub Command the sonar screen made me go I just wanted to point and shoot at ships. The hell are all these lines and stuff https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/177643/1000022357_jpg-3197362.JPG Originally Posted By MadMonkey: When I first jumped into Sub Command the sonar screen made me go I just wanted to point and shoot at ships. The hell are all these lines and stuff https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/177643/1000022357_jpg-3197362.JPG I love that game |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:49:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Pallas]
[#36]
Nuke the Whales for Jesus!
Originally Posted By Notcalifornialegal: Whales had just as much if not MORE time to develop torpedo firing submarines as we did. Exactly! With them being hunted and what not, they have had plenty of time to develop defenses, countermeasures, and stealth. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:51:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:56:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bloviator: Pretty sure this is old news. I remember reading about it ages ago. The Falklands war.? Naw man, that happened just the other day. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:07:24 AM EDT
[#39]
lol Damn, would've liked to see video of a torpedo hitting a whale. I'd imagine it'd be similar to the beached whale explosion, but smaller.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:13:56 AM EDT
[#40]
A whale, Seaman Beaumont, a whale. A marine mammal that knows a hell of a lot more about sonar than you do.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:14:49 AM EDT
[#41]
Not the last time some navy guys torpedoed a whale. Every port some fat chick gets penetrated by a sailor
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:16:33 AM EDT
[#42]
No accident. This was a planned test to make sure their weapon systems could target organics in case of a seabed Kaiju incursion.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:17:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 20229mm: Not the last time some navy guys torpedoed a whale. Every port some fat chick gets penetrated by a sailor
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:19:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sabocat: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FFYAAOSwSmVhh~rH/s-l1200.webp Gotta nuke something. 
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:25:29 AM EDT
[#45]
Uppity whales had it coming.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:27:57 AM EDT
[#46]
There will be much gnashing of teeth, and blubbery.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:29:09 AM EDT
[#47]
There needs to be a cool ribbon for such an accomplishment
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:29:16 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Admiral_Crunch: Seaman Beaumont was on duty. 
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:32:43 AM EDT
[#49]
Not going to lie. I would really like to watch that.
Can they light up a flock of seagulls with the Phalanx too? 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:33:00 AM EDT
[#50]
Employ the Whale Algorhythm Captain.
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