Re: Various Disconnected

["Marsee Skidmore" <heyred@email.msn.com>]

What's Al2?

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lucertini <empiricus@sprint.ca>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: Various Disconnected


>Ray Keefer wrote:
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>>  The Brits didn't sink any subs and
>> the Argentinians were able to shoot a few fish but no ships sunk.
>
>Hello Ray and All . . .
>
>I believe that a British ship made mainly of Al2 was sunk or severely
damaged by a
>surface hugging missile.  Apparently it started quite the design rationale
"battle"
>within navy circles.  Fire control was virtually impossible.
>
>Any comments on the burning characteristics of Al2?  Not really Psubs
material, but,
>I had to ask.
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>--
>Rick Lucertini
>empiricus@sprint.ca
>(Vancouver, Canada)
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