Great Prophet 9 Demo Feb 2015 With CVN Mock-Up - Rev6 - Low Res

IRGC-Navy
Great Prophet 9
War Games
23-27 February 2015
Graphics Collected & Edited

by
George Root
(410) 451-8034
Revision 6
12 May 2015
All Photos & Descriptions Are Open Source

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All Open Source Material
Overarching Caveat:
The following is a collection of open source photos
and observations that are primarily the
representations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corp Navy (IRGC-N) and the Iranian Government. The
IRGC-N routinely claims achievements, capabilities,
and force structure that cannot be independently
substantiated and which, on occasion, have been
proven to be false.
Thus, the information contained in these charts
should be considered in the context of that
overarching caveat. Implied or asserted details
regarding tactical capabilities, event timing, order of
tactical events, numbers of vessels or munitions, and
weapons effects should not be considered accurate
on the basis of the representations offered herein.
Information that is known to be inaccurate (from
unclassified sources) is identified as such in the text.
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Build Evolution of CVN Mock-Up At Farasahel-Amin Shipyard

March 2013
Jan 2014
August 2013
January 2014
Late Feb 2014
October 2013
Late March 2014
Source: Google Earth

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Mock-up Built At Farasahel-Amin Shipyard 13 NM SW Of Bandar Abass
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http://defence.pk/threads/iranian-fake-aircraft-carrier-to-be-used-for-targeting-practices.310928/
22 Jan 2015
3 Jan 2015
Mock-up Moved
From FarasahelAmin to Bandar
Abass Between Jan
3 & Jan 22 2015.
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Source:
Google Material
Earth
All
Open Source
Bandar Abass In Early February 2015
Imagery Date: 2/7//2015
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Mock-up Appears To Be A 5/8 Scale CVN Likeness
Mock-Up Is 673 Feet

Long According To
Googles Ruler Tool
(Roughly 5/8th Scale
To USS Nimitz)
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Mock-up Size Comparison

Carrier Mock-up
Being Towed By
Tugs To Op Area
USS Nimitz
CVN 68
US Navy Photo
Note The Difference In The

Relative Size Of The Tug Boats;
The Mock-up Is Roughly 60%
Of The Length Of USS Nimitz
According To The Ruler Tool
In Google Earth.
Source of Mock-up Photo: http://www.uskowioniran.com/2015/02/irgc-n-simulated-attacks-on-mock-usn.

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2 Frame Grabs From Video Clips of the IRGC-N Mock-up
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/02/25/399085/Iran-to-test-20-new-missiles
http://www.uskowioniran.com/2015/02/irgc-n-simulated-attacks-on-mock-usn.
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Hull Number Changed???

Source: Medium.com
Source: Medium.com
???
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Pre-Exercise Press Events From THE Deck of the Mock-UP

General
Ali Fadavi
Commander
IRGC
Reporter With
Jet Mock-Ups
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tFKzW-aF4
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FIAC Manufacturing & Test Facility At Bandar Abass7Feb15
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17
67
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FIACs Marshaled FIAC Manufacturing & Test Facility7Feb15
176 FIAC Like Vessels

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One Of The IRGC-N FIAC Marshaling Areas
Photo: http://theiranproject.com/blog/2015/02/25/photos-iran-starts-naval-war-games-in-strait-of-hormuz/
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50 + Swarm Boats At One IRGC-N Marshalling Site
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The IRGC-N Marshalling Site Appears To Have Mining Craft

Blow-up Of The Previous Chart
File Photo
Mining operations were also carried out by

around 30 watercraft in the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN TIMES 25 Feb 2015
Typical IRGC-N Ashura
Mining Boats (This Photo
From Previous Ops)
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Rally Time
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Smaller Swarm Boats (Appear To Be Explosive Boats) With Aircraft
Approximately 14 Wakes
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Possible Pre-Mission Operations
From Video Sequencing Appears to Be One of The Actual Attacks
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Order Of Attacks On The CVN Mock-up

The order of attacks is difficult to determine from all the videos;
however the apparent order follows:
Initial Harassing Swarm Boat Attack With 107mm Rockets In
Support of FIAC Mining Operations; Little Visible Damage
Missile Attack From A Costal Missile Battery (Small
Detonations)
Missile Attack From Two Helos (Small Detonations)
Second Larger Swarm Attack
Armed Boarding Operations
Attack By 3 Sea Skimming Small Missile (Same Profiles &
Same Threat Axis; Possibly DALAAM / TARLAN Class FAC
Unknown Attack Resulting In Large Detonation (Possible
Remote Controlled Explosive Boat Referred To In One
Report; Frame Grabs Later In These Charts
Two reports indicate that target was sunk. However, there
appear to be no photos in the press regarding the sinking.
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First Day Timeline of Great Prophet 9 Provided By

Pakistan Defense Website (Usually Reliable)
Today IRGC started its "great prophet (messenger) 9" war game.
First stage started by mine dropping at the coats [sic] of Lark [sic]
Island.
Second stage started by flight of drones and counter attack of
hundred of IRGC fast attack boats at the 9:30 o'clock and lasted for 15
minutes. Using MANPADs to destroy the enemy drones was part of
this stage.
At the 9:50 o'clock, third stage started by firing 20 missiles toward
mock aircraft carrier and some ground targets.
Firing 2 antiship ballistic missiles was part of this stage.
At the forth stage, IRGC fast attack crafts started a mass attack and
fired about 400 rockets and missiles at the aircraft carriers. This stage
lasted for 15 minutes too.
At the final stage, IRGC commandos entered the ship and seized it
PG(_grr12May15_Rev6 Source:
http://defence.pk/threads/iran-great-prophet-9-wargame-target-mock-aircraft-carrier.361262/
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Another First Day Sequence From A Blogspot Analyst

First, IRGC navy speedboats performed a mining operation to isolate the
carrier and limit its maneuverability. Dozens of small speedboatseach
armed with an M-08 contact mineswarmed around the mock up. Iranian state
television claimed a vast area was mined in under 10 minutes.
During the second phase, the speedboats attacked the giant ship with 107millimeter rockets. These are small rockets, and likely couldnt sink a warship
the size of an aircraft carrier.
Next, speedboats armed with small cruise missileslikely Chinese-made C704 anti-ship cruise missilesattacked the ship. These fast speedboats fired a
barrage of 12 cruise missiles toward the mock Nimitz.
The third phase included a barrage of heavy, shore-launched anti-ship
missiles. Iran launched two cruise missiles and two ballistic missiles toward
the barge in a coordinated attack.
The shore-launched cruise missiles were Iranian-made Noor missiles, copies
of Chinese C-802 missiles produced under license. The ballistic missiles were
Fateh-100 variants fitted with target-seeking infrared nose cameras. At least
one of those missed its target.
The fourth phase was an unconventional attack even by IRGC standards. A
commercial Bell 206 helicopter fired a C-704K anti-ship cruise missile from
between its skids.
Source: http://errymath.blogspot.com/2015/02/iran-stages-giant-attack-on-mock.html.
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Described In Video As Beginning Of Live Fire Swarm Attack
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Outlying Vessels Supporting The FIACs During GP9

3 (Visible) Upgraded Cougar WPB
With 19 Round 107mm Rocket Launcher
File Photo
GP9 Ops
File Photo
2 (Visible) Ashura Class Vessels Each With

Two Twin 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
File Photo
GP9 Ops
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Distant View Of Live Fire Swarm Rocket Attack
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Closer On The Live Fire Swarm Attack
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Short Shot with 107mm Rocket
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Ripple Launch of 107mm Rockets
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Crew of Apparently 2 Per Vessel
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Ready To Engage Notice 107mm Rocket Launcher Is Full
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Appears To Be An Actual Attack (Notice 107mm Rockets)
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More On The Actual Initial Attack
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Appeared To Be The Opening 107mm Rockets Fired
Source: FARS News Service
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Swarm Closing On The Target (Note Smoke Between Swarm & Target)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2968108/Irans-Guard-begins-military-exercises-near-key-strait.html
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Swarm Formed & Moving Toward Target (Note Short 107mm Round)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tFKzW-aF4
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http://www.uskowioniran.com/#!/2015/02/irgc-n-simulated-attacks-on-mock-usn.html
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Continued Swarm Closing Then First Break Away
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FIACs Swarming Around The Target After First Swarm Attack

This may have been the swarm mining activity described by several
IRGC-N officers during interviews after the first day of the three day event.
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Breaking Away After The Swarm Attack
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Breaking Away After Swarm Attack (Note Empty Launcher)
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Some Mining Ops Also Reported But Apparently Underplayed

File Photo
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Aftermath Of The Initial Swarm & Missile Attacks
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Pass & Review After Initial Attack (Approximately 67 Boats)
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Coastal Missile Battery Event

First Missile
After Coastal
Battery Launch
First Missile Launched From

A Coastal Missile Battery Hits
The Stationary Target At The
Water Line. Contact explosion
Evident. No apparent
Secondary Explosion From
The Videos. Note Time 00:31
On Elapsed Video Timer.
First Missile
Exhaust Trail
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Helo Fired Missile Event

Second
Missile
Launch
IAW Video, Second

Missile Launched
From A Helo Hits
The Stationary
Target At Just
Above The Water
Line. No apparent
Secondary
Explosion From
The Videos.
Second Missile Explosion

Second Missile
Exhaust Trail
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Helo Fired Missile Event

Third Missile Is Apparently A Miss.
Third Missile
Exhaust Trail
Hit Water At Elapsed time 00:58
Fourth Missile Exhaust Trail Visible 8 to 9 Seconds Later In Right

Side of Frame. No Results Available For Missile #4 In The Video.
Fourth
Missile
Exhaust
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Notes On Possible Cause Of This Explosion Below
By Franz-Stefan Gady, February 28, 2015 [Excerpt] To finally finish the target off, a
remotely-controlled suicide boat filled with 1000 kg of high-explosives was rammed into
the 1:1 Nimitz mock-up. Source: http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/in-a2ad-showcaseiranian-navy-sinks-nimitz-carrier-mock-up/.
GRR Note: See Chart 5 which conflicts with the 1:1 Nimitz mock-up reported above.
On 1 March, the Daily Mail (UK) Reported: The Revolutionary Guard said it test-fired 223
mph underwater missiles during the drill. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2968108.
NBC News also reported the IRGC-N firing a 223 mph underwater missile, source:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-attacks-replica-u-s-warship-strait-hormuzmissile-drill-n312416/.
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TARLAN Class FIAC Missile Boat

www.diomil.ir
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
29 Feet
April 2010 Missile Live Fire
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TARLAN Class FIAC Missile (Torpedo ?) Boat
Specifications:
Number is service: 15 (est)
D: 8.5 tons
S:58 knots
Dim: 11.9x3.1x1.5m
Range: 250 nm.
Armament: 1 Hoot Rocket Torpedo or other 533mm
weapon.
Pedestal for single DShK 12.7mm
HMGElectronics: Unknown RadarCrew: 2
Machinery: 2-660hp motors
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
Shkval-E (Hout) 200 kt. Torpedo
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Torpedo Boat With Shkval Torpedo

www.diomil.ir
29 Feet
Shkval-E (Hout)
200 kt. Torpedo
27 Fe
e
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
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TARLAN Rocket & Missile Boat Production Line in Iran
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
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See Notes On Possible Cause Of Explosion (Preceding Chart)
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One Of The Larger Explosions

On Aircraft Carrier Mock-Up Target
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Aftermath of Explosion On Aircraft Carrier Mock-Up Target
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2968108/Irans-Guard-begins-military-exercises-near-key-strait.html
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Frame-Grab: Aftermath of Explosion On Aircraft Carrier Mock-Up Target
Source: http://defence.pk/threads/iran-great-prophet-9-wargame-target-mock-aircraft-carrier.361262/page-2
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Target Post Attack: Ready for the VBSS Ops
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Initial VBSS Ops
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Initial VBSS Ops
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Initial VBSS Ops (Note 404 Deck Numbers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tFKzW-aF4
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Second VBSS Team
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Boat Supported VBSS
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Boat Supported VBSS
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Boat Supported VBSS The Long Climb
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Boat Supported VBSS The Long Climb
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Permissive VBSS
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The Watch Is Set
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Always Need the Safety Team On The Water
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3 Manned / Unmanned Explosive Boats In This GP9 Clip
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New Iranian Swarm Boats: Explosive Motor Boat
Specifications:
Length: 9m (est)
Width: 2.2m
Height (overall): 2.1m
Powerplant: 2 x Yamaha VX250 250hp outboards
http://www.scribd.com/doc/57412768/12/Fast-Attack-Craft-and-armed-speed-boats
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File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
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Iranian Explosive Motor Boat Production
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
Source: http://www.iranmilitaryforum.net/index.php?topic=95.45
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Purportedly The Explosive Boat Event During GP9
http://defence.pk/threads/iran-great-prophet-9-wargame-target-mock-aircraft-carrier.361262/page-19
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Sequence Of IRGC-N Suicide Boat

Driver Escaping From The Boat
From A Previous IRGC-N Exercise
(Appears to Be Another Boat Design)
File Photos;
No Documented
Use During GP9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBMGCcm53E4
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Source:
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http://95.154.230.253/ip-1/encoded/czovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD92PWI1VVpUaFlTQnRz
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Explosive Boat
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Source:
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Source:
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Source:
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Source:
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Post Exercise Pass & Review
Five hundred speed boats made a parade in the Strait of Hormuz following the exercise.
Source: http://errymath.blogspot.com/2015/02/iran-stages-giant-attack-on-mock.html
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Persian Gulf Academy Awards
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Mock-up Moored In Bandar Abass After GP9- 25Mar15
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Build Evolution of CVN Mock-Up At Farasahel-Amin Shipyard

Late Feb 2014

Late March 2014

Source: Google Earth

All Open Source Material

Mock-up Built At Farasahel-Amin Shipyard 13 NM SW Of Bandar Abass

Bandar Abass In Early February 2015

Imagery Date: 2/7//2015

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Mock-up Appears To Be A 5/8 Scale CVN Likeness

Mock-Up Is 673 Feet

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Mock-up Size Comparison

Note The Difference In The

Source of Mock-up Photo: http://www.uskowioniran.com/2015/02/irgc-n-simulated-attacks-on-mock-usn.

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2 Frame Grabs From Video Clips of the IRGC-N Mock-up

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Hull Number Changed???

Source: Google Earth

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Pre-Exercise Press Events From THE Deck of the Mock-UP

All Open Source Material

FIAC Manufacturing & Test Facility At Bandar Abass7Feb15

All Open Source Material

FIACs Marshaled FIAC Manufacturing & Test Facility7Feb15

176 FIAC Like Vessels

All Open Source Material

One Of The IRGC-N FIAC Marshaling Areas

50 + Swarm Boats At One IRGC-N Marshalling Site

The IRGC-N Marshalling Site Appears To Have Mining Craft

Mining operations were also carried out by

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Smaller Swarm Boats (Appear To Be Explosive Boats) With Aircraft

Possible Pre-Mission Operations

From Video Sequencing Appears to Be One of The Actual Attacks

Order Of Attacks On The CVN Mock-up

All Open Source Material

First Day Timeline of Great Prophet 9 Provided By

Another First Day Sequence From A Blogspot Analyst

All Open Source Material

Described In Video As Beginning Of Live Fire Swarm Attack

Outlying Vessels Supporting The FIACs During GP9

2 (Visible) Ashura Class Vessels Each With

All Open Source Material

Distant View Of Live Fire Swarm Rocket Attack

Closer On The Live Fire Swarm Attack

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Short Shot with 107mm Rocket

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Ripple Launch of 107mm Rockets

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Crew of Apparently 2 Per Vessel

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Ready To Engage Notice 107mm Rocket Launcher Is Full

Appears To Be An Actual Attack (Notice 107mm Rockets)

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More On The Actual Initial Attack