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0 pointshermitcrab11d ago0 comments

Missiles definitely do not always work. I have seen film of a Sea Slug missile (with war head) falling over the side of a Royal Navy ship, without the motor firing properly. Apparently there was a void in the solid propellant.

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dcrazy11d ago

And this is why various safety fuzes have been invented :)

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0 pointshermitcrab11d ago0 comments

Missiles definitely do not always work. I have seen film of a Sea Slug missile (with war head) falling over the side of a Royal Navy ship, without the motor firing properly. Apparently there was a void in the solid propellant.

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dcrazy11d ago

And this is why various safety fuzes have been invented :)

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