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Old 09-18-2020, 05:27 PM
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Default Sinking a destroyer

Operation Trident Fury: Canadian and United States Navy forces converge for live fire exercise to sink the HMCS Huron.

https://parallaxfilm.com/episode/sinking-a-destroyer/
http://www.canadaka.net/Video/707-ex...n-sinking.html

Info on HMCS Huron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Huron_(DDG_281)

Despite being damaged by HMCS Regina with a Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile, 57 mm gunfire and CIWS rounds, it was 76 mm naval gunfire from its twin Algonquin that was responsible for sinking the hulk of Huron.
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