Watch this intense video of Russia blowing up ISIS with a submarine missile

I served aboard the USS Pittsburgh, the first submarine to launch a TLAM in combat.

That was Desert Storm in 1991 (before I was stationed on her)

There was a plaque in the midlevel passageway commemorating the event.

here's a video of a US sub launching a TLAM Youtube

The US has launched sub based TLAMS in virtually every conflict since Desert Storm.

One CO received the damn Silver Star when his ship, the USS Miami launched on Yogoslavia. I remember everyone shaking their heads on that one.

i feel like Russia is using ISIS as an excuse to practice their war skills

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I wonder how many missiles malfunctioned and went off course.

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We're talking about a RUS made product. It's probably as bad as Asian made aircraft.

That's possible?

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intense video

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ehhh

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That's possible?

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Launching cruise missiles while submerged? Absolutely. My sub had vertical launch tubes but you can also launch out of a torpedo tube. You essentially create a gas bubble that the missile rides inside on it's way up to the surface. A booster rocket ignites at the surface and brings the missile to an altitude of 50-100' (I can't remember) until the jet engine takes over propulsion