tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post7531607774095583537..comments2024-03-29T08:58:26.839+11:00Comments on Submarine Matters & Australian Nuclear Weapons: Australia's only on Ship Battle Deaths of Vietnam War - US Aircraft MissilesPete2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06134037393078707072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-75125055917033721812017-06-23T13:29:21.067+10:002017-06-23T13:29:21.067+10:00Hi KQN
I think you're right. Also parts of th...Hi KQN<br /><br />I think you're right. Also parts of the easily identifiable US missiles were found on HMAS Hobart.<br /><br />Other sources have advised that the highly experienced aircraft recognisers on Hobart positively identified the missile firing aircraft as American. Hobart's aerial radar signatures confirmed this.<br /><br />Also, in confidence, the Americans admitted this blue on blue error.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-81617976814473027332017-06-22T01:19:08.823+10:002017-06-22T01:19:08.823+10:00I seriously doubt any North Vietnamese copters wer...I seriously doubt any North Vietnamese copters were involved since they had zero attack copters then.<br />The blue on blue incident on a Swift is to some extent understandable since North Vietnamese do have a number of patrol boats and fast attack craft. But the attack on HMAS Hobart is not since the NVN do not have any vessel that size and tonnage in their Navy at the time.<br />KQNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-9445330944973865162017-06-20T09:49:52.039+10:002017-06-20T09:49:52.039+10:00It seems that some small US patrol craft were als...It seems that some small US patrol craft were also attacked around that time and one was sunk ( PCF-19 a Swift boat type)<br />http://www.gunplot.net/main/content/hmas-hobart-attacked-vietnam-1968<br />While it seems the official version was friendly fire, there is conjecture that North Vietnamese helicopters were involved.<br /><br />This book written by someone there at the time and available on Amazon includes comments from someone connected to the Swift boat base<br />https://www.amazon.com/Swift-Boat-Down-Sinking-PCF-19/dp/1599266121Ztev Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553128132098513643noreply@blogger.com