ArnoldRimmer on 09 February 2014
| soulsamurai said: Those planes were not really....the best planes in the day and best not to be used as a comparison to what a US bomber can do especially by todays standards. They used no true bombers as well. Fighters are mainly made for knocking other planes out of the sky. Planes in that attack are below. |
Yeah, the Mirages were primarily fighter jets that only attacked with rockets and 30mm rounds. But the Mysteres were fighter-bombers that attacked the USS liberty with bombs. Furthermore, the USS liberty was also hit by torpedos from israeli torpedo boats, a single one of which created a 12m wide hole.
So, while you're probably right that current weaponry is a lot stronger, it was still hit by somewhat heavy weaponry from multiple attackers, for hours.
