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Old December 6th 05, 09:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Tom,

I had heard otherwise, but then I've been gone from the Canoe Club for 30 years now. Thanks for the correction.

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"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message k.net...
Mike Kanze wrote:
Same as what happened in the mid-1970s, when we migrated to the CV deck
(from the split CVA / CVS dedicated decks). Among other taskings was
that the A-6s would become secondary SSSC platforms, and the primary
delivery platform for the later-cancelled CAPTOR (encapsulated torpedo)
weapon.


Regarding CAPTOR, "later canceled" must mean "served for more than 20
years and was retired". CAPTOR was fielded in 1979 and phased out
around 2002.

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