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<P>Update: Sinking of Vietnamese Destroyer - Quo-Zong
<P>Source: Naval Intelligence
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<P>Naval Intelligence has released the initial findings of the investigation into the sinking of the Vietnam Destroyer Quo-Zong two weeks ago near the Spratley Island in the South Pacific.
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<P>While China sited its sinking of the freighter was in defense new information from the investigation indicates this was not the case. Navy divers, granted access to the wreakage by Vietnamese officials, reported that the Destroyer showed no signs of weapon deployment, leading officials to believe the Chinese acted without provocation. Further evidence suggests the Chinese sunk the Quo-Zong using three M-Class long range torpedos but two malfunctioned leaving only one to actually impact with the ship. This model torpedo was initially designed by the English Navy in 2021 for combat aganist Battleship size vessals. Navy analysts believe this "overkill" by the Chinese was a effort by the Chinese to leave as little of the Destroyer left as possible, thus hindering an investigation into the attack.
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