VH> JD>DS> Thermite is Aluminum?  I don't think so.  The Aluminum may get hot
VH> and
VH> JD>DS> melt just from the conversion of energy, but I don't think that it
VH> JD>Back during the Falklands conflict between the Brits and the 
Argentines,
VH> JD>one of the Brits newest destroyers got center punched by an exocet. 
he
VH> JD>impact and explosion set the "latest, hi-tech, *aluminum*, 
superstructure
VH> JD>on fire. The fire raged with such intensity that the ship was lost. 
w
VH> The ship in question (HMS Antilope) did NOT suffer burning of the
VH> aluminium superstructure, although that was stated as a "fact" at the
VH> time.  Most of the damage to Antilope was due to the rocket motor, which
VH> continued to burn after impact.  Melting of some aluminium
VH> bulkheads contributed to the failure of the damage control systems to
VH> function as they were supposed to function.
Vern,
I am not doubting what you are saying, but since you obviously have a 
source, how about letting me in on it. I am very interested in obtaining a 
more factual account of that incident. In the meantime, I'm checking my CRC 
handbook to find out if I've stuck my foot in it.
jackson
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