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Old 04-03-2008, 09:57 AM   #174 (permalink)
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What are boomers?
Nickname for a missile boat (sub's are boats) eg:

Hunt For Red Oktober: "sounds like a boomer coming out of the yard"

eg: A sub (Typhoon class in this case) leaving the Polyarni Inlet
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