The missile ripped into the craft's tail section and detonated, shearing away the rear rotor.

But he fought himself back under control, watching missiles rip at the Hoof even as his ravaged nestlings raced to reposition themselves.

During the allied attack on Sunday on an Iraqi industrial complex south of Baghdad, a missile ripped through his neighbor's house, killing a woman and destroying parts of his home and two cars.

The missile ripped his suit and flesh, and jarred his aim.

But the missile still had enough punch to crack the fuselage, rip open the fuselage fuel tank, and smack the starboard engine.

And what if the missiles had ripped into the Tampa?

Other missiles ripped the bow and stern of the Unaga, crippling the steamer without harming those below.

They had better ECM than the sting ships, but nowhere near enough of it to make any real difference, and the missiles ripped them apart effortlessly.

The missiles rode on comet tails against the charcoal daylight and ripped into the Leibstandarte lines.

The salvage workers said that the missile ripped through seven steel-plated bulkheads and that a massive explosion had left a hole of about 43 square feet on the starboard side near the crew's quarters.