The marines, supported by AH-1J Sea Cobras, Bell 214s and CH-47C Chinooks, gunned down most Iraqi defenders during a short firefight, then deployed a large number of bombs and mines.
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However by the time they arrived the Paykan had already been sunk, after being hit by two Iraqi P-15 Termit missiles.
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