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June 16th 06, 11:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Fred J. McCall
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High-Altitude Torpedo Launch
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:Something I've often seen claimed (and seen depicted in Hollyweird
:epics) but never confirmed by someone in a postion to know, was
:whether or not a really noisy aircraft (like a P-3 or a HS-3) could
:actually be detected by a sub's passive arrays. I've always had my
:doubts (that air/water interface is tough to penetrate) but I really
:don't know. I guess I really don't want to know (given that I've just
:gotten my first Reserve retirement check :-) ).
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:Still, if accoustic detection by the sub of an aircraft is practical,
:then a system to attack the aircraft becomes a viable option. If the
:first time you know an aircraft is around is when you hear an
:air-launched homing topedo "light off" then there's no sense in
:wasting the space and other assets to support such a system.
:
:I spent my time in VS-27, VS-30, VS-73, VP-93 and FASOTRAGRULANT.
Hint: Ask your AW if he can ever see airplanes on a sonobuoy. If the
answer is yes, consider that the submarine has a lot more hydrophones
than the buoy does.
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man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
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Fred J. McCall
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