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From: pss4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul S Shannon)
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Subject: Re: harpoon
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Date: 1 May 91 18:02:09 GMT
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In article <3024@cod.NOSC.MIL> deichman@cod.NOSC.MIL (Shane D. Deichman) writes:
>In article <1991Apr30.213107.29355@midway.uchicago.edu> hui@control.uchicago.edu writes:
>>
>>When topedo follows your sub, is similer situation,
>>one better turn his sonar off (as well as engin) and change depth, launch
>>a noisy decoy will help a lot.
>
>And then PRAY!  Torpedoes rely on active homers, so shutting everything 
>down on your vessel will turn you into a 6,000 ton sitting duck.  The
>noisemakers are only intended to confuse a torp (by saturating it's own
>receptors) and are of somewhat dubious effectiveness.  The best approach
>is to run away from a torp as fast as possible, since most torps are
>pretty slow beasts (i.e., <40 knots!) and have pretty short lifetimes.
>The Soviet Alfa-class boats have a top speed of over 42 knots submerged!
>
>-shane


And then the Orion drops another torpedo right in front of you, so you're
toasted.

How do you play subs successfully?

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