Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!rutgers!att!cbnews!military From: esco@tank.uchicago.edu (ross paul weiner) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Re: A NASTY attack sub idea Message-ID: <7260@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 8 Jun 89 01:02:26 GMT References: <7101@cbnews.ATT.COM> Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Organization: University of Chicago Computation Center Lines: 28 Approved: military@att.att.com From: "ross paul weiner" In article <7199@cbnews.ATT.COM> you write: :From: hplabs!ron@hpfcmgw.hp.com (Ron Miller) :Re: Fighting back from below :Actually if *I* had a helo on my back, I might consider launching a Harpoon. :The tradeoff is that for all the fright you put into the helo driver, he :gets back a beautiful smoke trail marking datum on the sub. (There *is* a :Fire Control Solution that can be useful for getting someone off your back.) :But! A Harpoon might look at a hovering, dipping helo as if it were a ship. :After all, the helo is slow and close to the surface of the water. And, :Harpoon is an equal-opportunity missile. :When I was active duty, my CO's frequently wished for AA capability. I don't :think it would be all that hard. After all, if a man can launch one, why :not a sub? All it takes is money :-)))) : :Just my opinion, :Ron Miller :ex-OOD USS Cinncinnatti (SSN-693) I remember hearing a rumour that the torpedoes on a sub can get enthusiastic and home in on the helo's downwash. Should make a heck of a photo. -- Ross P. Weiner Dandy Dirks Discount Disclaimers esco@tank.uchicago.edu "You can't sue me, I'm broke!"