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To: drbuzzard
I don’t know about that. I’m not sure I can get a non classified answer here, but how close can you pin down a passive sonar signal at 100 miles? I cannot imagine it is good enough for a targeting solution.

At 100 miles, you'll probably have to send an anti-submarine rocket and/or ASW helo out after it. In fair seas I imagine the wake created by such supercavitating object will be very prominent and guide the pilot straight to it's source.

31 posted on 08/24/2014 7:18:27 AM PDT by fso301
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To: fso301

Yes, that would certainly seem to be a pretty obvious arrow. Though at 100 miles out, you do have some time to run (certainly more time to run when launching at 10 miles and unless I understand poorly, that usually gives you away as well).

From the article it says you have to start with a large velocity, so the option of a quiet launch and then run before it gets up to ludicrous speed isn’t there.


45 posted on 08/24/2014 8:21:54 AM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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