Again?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924020/posts
I have been docuimenting the ChiComm naval buildup for sevral years at this site.
Having said that, my own sources in the Navy indicate to me that this PLAN Song sub was forced to surface because their number was had. The ASW capabilities of a US NAvy CSG are still second to none...even though we have weakned them outselves by taking the excellent ASW Spurance class destroyers out of service, and particularly be taking the S-3 Vikings off the carriers and removing that great ASW capability.
The Burkes and Ticos are good at ASW, the carrier's and the esorts's helos are very good, and the one or two ADCAP LA Class subs are also very good.
But we cannot be complacent because the ChiComm PLAN sure enough plans to move out into the blue water and confront us.
Are they? Teddy Roosevelt built up the U.S. Navy during his administration, and I really don’t recall any large, hostile nations hereabouts. China has some very boisterous neighbors - Pakistan, India, Russia - and they want to have top flight defence capabilities. Use their military to bully Taiwan? Yeah, highly likely, but time will tell.
They were delivering Chinese food for the exercise. That was the “official” reason.
I call BS
Ping.
You cannot be alert 100% of the time. Considerable different posture in peace time operations and a war time posture. Thus anyone can sucker punch you, once.
Now that they have played their little PR game, the Navy brass is going to be gunning for some payback. Pretty doubtful they can get away with it ever again.
Sailors love tall tails. It is probable that this story grew as it passed down the grape vine and is a rumor not a fact.