To: Bottom_Gun
I was a BQQ-5 tech. They now run the Busy-2. It is a much better system but if you have no engine, reactor or reduction gear noise. Your dead. Four to 10 knot cavitation is just not heard well. Let's hope they are looking for new types of sensing. I think we have reached the limits of passive sonar. The fly boys can still go active but the sound absorbing tiles are showing up more and more. Underwater wake detection is limited by the target speed underwater. These new non-nuke boats can stay down longer. We need to work hard on this problem.
56 posted on
07/10/2006 7:25:06 AM PDT by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: bmwcyle
Love Busy-2 A friend took me on SeaWolf and as an Old GSSM/Space tech, I was drooling *L*. We do need some new detection tech, Ultra low freq is showing promise, but still needs the tail to do it well. We do need some radically new thinking at approaching this problem
61 posted on
07/10/2006 7:41:55 AM PDT by
Bottom_Gun
(Crush depth dummy - proud NRA member & Certified Instructor)
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