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To: chasio649

Hell no; it’s a full power, seawater boiling 0db ping that the sonar girls only get to do once or twice in a career.


4 posted on 04/13/2009 6:56:41 PM PDT by Doohickey (The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.)
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To: Doohickey
Hell no; it’s a full power, seawater boiling 0db ping that the sonar girls only get to do once or twice in a career.

As I recall from the old days, every time sonar did an active ping they would burn out a very expensive set of matched electron tubes. Hopefully our electronics have advanced past that stage by now.

SKCM(SS), USN Retired

5 posted on 04/14/2009 6:27:01 AM PDT by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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