"Sub vs. Sub: ASW Lessons from the Cold War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Oct 2019 9:29 p.m. PST |
"Russian submarine activity in recent years has increased to levels not seen since the Cold War. In addition to the quantity of Russian activity is the quality of the new Russian guided-missile submarine (SSGN) Severodvinsk, which Admiral James Foggo, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, described as "very capable and . . . very quiet."1 On the other side of the world, the Chinese Navy recently surpassed the U.S. Navy in ship numbers. The undersea competition against both adversaries will intensify in the next decade, when the United States decommissions many of the Los Angeles–class fast-attack nuclear submarines (SSNs) built in the 1980s and 1990s.2 A historical look at the Cold War offers useful perspectives regarding antisubmarine warfare (ASW) prioritization, weapon development, and the challenges of facing a peer adversary. And even though much of U.S. Cold War ASW operations remain classified, there are still applicable, unclassified lessons worth highlighting…."
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| Lion in the Stars | 03 Oct 2019 11:35 a.m. PST |
That's a pretty good article (it should be, since it's written by an active-duty submariner!) And it's really nice that one of the reference works it mentions (The Third Battle) is free online! PDF link |
| Tango01 | 03 Oct 2019 11:54 a.m. PST |
Happy you like it my good friend!. (smile) Thanks for the link!.
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