"I Hunted A Soviet Submarine In The Cold War When I Was" Topic
1 Post
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Ultramodern Warfare (2016-present) Message Board
Areas of InterestModern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Showcase Article We've got helicopter door gunners, but no helicopter!
Featured Workbench Article Beowulf  has been itching for a small Soviet project!
Featured Profile Article
Featured Book Review
|
| Tango01 | 12 Nov 2026 12:31 p.m. PST |
… In The US Navy. He Never Knew We Were There.
"April 1984, off Rota, Spain: a U.S. attack submarine was trailing a Soviet Whiskey-class boat, and a young ASW operator in an SH-2F Seasprite got the call to pick up the trail. Navy veteran Sean Spoonts takes you inside the hunt — DIFAR buoys triangulating a sound like a household fan at low speed, a skipper creeping at 2 knots and hiding in shipping noise, three "MAD-MAN" torpedo runs right on his nose. Then came the debrief, where the Navy already knew the sub's hull number, its Black Sea homeport, and its commander — and the daring Cold War skirmish turned out to be target practice on a foe who never knew he was being hunted…"
link
Armand
|
|
