By forcing it to try and evade sonar and the helicopters, they force it to generate more noise, allowing the pursuer to determine the nation operating the sub, and in many cases, the exact sub they are chasing.

If it is a conventional sub, they can hold it down until it runs out of both battery charge and air, forcing it to surface.

If it is a nuclear sub, then that sort of narrows it down to five navies, making identification somewhat easier.

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Sorry for some thread necromancy, but as my DDL is now almost finished (needs detailing for things like guardrails, flight deck netting and such) I thought I would post some images as requested by Mr Worsley.

A couple of addendums. Based on the plans that the RAN had, there was no way that a Wessex was ever going to fit on these ships. The drawings had a stylised Lynx on the back and the hangars were sized for Lynx.

There is no way they could have operated the Sea Sprite, and the Seahawk is a tight fit.

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Gentlemen, The noted Col. Grisha Medved is, to the best of the knowledge of the Australian Defence Community, a fiction.

One dreamed up by the people at Air Power Australia to provide some level of ‘authenticity’ to their claims.

The supposed tortured English syntax used is the English that someone who does not speak Russian believes would be used by a Russian speaking English.

Ask yourselves how a pair of amateurs in Australia somehow managed to obtain a source who can both speak so authoritatively on the subject and also support absolutely every point that APA is trying to make AND provide them with a level of intelligence and insider info that the West has, to this point, supposedly been unable to obtain?

Sorry guys, if you believe the good Colonel exists, I have a Kremlin I want to sell you.

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C – D – A 🙂

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For me I prefer to go with something real rather than be saddled with either an orphan or development costs.

Sign me up for

1. G

2. B

3. D

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AUSTRALIA AND MALAYSIA PARTICIPATE IN COMBINED MARITIME EXERCISE

The Royal Australian Navy has today commenced Mastex, a combined maritime warfare exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy in waters north of Darwin.

Taking part in the week long exercise are Adelaide Class Frigate HMAS Melbourne with an embarked Seahawk helicopter and Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Maryborough, alongside Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Jebat with a Super Lynx helicopter.

The Royal Australian Air Force will support the exercise with Hawks from 79 Squadron and one P-3 Orion from 92 Wing.

PEL-AIR Aviation Australia will participate, providing realistic maritime strike and air combat support * towing air targets for anti air warfare.

The Mastex exercise aims to progress interoperability in areas common to both Navies and will be comprised of a wide range of security and warfare exercises and evolutions. Scheduled exercises include; Air Firings against towed targets, officer of the watch manoeuvres, boarding exercises and air warfare serials.

The Commander Australian Patrol Boat Group, Captain Vaughan Rixon, CSC, ADC, RAN said at the opening ceremony on Saturday, “This iteration of Mastex will build on the exercises’ past successes, and provides a vital opportunity for the Navies of Australia and Malaysia to work together to improve our combined maritime warfare procedures and tactics.”

“The exercise once again reaffirms the strong ties between the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy,” he said.

Naval high command public self gratification.

I.e Admirals wanking.

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