Posted on 06/07/2019 7:44:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
So probably our ship did not want to turn, since it was recovering a helicopter. The Russians then later errored by not aggressively avoiding an elevated situation. Chicken.
Weather and lack of supplies defeated the Germans in the east.
we are at war ... War is on the horizon
You are absolutely correct. The Soviets had exactly nothing to do with it.
Once, while at a BBQ on Steel Beach, the Russian Cruiser that was shadowing us pulled up slowly along side.
The skipper got on the 1MC and ordered us to moon them as they were somewhere between 50 and 100ft away.
Certainly they could see the hair on our asses.
They collectively lifted their glasses and yelled in unison: SALUT!
They ran along side us for about an hour as each crew waved and held up their various food and beverages, the music blaring from each ship.
It was a Sunday afternoon after all.
By nightfall we were back to the standard fun and games of radiating, shifting course, emcon etc.
For that one moment in time, we shared the common lament of sailors throughout time and there was no difference between us.
7,000 miles from home and nothing but water as far as the eye could see.
The ALCM was designed to fit in a rotary launchers that are mounted in a B-52. A B-52 could carry 20 of these missiles.
It is thermo-nuclear capable.
AFAIK, there are still 500 in active inventory.
“Russia is becoming ever more brazen. “
Nonsense.
In the 1980s they were FAR, FAR more aggressive at sea and in the air.
They’ve actually mellowed quite a bit.
I yield to your CG experience, but I’m confused by the video...
It appeared to me to be an “overtaking” situation rather than a “crossing”, in which, to my lubberly understanding, any vessel overtaking (Russian) any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken (the US).
Since courses apparently weren’t parallel, does the course converging make it a crossing? Courtesy might dictate the bridge of a vessel overtaking another recovering a helo would give way out of safety to deck and aircrew considerations...
Just curious what a Coastie thinks...
IIRC, with the retirement of the B-52G, the B-52 fleet is no longer certified to carry the ALCM.
The G model was required by SALT II to have the wing glove extensions for satellite verification due to their ability to carry the ALCM.
“Under the provisions of the SALT II treaty, aircraft carrying cruise missiles must be readily identifiable as such by reconnaissance satellites, so the AGM-86B-equipped B-52G was provided with non-functional wing root fairings known as “strakelets”. The modification had to be visible from above so that spy satellites could confirm the number of cruise missile-capable aircraft, and it had to be made aerodynamically and structurally integral with the aircraft so that the change could not be quickly altered or moved from one aircraft to another.”
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b52_15.html
I thought Reagan recognized that SALT II was no longer in effect way back in 1986?
Bunch of Jackasses.
100%
I like that sea story...:)
USN diesel sub, 1951, cruising on the surface, serving the mid-watch. Rotate between helm, radar, port/starboard lookout every hour.
I'm on the conning tower radar and pick up a blip some miles away. Notify the deck officer, who is a newbie ensign and a real screw-up. (On one routine dive he hit the collision alarm instead of the klaxon and scared the yell out of all of us.)
My dad was in the merchant service and told me if the bearing of another ship was constant, you were on a collision course. The bearing of this blip stayed constant.
I speeded up reporting the bearing and range, repeatedly stating the bearing was constant (hint, hint) as the blip closed. At 1,000 yards, I was eyeballing the hatch to topside and figuring out how much time I had to make it. FINALLY, the officer calls the Captain with something like, "Captain, I have a contact at 1,000 yards . . ." and so help me, at that point the skipper was halfway up the ladder.
IIRC, "Right full rudder, starboard back full, port ahead flank . . ." Engine bells ringing in response, deck shaking under your feet, getting re-acquainted with Jesus. It was an interesting watch. The ensign soon disappeared.
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