Posted on Apr 25, 2018
FarSounder to provide sonar for RNZN’s future fleet replenishment tanker | Jane's 360
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SONAR on a tanker? LT Brad McInnis CDR Mike Kovack Maj Marty Hogan MCPO Roger Collins LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SCPO Larry Knight Sr. SCPO David Lockwood PO1 John Y. CWO3 Dennis M. Capt Tom Brown CMDCM Gene Treants MCPO Roger Collins CPO (Join to see) CDR Mike Kovack CPT Jack Durish Col Jim Harmon PO2 Robert Aitchison SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas LT Axel Newe
FarSounder to provide sonar for RNZN’s future fleet replenishment tanker | Jane's 360
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ST: Sonar Technician
STG: Sonar Technician (Surface)
SOG: Sonarman (Sonar)
Surface Warfare Officer (SWO)
Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS)
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LCDR (Join to see) In this day and age, and given the world situation, I think this is a great idea, but why limit it to Tankers? I am not up to speed on the full force of the RNZN or the cost of this unit to each ship. Also perhaps the US Navy might consider the same for it's entire fleet of AUX ships. But, if they do that they should give them the ability to defend themselves too. Perhaps some deck mounted Torpedo launchers? After all what good is knowing you have a sub in the area if you are at sea and not in a battle-group formation for protection?
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Do you know why submarines pull the fuses on their active sonar systems, immediately after leaving port on ops?
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MCPO Roger Collins Because Master Chief no good submariner would ever ping, immediately after that everyone would know where they are. The only time I have known of a modern submarine using an active system is under the ice. But those are direction and high frequency and thus not as susceptible to counter detection.
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PO1 Todd Sandahl
My bubble head friends used to sing along to the sounds of the sqs-26 with the words "here we, here we are." Pings are absolute giveaways!
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PO1 Todd Sandahl - Funny I was a technician on the AN-SQS 26 AXR I could sleep to those tones but let it have a hiccup like someone changing modes in the middle of the transmission and I was up like a light.
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