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jokerl90 · 12-07-09, 02:33 PM

Here ya go Bubblehead.
Thought you guys might find this interesting.
In 1977 I was stationed on a Knox Class Frigate. Being a Gunners Mate working on an anti-submarine rocket launcher (ASROC),I was in A/S Division which put me standing watch in Sonar Control when underway.
We were undergoing refresher training out of GITMO. During ASW Week we had a US Fast Attack Sub to play war with. I was hanging out in sonar control watching, when a sonar tech named Paul announced he had a contact.The 1st class sonar tech confirmed it and they sent the contact info to sonar's version of fire control in CIC. They simulated firing ACROC on the contact. Then we sent a message to our sub that we had just killed him. He sent a message back that we had missed, not even close. Paul gets upset, won't let it go, he had found a sub dammit! Then the parade began. Our Senior Chief Sonar Tech, A/S Division Officer, the Weapons Officer, XO, Captain all came by for a look. All agreed it was a sub.
We sent another message to the our sub, he took a look at where we said there was a contact.He sent us a message back,"know what guys, there's another sub over there"!
By this time the Soviet sub who had been spying on our little wargame decided the jig was up and he took off with our sub right on his heels.
Our Capt is in sonar, all pumped up. The OOD shows up at Sonar and tells the Capt he has given the contact to our sub. The Capt nearly screams, "you did WHAT!?!? the OOD is shrinking, he says,"sir that's the correct procedure" The Capt is sputtering and shaking, I think getting ready to jump down the OOD's throat and start chewing on something from the inside, when the XO tells him it is indeed proper procedure. The Capt cools off, he doesn't like it, but he cools down.
We had to wait a few days for another sub to come play war with us after that.
Fun and games during the Cold War.

12-07-09, 02:33 PM	#7
jokerl90 Seaman Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 39 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	true story Here ya go Bubblehead. Thought you guys might find this interesting. In 1977 I was stationed on a Knox Class Frigate. Being a Gunners Mate working on an anti-submarine rocket launcher (ASROC),I was in A/S Division which put me standing watch in Sonar Control when underway. We were undergoing refresher training out of GITMO. During ASW Week we had a US Fast Attack Sub to play war with. I was hanging out in sonar control watching, when a sonar tech named Paul announced he had a contact.The 1st class sonar tech confirmed it and they sent the contact info to sonar's version of fire control in CIC. They simulated firing ACROC on the contact. Then we sent a message to our sub that we had just killed him. He sent a message back that we had missed, not even close. Paul gets upset, won't let it go, he had found a sub dammit! Then the parade began. Our Senior Chief Sonar Tech, A/S Division Officer, the Weapons Officer, XO, Captain all came by for a look. All agreed it was a sub. We sent another message to the our sub, he took a look at where we said there was a contact.He sent us a message back,"know what guys, there's another sub over there"! By this time the Soviet sub who had been spying on our little wargame decided the jig was up and he took off with our sub right on his heels. Our Capt is in sonar, all pumped up. The OOD shows up at Sonar and tells the Capt he has given the contact to our sub. The Capt nearly screams, "you did WHAT!?!? the OOD is shrinking, he says,"sir that's the correct procedure" The Capt is sputtering and shaking, I think getting ready to jump down the OOD's throat and start chewing on something from the inside, when the XO tells him it is indeed proper procedure. The Capt cools off, he doesn't like it, but he cools down. We had to wait a few days for another sub to come play war with us after that. Fun and games during the Cold War.